Battery Rohs Directive

On December 10, 2013, the European Union Official Journal (OJ) issued a new directive 2013/56/EU, amending the battery directive 2006/66/EC. The directive came into effect on July 1, 2015. The old and new directives have modified the restricted substances mercury and cadmium, as shown in the figure below. Batteries and accumulators that do not meet the requirements of the directive and have entered the market before the relevant restrictions take effect can still continue to be sold until the inventory is sold out.

Registration obligations of battery manufacturers or importers:

All battery manufacturers (manufacturers or importers) need to register batteries and accumulators that are first placed in the EU.

Registration must be in paper or electronic form with member authorities or recognized institutions and obtain a registration number.

EU Battery Directive labeling requirements:

1. All batteries and accumulators should be marked with a crossed out wheeled dustbin.

2. If the mercury (Hg) content in the battery exceeds 5ppm, or the cadmium (Cd) content exceeds 20ppm, or the Pb content exceeds 40ppm, the crossed wheeled trash can should be accompanied by the chemical of the metal that exceeds the limit. Symbol, and the chemical symbol occupies at least a quarter of the crossed wheeled bin symbol.

3. Capacity mark: The capacity of all batteries is marked with clear, visible and not easy to wipe.

4. Identification symbol size requirements: it should cover 3% of the area of one side of the battery, storage battery or battery pack, but not more than 5cmx5cm; if the battery is cylindrical, the symbol should cover 1.5% of the surface area of the battery or storage battery, and not more than 5cmx 5cm; if the size of the symbol may be less than 0.5cmx 0.5cm due to the area limitation, the battery, accumulator or battery pack itself does not need to be marked, but the relevant symbol with an area of not less than 1cm x 1cm should be printed on the package.

The relationship between the EU Battery Directive and ROHS and WEEE Directives.

5. In terms of material restrictions, the RoHS directive restricts heavy metals in electronic appliances, such as mercury and cadmium; this does not apply to batteries. The limits of mercury and cadmium substances in batteries follow the battery directive.

6. In terms of recycling, the WEEE directive is higher than the battery directive. Under the premise that the WEEE directive does not have special requirements for batteries and accumulators in electronic appliances, follow the battery directives.