Article 44 — Case in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors — REGULATION (EU) 2023/1542 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12…

Article 44 — Case in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors

REGULATION (EU) 2023/1542 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 July 2023 concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be subject to the obligations of a manufacturer under Article 38, where any of the following applies: (a) a battery is placed on the market or put into service under that importer’s or distributor’s own name or trademark; (b) a battery already placed on the market or put into service is modified by that importer or distributor in such a way that compliance with the relevant requirements of this Regulation could be affected; or (c) the purpose of a battery already placed on the market or put into service is modified by that importer or distributor.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-08-26