accreditation — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 1

active material — a material which reacts chemically to produce electric energy when the battery cell discharges or to store electric energy when the battery is being charged 1

appliance — any electrical or electronic equipment, as defined in Article 3(1), point (a), of Directive 2012/19/EU, which is fully or partly powered by a battery or is capable of being so 1

authorised representative — any natural or legal person established in the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on its behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the manufacturer’s obligations under Chapters IV and VI 1

authorised representative for extended producer responsibility — a natural or legal person established in a Member State in which the producer places batteries on the market and which is different from the Member State where the producer is established, and is appointed by the producer in accordance with Article 8a(5), third subparagraph, of Directive 2008/98/EC to fulfil the obligations of that producer under Chapter VIII of this Regulation 1

battery — any device delivering electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy, having internal or external storage, and consisting of one or more non-rechargeable or rechargeable battery cells, modules or of packs of them, and includes a battery that has been subject to preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing 1

battery cell — the basic functional unit in a battery, composed of electrodes, electrolyte, container, terminals and, if applicable, separators, and containing the active materials the reaction of which generates electrical energy 1

battery due diligence — the obligations of an economic operator in relation to its management system, risk management, third-party verifications and surveillance by notified bodies and disclosure of information, for the purpose of identifying, preventing and addressing actual and potential social and environmental risks linked to the sourcing, processing and trading of the raw materials and secondary raw materials required for battery manufacturing, including by suppliers in the chain and their subsidiaries or subcontractors 1

battery management system — an electronic device that controls or manages the electric and thermal functions of a battery in order to ensure the battery’s safety, performance and service life, manages and stores the data for the parameters for determining the battery’s state of health and expected lifetime set out in Annex VII and communicates with the vehicle, light means of transport or appliance in which the battery is incorporated, or with a public or private charging infrastructure 1

battery manufacturing waste — the materials or objects rejected during the battery manufacturing process, which cannot be re-used as an integral part in the same process and need to be recycled 1

battery model — a version of a battery all units of which share the same technical characteristics relevant for the requirements of this Regulation on sustainability, safety, labelling, marking and information, and the same model identifier 1

battery module — any set of battery cells that are connected together or encapsulated within an outer casing to protect the cells against external impact, and which is meant to be used either alone or in combination with other modules 1

battery pack — any set of battery cells or modules that are connected together or encapsulated within an outer casing, to form a complete unit which is not meant to be split up or opened by the end-user 1

battery presenting a risk — a battery which has the potential to have adverse effects on human health or the safety of persons, on property or the environment to a degree which goes beyond that considered reasonable and acceptable in relation to the battery’s intended purpose or under the normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use of the battery concerned, including the duration of use, and, where applicable, to its putting into service, installation and maintenance requirements 1

battery with external storage — a battery that is specifically designed to have its energy stored exclusively in one or more attached external devices 1

carbon footprint — the sum of greenhouse gas emissions and greenhouse gas removals in a product system, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents and based on a Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) study using the single impact category of climate change 1

CE marking — a marking by which a manufacturer indicates that the battery is in conformity with the applicable requirements laid down in Union harmonisation legislation providing for its affixing 1

collection — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

conflict-affected and high-risk areas — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 1

conformity assessment — the process demonstrating whether the sustainability, safety, labelling, information and due diligence requirements of this Regulation have been fulfilled 1

conformity assessment body — a body that performs conformity assessment activities including calibration, testing, certification and inspection 1

corrective action — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

distance contracts — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 1

distributor — any natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer or the importer, who makes a battery available on the market 1

economic operator — the manufacturer, the authorised representative, the importer, the distributor or the fulfilment service provider or any other natural or legal person who is subject to obligations in relation to the manufacture, preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing of batteries, the making available or the placing of batteries on the market, including online, or the putting of batteries into service in accordance with this Regulation 1

electric vehicle battery — a battery that is specifically designed to provide electric power for traction in hybrid or electric vehicles of category L as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 168/2013, that weighs more than 25 kg, or a battery that is specifically designed to provide electric power for traction in hybrid or electric vehicles of categories M, N or O as provided for in Regulation (EU) 2018/858 1

end-user — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

energy storage — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

extended producer responsibility scheme — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

fulfilment service provider — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

harmonised standard — a standard as defined in Article 2, point (1)(c), of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 1

hazardous substance — a substance classified as hazardous pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 1

importer — any natural or legal person established within the Union who places on the market a battery from a third country 1

independent aggregator — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

independent operator — a natural or legal person who is independent from the manufacturer and the producer and is directly or indirectly involved in the repair, maintenance or repurposing of batteries, and includes waste management operators, repairers, manufacturers or distributors of repair equipment, tools or spare parts, as well as publishers of technical information, operators offering inspection and testing services, operators offering training for installers, manufacturers and repairers of equipment for alternative-fuel vehicles 1

industrial battery — a battery that is specifically designed for industrial uses, intended for industrial uses after having been subject to preparation for repurposing or repurposing, or any other battery that weighs more than 5 kg and that is neither an electric vehicle battery, an LMT battery, nor an SLI battery 1

lifetime of a battery — the period that starts when the battery is manufactured and ends when the battery becomes waste 1

