EU published “Frequently Asked Questions” document in WEEE Directive

At present, EU published "Frequently Asked Questions" document to clarify certain aspects of Directive 2012/19/EU. About industry high attention to the batteries, they also made clear about whether the batteries are controlled by WEEE Directive. Batteries incorporated in WEEE will be collected on the basis of the WEEE Directive. However, after collection, they will be removed from the WEEE and they will count for the collection targets of the Batteries Directive. They are also subject to the recycling requirements of the Batteries Directive.

This is to ensure that there will be a responsible producer for all batteries placed on the EU market regardless of whether the batteries are put on the market themselves or incorporated in EEE. Member States should avoid any double charging of producersin case batteries are collected with the appliance on the basis of the WEEE Directive.