Batteries Act Section 4 Producer notification obligations

Batteries Act Section 4 Producer notification obligations

(1) Before placing batteries on the market within the jurisdiction of this Act, each producer shall notify the Federal Environment Agency [Umweltbundesamt], stating the data stipulated in subordinate legislation issued under Section 20 no. 1. The Federal Environment Agency shall be notified without delay of any change in data submitted under sentence 1 and of any permanent withdrawal from the market. Each notification under sentences 1 and 2 shall be submitted electronically on the website of the Federal Environment Agency. The Federal Environment Agency shall confirm receipt of the submitted data.

(2) For the purposes of notifications under paragraph (1) sentences 1 and 2 and of other communication with producers, the Federal Environment Agency may require electronic transmission, the use of a specific means of encryption, and the opening of an account for the submission of electronic documents. The requirements under sentence 1 shall be published on the website of the Federal Environment Agency.

(3) The Federal Environment Agency shall publish on its website the data submitted in accordance with paragraph (1) whose publication is required under the subordinate legislation issued under Section 20 no. 1. The published data shall be subdivided by producers of automotive, portable and industrial batteries and shall include for each producer the data under sentence 1 and the date of submission. For producers who have withdrawn from the market, the data shall also include the date of withdrawal. The data under paragraph (1) shall be deleted three years after notification of producer’s withdrawal from the market.