What are the requirements for the content of hazardous substances in the Battery Directive? Battery Directive 2006/66/EC is a battery regulation formulated by the European Union, which aims to reduce the production of harmful batteries and batteries, improve the recovery rate, treatment rate and recovery rate of old batteries and batteries, and increase the collection and recycling quantity of batteries and battery wastes. It covers all types of batteries (except those used for security and military equipment in Member States).

Requirements for the content of hazardous substances in the Battery Directive


(1) It is prohibited to sell batteries and batteries with mercury content more than 0.0005% (button batteries with mercury content less than 2% are exempted from October 1, 2015);


(2) It is prohibited to sell batteries and batteries with cadmium content exceeding 0.002%, and exempt from use in emergency and alarm systems, including emergency lights and medical equipment (radio tools were exempted on December 31, 2016).


(3) The new battery directive expanded the original ban, prohibiting portable batteries and batteries containing more than 0.002% cadmium and batteries containing cadmium for cordless electric tools from being put on the market - December 31, 2016.


(4) The new directive also prohibits the sale of button batteries with mercury content less than 2% by weight. The ban will apply 21 months after the directive comes into force.

Exemption

Button batteries with mercury content no more than 2% (weight percentage) (exemption was cancelled on October 1, 2015).


The cadmium content ban does not apply to the batteries and batteries of the following portable equipment:

(a) Emergency system and alarm system, including emergency lighting;

(b) Medical equipment;

(c) Wireless electric tools (exempted until December 31, 2016).

Low recovery requirements:

(a) 25% by September 26, 2012; (b) 45% by September 26, 2016.