Batteries Act Section 8 Collection of automotive and industrial batteries

Batteries Act Section 8 Collection of automotive and industrial batteries

(1) Each producer of automotive and industrial batteries shall ensure compliance with its obligations under Section 5 by providing

1. distributors in respect of waste automotive and industrial batteries taken back by them in accordance with Section 9 (1) sentence 1, and

2. treatment facilities under Section 12 (1) and (2) in respect of waste automotive and industrial batteries from treatment with a reasonable means of returning batteries at no charge and by recycling the returned waste batteries in accordance with Section 14. Distributors and treatment facilities shall not be under obligation to give such waste batteries to producers.

(2) In respect of waste industrial batteries, producers, distributors, treatment facilities under Section 12 (1) and (2) and end-users may make arrangements other than those stipulated in paragraph (1).

(3) Insofar as waste automotive and industrial batteries are recycled under Section 14 by distributors, treatment facilities under Section 12 (1) and (2), public waste management authorities or commercial waste battery management companies, the producer’s obligations under Section 5 shall be deemed to be complied with.