The EU Battery Directive to be amended again, the domestic industry should look at China’s position on proposed
Environmental organizations as well as in Europe, under pressure from some northern European countries since 1998, the European Commission DG Environment has been prepared to change enacted in 1991 contains a section on hazardous substances (consumer use) batteries and battery instruction, that is, 91/157 / EEC Directive (hereinafter referred to as the “batteries directive”). In June 2001, the European Commission Environment Directorate-General for the official presentation of the revised draft directive. As a result of internal as well as from the European Union, Japan, the United States and other battery-manufacturing strong pressure, the draft directive in consultation with the European Commission Directorate-General for views on the other, when not passed the final Environmental Directorate-General withdrew the proposal for a directive. In June 2002, the Commission issued Decision 2002/525/EC, with effect from January 1, 2006 no longer be sold metallic cadmium batteries for electric vehicles.
In early 2003, the European Commission Environment Directorate-General issued a bulletin to announce its intention to revisit the European Union batteries and battery instruction. The change, the EU will further strengthen the environmental protection requirements on the battery to improve the relevant standards, this will be my battery products have a significant impact on exports to the EU. According to the EU announcement requires that all relevant stakeholders should be April 28, 2003 submitted to change the battery and battery instruction programs.
First, the existing provisions of the EU Battery Directive
March 18, 1991, the European Union issued Directive No. 91/157/EEC. January 5, 1999, the European Union issued Directive No. 98/101/EC, amending them. The revised battery directive main contents include: prohibit the sale of more than 0.025% mercury alkaline batteries (excluding coin cell battery); January 1, 2001 banned the sale of mercury-containing more than 0.0005% of the cells and batteries (mercury content no more than 2% of button batteries, except); more than a certain level of heavy metals (mercury> 25mg/cell, cadmium, “0.025%, lead” 0.4%) of the battery or batteries special symbols should be marked to indicate that recovered separately. In addition, the first EU Directive 93/86/EEC on the battery label requirements of the requirements for batteries (including battery) should be marked with their heavy metal content, and shall not refuse a sign of the mixed treatment.
In June 2002 the European Commission announced on the scrapped vehicle requirements of hazardous substances set out in decision 2002/525/EC, since January 1, 2006 no longer be sold for electric vehicles metallic cadmium batteries, thus electric vehicle battery development direction is limited.
Second, the Commission sought the views of the areas covered by
In 2003, the European Commission DG Environment published for comment notification, not explicitly present its draft amendment that requires the relevant stakeholders on the revised battery directive may be involved in the economic, environmental and social impact issues such as comments and suggestions, the main involves the following areas:
(A) the rate of recovery and regeneration objectives
1. For the EC market, the recovery rate of used batteries (30-40%, or 60-70%, or 70-80%) of the proposal;
2. For the EC market of used batteries separate vehicle recovery (70-80%, or 80-90%, or 90-100%) of the proposal;
3. For the EC market of used batteries recycling rate (45-55%, or 55-65%, or 65-75%) of the proposal;
4. For the EC market, automotive recycling of used batteries separate rate (50-60%, or 60-70%, or 70-80%) of the proposal;
In assessing how to achieve these objectives, the stakeholders should be accountability on the establishment of battery manufacturers and the manufacturers to recover and reuse waste batteries to make recommendations such as voluntary agreements.
(B) With regard to the treatment of cadmium battery
1. For the EC market, a separate recovery of cadmium battery recommendation :60-70%, or 70-80%, or 80-90%;
2. On the EC market, a separate cadmium battery recycling rate of the proposed 50-60%, or 60-70%, or 70-80%;
3. For cadmium battery scrap metal recycling rate goal of the proposal;
4. In the market can offer economically viable alternatives to cadmium battery case, to prohibit the market in the EU cadmium battery.
