Key points

• Recycled content should be made mandatory to all battery categories
• Consistent and further clarified definitions are needed
• Inclusion of Voluntary Agreements
• Removability and replaceability of all batteries and not only of portable ones (with batteries mechanically bounded and easily accessible)
• Consistent adjustment of labelling obligation for all information until 2023 and information provided for all levels of batteries
• Introduction of a clear colour coding, depending on batteries’ types
• Introduction of specific waste code number for the different types of Li-ion Batteries
• Obligation for producers to periodically investigate in which waste streams batteries are disposed of and act upon it
• Continuously adapting to BATs is not feasible for treatment facilities due to constant technological advancement
• End-of-life information to always be made available in a free and public website and be complemented, if necessary, upon request