Waste Management (Batteries and Accumulators) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 268 of 2008). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Solid waste Waste management Waste disposal Recycling/reuse Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations give effect to the provisions of European Parliament and Council Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators. They ensure that batteries or accumulators that do not meet requirements of the Directive are not placed on the market or withdrawn from the market. The Regulations promote recycling programs and their control and impose obligations on persons who supply batteries to the Irish market, whether as retailers, importers or manufacturers. An exemption from these obligations is available to persons who participate in a scheme for the collection, treatment, recycling and disposal of waste batteries in an environmentally sound manner operated by an approved body. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie 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 Amends Waste Management (Hazardous Waste) Regulations, 1998. Legislation | Ireland | 1998 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Hazardous substances, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Waste Management (Batteries and Accumulators) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 556 of 2008). Legislation | Ireland | 2008 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by European Union (Batteries and Accumulators) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 283 of 2014). Legislation | Ireland | 2014 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Registration, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX