Law on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators (2021). Country/Territory North Macedonia Document type Legislation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous waste Processing/handling Protection of environment Public health Recycling/reuse Data collection/reporting Waste management Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This text entered into force on 11 August 2021. Abstract This Law regulates the requirements for protection of environment and human health that need to be met during the production and placing on the market of batteries and accumulators, as well as when dealing with waste batteries and accumulators, which refer to the obligations of economic operators and other entities participating in the process of production and placing on the market of batteries and accumulators. This text also specifies special requirements for collection, processing and recycling, as well as other conditions for handling waste batteries and accumulators, reporting on achieving of objectives for collection, processing and recycling of waste batteries and accumulators and on related economic instruments. This Law is harmonized with several relevant Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council as listed after article 2. Main goals of this Law are: reduction to the lowest possible level of negative impact of batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators on the environment and health of people; improvement of the standards for protection of environment by economic operators, especially those involved in the treatment process and recycling of waste batteries and accumulators. Full text Macedonian Website www.moepp.gov.mk References - Legislation Repeals Law on management of batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators. Legislation | North Macedonia | 2010 (2012) Keyword: Hazardous waste, Processing/handling, Protection of environment, Public health, Recycling/reuse, Data collection/reporting, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX