Batteries - new substance restrictions (Directive Decoder)

Batteries - new substance restrictions

A new Batteries Directive will come into force on September 26 this year.
The Directive will restrict the use of mercury and cadmium in batteries. The mercury restriction is unchanged from the 1991 Battery Directive but the cadmium restriction is new.

• Mercury in batteries except button cells: Maximum of 0.0005% mercury by weight of battery
• Mercury in button cells: Maximum of 2% mercury by weight of battery
• Cadmium in batteries: Maximum of 0.002% cadmium by weight of battery but
with three exemptions -
o Emergency and alarm systems including emergency lighting
o Medical equipment
o Cordless power tools (this exclusion will be reviewed by September 2010 and may be withdrawn)

Note that there is no restriction on lead in batteries but if present at > 0.004% by weight the battery must be labelled with “Pb”.

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Posted by Gary on March 3, 2008 10:58 AM | Permalink|

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Gary Nevison is Farnell's spokesperson and customer interface on legislation that affects the electronics industry, such as the RoHS and WEEE Directives. As part of this, Gary has spoken extensively at RoHS seminars throughout Europe, North America and Australia. He has recently turned his attention to the developments, and impact, of China RoHS.
With over 30 years service at Farnell, he has widespread experience in the electronic components industry, Gary is an active figure in the market place, sitting on the AFDEC (Association of Franchised Distributors of Electronic Components) Council and acting as the elected chairperson for its dedicated RoHS development team.
During 2005, Gary was also chairman of the European organisation DMASS (Distributors and Manufacturers Association of Semiconductor Specialists) and today sits on the board of Electronics Yorkshire, helping local businesses.

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