First Act amending the Batteries Act and the Waste Avoidance, Recovery and Disposal Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 46, 25 November 2015, pp. 2071-2073. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste disposal Waste management Hazardous waste Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Act is to transpose into German legislation the Directive 2013/56/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators as regards the placing on the market of portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium intended for use in cordless power tools, and of button cells with low mercury content. The Act introduces some minor amendments to the Batteries Act of 25 June 2009 (BGBl. I p. 1582). In particular, article 14, paragraph 1, is reworded establishing that all collected and identifiable waste batteries shall be treated according to the latest state of technology. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implements Directive 2013/56/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators as regards the placing on the market of portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium intended for use in cordless power tools, and of button cells with low mercury content. Legislation | European Union | 2013 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Internal trade, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste disposal Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Batteries Act. Legislation | Germany | 2009 (2020) Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Hazardous waste, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law to promote the circular economy and ensure environmentally friendly waste management (Circular Economy Act - KrWG). Legislation | Germany | 2012 (2023) Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Liability/compensation, Access-to-information, Policy/planning, Inspection, Sustainable use, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX