Press Release: Council approves revised directive on batteries and accumulators

The Council of the European Union on 15 November 2013 adopted a directive amending directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators in order to gradually reduce the amount of cadmium and mercury released into the environment as substitutes become available on the market.

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ESO: Background information: The Council and the European Parliament reach informal agreement on the revision of the directive on batteries and accumulators http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-the-council-and-the-european-parliament-reach-informal-agreement-on-the-revision-of-the-directive-on-batteries-and-accumulators/

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