Batteries Act Section 21 Enforcement

Batteries Act Section 21 Enforcement

(1) The Federal Environment Agency may issue orders to the Joint Collection Scheme as necessary to ensure ongoing compliance with the requirements under Section 6 (3) and the recycling requirements under Section 14.

(2) Section 8 (2) to (10) of the Equipment and Product Safety Act [Geräte- und Produktsicherheitsgesetz] of 6 January 2004 (BGBl. I p. 2), last amended by Article 3 (33) of the Act of 7 July 2005 (BGBl. I p. 1970), Section 7 of the Energy-Using Products Act [Energiebetriebene-Produkte-Gesetz] of 27 February 2008 (BGBl. I p. 258) and Sections 21 and 40 of the Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act shall apply mutatis mutandis in the enforcement of this Act. The basic right of inviolability of the home (Article 13 (1) of the German Basic Law) shall be restricted to the corresponding extent.