LMT battery — a battery that is sealed, weighs 25 kg or less and is specifically designed to provide electric power for the traction of wheeled vehicles that can be powered by an electric motor alone or by a combination of motor and human power, including type-approved vehicles of category L within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (43), and that is not an electric vehicle battery; (12) ‘starting, lighting and ignition battery’ or 1

making available on the market — any supply of a battery for distribution or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge 1

manufacturer — any natural or legal person who manufactures a battery or has a battery designed or manufactured, and markets that battery under its own name or trademark or puts it into service for its own purposes 1

market participant — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 1

market surveillance — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

market surveillance authority — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

national accreditation body — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 1

national authority — an approval authority or any other authority involved in and responsible for market surveillance in a Member State in respect of batteries 1

non-rechargeable battery — a battery that is not designed to be electrically recharged 1

notified body — a conformity assessment body that has been notified in accordance with Chapter V 1

online platform — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 1

parent company — a company which controls one or more subsidiaries 1

permitted facility — an establishment or undertaking that is permitted in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC to carry out the treatment of waste batteries 1

placing on the market — the first making available of a battery on the Union market 1

portable battery — a battery that is sealed, weighs 5 kg or less, is not designed specifically for industrial use and is neither an electric vehicle battery, an LMT battery, nor an SLI battery 1

portable battery of general use — a portable battery, whether or not rechargeable, that is specifically designed to be interoperable and that has one of the following common formats 4,5 Volts (3R12), button cell, D, C, AA, AAA, AAAA, A23, 9 Volts (PP3); (11) ‘light means of transport battery’ or 1

preparation for re-use — preparing for re-use as defined in Article 3, point (16), of Directive 2008/98/EC 1

preparation for recycling — the treatment of waste batteries prior to any recycling process, including, inter alia, the storage, handling and dismantling of battery packs or the separation of fractions that are not part of the battery itself 1

preparation for repurposing — any operation, by which a waste battery, or parts thereof, is prepared so that it can be used for a different purpose or application than that for which it was originally designed 1

prevention — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

producer — any manufacturer, importer or distributor or other natural or legal person that, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance contracts, either: (a) is established in a Member State and manufactures batteries under its own name or trademark, or has batteries designed or manufactured and supplies them for the first time under its own name or trademark, including those incorporated in appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles, within the territory of that Member State; (b) is established in a Member State and resells within the territory of that Member State, under its own name or trademark, batteries, including those incorporated in appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles, manufactured by others, on which the name or trademark of those other manufacturers does not appear; (c) is established in a Member State and supplies for the first time in that Member State on a professional basis, batteries, including those incorporated in appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles, from another Member State or from a third country; or (d) sells batteries, including those incorporated in appliances, light means of transport… 1

producer responsibility organisation — a legal entity that financially or financially and operationally organises the fulfilment of extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of several producers 1

putting into service — the first use, for its intended purpose, in the Union, of a battery, without having been previously placed on the market 1

QR code — a machine-readable matrix code that links to information as required by this Regulation 1

re-use — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

recall — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

rechargeable battery — a battery that is designed to be electrically recharged 1

recycler — any natural or legal person who carries out recycling in a permitted facility 1

recycling — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

recycling efficiency — the ratio, expressed as a percentage, obtained by dividing the mass of output fractions accounting for recycling by the mass of the waste batteries’ input fraction, in relation to a recycling process 1

remanufacturing — any technical operation on a used battery that includes the disassembly and evaluation of all its battery cells and modules and the use of a certain number of battery cells and modules that are new, used or recovered from waste, or other battery components, to restore the battery capacity to at least 90 % of the original rated capacity, and where the state of health of all individual battery cells does not differ more than 3 % between cells, and results in the battery being used for the same purpose or application as the one for which the battery was originally designed 1

repurposing — any operation that results in a battery, that is not a waste battery, or parts thereof being used for a purpose or application other than that for which the battery was originally designed 1

risk — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

separate collection — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

SLI battery — a battery that is specifically designed to supply electric power for starting, lighting, or ignition and that can also be used for auxiliary or backup purposes in vehicles, other means of transport or machinery 1

state of charge — the available energy in a battery expressed as a percentage of its rated capacity as declared by the manufacturer 1

state of health — a measure of the general condition of a rechargeable battery and its ability to deliver the specified performance compared with its initial condition 1

stationary battery energy storage system — an industrial battery with internal storage that is specifically designed to store from and deliver electric energy to the grid or store for and deliver electric energy to end-users, regardless of where and by whom the battery is being used 1

subsidiary — a legal person through which the activity of a controlled undertaking within the meaning of Article 2(1), point (f), of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (44) is exercised 1

technical specifications — a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a product, process or service 1

treatment — any operation carried out on waste batteries after they have been handed over to a facility for sorting, preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, preparation for recycling or for recycling 1

Union harmonisation legislation — any Union legislation harmonising the conditions for the marketing of products 1

unique identifier — a unique string of characters for the identification of batteries that also enables a web link to the battery passport 1

voluntary collection point — any non-profit, commercial or other economic undertaking or public body involved on its own initiative in the separate collection of waste portable batteries and waste LMT batteries, generated by it or by other end-users, before handing those waste batteries over to producers, to producer responsibility organisations or to waste management operators for subsequent treatment 1

waste — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

waste battery — any battery which is waste as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2008/98/EC 1

waste holder — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

waste management — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2

waste management operator — any natural or legal person dealing on a professional basis with the separate collection or treatment of waste batteries 1

withdrawal — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own 2