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Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Subject-matter

  3. Article 2.Scope

  4. Article 3.Definitions

  5. Article 4.Prohibitions

  6. Article 5.Increased environmental performance

  7. Article 6.Placing on the market

  8. Article 7.Overarching objective

  9. Article 8.Collection schemes

  10. Article 9.Economic instruments

  11. Article 10.Collection targets

  12. Article 11. Removal of waste batteries and accumulators

  13. Article 12.Treatment and recycling

  14. Article 13.New recycling technologies

  15. Article 14.Disposal

  16. Article 15.Exports

  17. Article 16.Financing

  18. Article 17. Registration

  19. Article 18.Small producers

  20. Article 19.Participation

  21. Article 20.Information for end-users

  22. Article 21.Labelling

  23. Article 22. National implementation reports

  24. Article 22a. Incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy

  25. Article 23.Review

  26. Article 23a. Exercise of the delegation

  27. Article 24. Committee procedure

  28. Article 25.Penalties

  29. Article 26.Transposition

  30. Article 27.Voluntary agreements

  31. Article 28.Repeal

  32. Article 29.Entry into force

  33. Article 30.Addressees

    1. ANNEX I

      MONITORING OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE ARTICLE 10 COLLECTION TARGETS

    2. ANNEX II

      SYMBOLS FOR BATTERIES, ACCUMULATORS AND BATTERY PACKS FOR SEPARATE COLLECTION

      1. The symbol indicating ‘separate collection’ for all batteries and accumulators...

    3. ANNEX III

      DETAILED TREATMENT AND RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS

      1. PART A: TREATMENT

        1. 1. Treatment shall, as a minimum, include removal of all fluids...

        2. 2. Treatment and any storage, including temporary storage, at treatment facilities...

      2. PART B: RECYCLING

        1. 3. Recycling processes shall achieve the following minimum recycling efficiencies:

    4. ANNEX IV

      PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

      1. 1. Requirements for registration

      2. 2. Information to be provided by the producers

      3. 3. Registration fees

      4. 4. Change of registration data

      5. 5. Deregistration

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