| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2014) 632 final (15.10.14) |
| Publication Date | 15/10/2014 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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Under Article 4.2 of Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators (the Batteries Directive), as amended in 2013, the prohibition to place on the market mercury-containing batteries or accumulators shall not apply to button cells with a mercury content of no more than 2% by weight until 1 October 2015. While in 2012 a report commissioned by the Commission concluded that alternatives to mercury-containing button cells for all applications were available, the Commission was requested in the amended Directive to conduct another, specific study to confirm this conclusion. More specifically, Article 4.4 of the amended Batteries Directive stipulates that: "As regards button cells for hearing aids, the Commission shall maintain under review the exemption referred to in paragraph 2 and report to the European Parliament and the Council on the availability of button cells for hearing aids which are in compliance with paragraph 1(a) no later than 1 October 2014. Where justified due to the lack of availability of button cells for hearing aids which are in compliance with paragraph 1(a), the Commission shall accompany its report by an appropriate proposal with a view to extending the exemption referred to in paragraph 2 with regard to button cells for hearing aids". The purpose of this report is to inform the European Parliament and the Council of the Commission's findings on the availability of button cells for hearing aid devices containing no more than 0.0005% of mercury by weight. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2014:632:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Environment |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
