Battery Ordinance.

Subject

Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Pollution control Hazardous substances Registration Hazardous waste Data collection/reporting Recycling/reuse Waste disposal Enforcement/compliance Waste management

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe

Abstract

The purpose of the present Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Resources is: 1) to reduce the environmental impact of batteries during their whole life cycle; 2) the prevention of waste from batteries, and in case this is not avoidable, to aim at the recycling of such waste on behalf of all interested parties, i.e. producers, retail sellers, consumers and recycling enterprises; 3) the separate waste collection of batteries;4) to ensure a high level of recycling of old batteries; 5) the reduction of the use of harmful materials in the production of batteries in order to contribute to the protection of health of human beings and to avert hazard to human life. The text consists of 28 articles divided into 7 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Batteries for equipments (2); Batteries for motor vehicles (3); Batteries for industry (4); Collection and recycling systems and coordination (5); Registration and duty to report (6); Final provisions (7).

Full text

German

Website

www.ris.bka.gv.at

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC.

Legislation | European Union | 2006

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Battery Ordinance Amendment 2015.

Legislation | Austria | 2015

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Consumer protection, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX