Batteries Act Section 17 Labelling

Batteries Act Section 17 Labelling

(1) Each producer shall mark batteries before first placing them on the market with the symbol shown in the Annex in compliance with the requirements under paragraphs (2), (4) and (5).

(2) The symbol under paragraph (1) shall cover at least three percent of the area of the largest side of the battery or battery pack and shall have a maximum size of five centimetres long by five centimetres wide. If the object to be labelled is cylindrical, the symbol under paragraph (1) shall cover at least 1.5 percent of the surface area of the object and shall have a maximum size of five centimetres long by five centimetres wide.

(3) Each producer shall, before placing batteries on the market containing more than 0.0005 percent of mercury by mass, more than 0.002 percent of cadmium by mass or more than 0.004 percent of lead by mass, mark the batteries with the chemical symbols (Hg, Cd, Pb) of the metals for which the limit is exceeded, in compliance with the requirements under sentences 2 and 3 and under paragraphs (4) and (5). The chemical symbols under sentence 1 shall be printed beneath the symbol under paragraph (1). Each chemical symbol shall cover an area of at least one-quarter of the size of the symbol under paragraph (1).

(4) If the symbol under paragraph (1) or chemical symbol under paragraph (3) covers an area of less than half a centimetre long by half a centimetre wide, the battery or battery pack need not be marked. Instead, the wheeled bin symbol under paragraph (1) and the chemical symbols under paragraph (3) shall be printed on the packaging and shall have a size of at least one centimetre long by one centimetre wide. In cases where it is not technically feasible to label a battery, sentences 1 and 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

(5) The symbol under paragraph (1) and the chemical symbols under paragraph (3) shall be printed visibly, legibly and indelibly.

(6) Each producer shall mark automotive and portable batteries before first placing them on the market with a visible, legible and indelible indication of their capacity. The requirements on the measurement of capacity and on the appearance of the capacity indication shall be complied with as stipulated in subordinate legislation under Section 20 no. 4.

(7) Additional voluntary labelling shall be permitted provided that it does not conflict with the labelling under paragraphs (1), (3) or (6).