Battery interpretation (Directive Decoder)

Battery interpretation

I recently received a standard letter from a very large company who appear, on the face of it, to have an incorrect interpretation of the New Battery Directive.

They believed that all batteries on the market that did not comply with the New Directive would have to be withdrawn after its implementation date of 26/9/08.

This is not the case.

All batteries put on the market before 26/9/08 should comply with the "current" Battery Directive (91/157/EEC). Any put on the market on, or after, 26/9/08 need to comply with the numerous requirements of the New Battery Directive (2006/66/EC).

No recall or withdrawal is required.

Directive Decoder

Posted by Gary on August 11, 2008 11:01 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.

Directive Decoder

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