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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

Producers of portable batteries or, where appointed in accordance with Article 57(1), producer responsibility organisations, shall ensure that the waste portable battery take-back and collection system: consists of collection points set up by them in cooperation with one or more of the following: distributors in accordance with Article 62; end-of-life vehicle treatment facilities subject to Directive 2000/53/EC; public authorities, or third parties carrying out waste management on their behalf, in accordance with Article 66; voluntary collection points in accordance with Article 67; waste electrical and electronic equipment treatment facilities subject to Directive 2012/19/EU; and covers the whole territory of the Member State taking into account population size and density, expected volume of waste portable batteries, accessibility for and proximity to end-users, not being limited to areas where the collection and subsequent management of waste portable batteries is profitable.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-29 · Text as consolidated on 2026-08-13; changes after this date are not shown.