Regulation Concerning Batteries and Waste Batteries

Dear Member,
With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, the letter sent to our Union by the Ministry of Trade states that the European Union Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries has been published in the Official Journal of the EU dated 28 July 2023 and numbered L 191/1. The said Regulation aims to regulate the entire life cycle of batteries, from production to reuse and recycling, to make batteries safer and more sustainable, and to ensure that the EU becomes more competitive in batteries.

Accordingly;

• The provisions introduced by the said Regulation will apply to all batteries, including all waste portable batteries, electric vehicle batteries,
  industrial batteries, starting, lighting and ignition (SLI)
  batteries used mostly for vehicles and machinery, and batteries for light means of transport such as electric bicycles and e-scooters
  .
• The Regulation covers not only batteries produced in the EU but all batteries placed on the EU market. For this reason, as with products placed on the EU market, it requires product compliance with legislation to be achieved through conformity assessment procedures and notified bodies
• Since addressing the entire life cycle of batteries also requires provisions on how batteries are to be treated after the end of their service life, it is expected to support the creation of recycling markets and of a market for secondary raw materials obtained from waste batteries.
• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is being introduced for producers with regard to batteries they place on the EU market for the first time.
• In order to enable the traceability of batteries, a Digital Battery Passport containing detailed information such as the model, content and recycling conditions of batteries will be introduced.
• After the periods set out in the Regulation, rules are being introduced on the proportion of cobalt, nickel, lead and lithium in the content of batteries that may be obtained from waste batteries.

Attachment: Regulation Concerning Batteries and Waste Batteries

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry