Batteries Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1998 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on the return and disposal of used batteries and accumulators. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Waste disposal Waste management Hazardous waste Packaging/labelling Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Council Directive 91/157/EEC of 18 March 1991 on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances. Its aim is to reduce the entry of harmful substances from batteries into waste, by 1. prohibiting the marketing of certain batteries containing harmful substances 2. ensuring that used batteries are returned and properly and harmlessly recovered in accordance with the provisions of the Closed Substance Cycleand Waste Management Act, and that th Full text German/English Website www.bmj.de