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 European legislation


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 BATTERY LEGISLATION

 
Battery Directive 2006/66/EC english version & deutsche Version (6 Sept 2006)

 
Council Directive 91/157/EEC (18 Mar 1991)

 
Commission Directive 93/86/EEC (4 Oct 1993)

 
Commission Directive 98/101/EC (22 Dec 1998) 



 BATTERY LEGISLATION IN PREPARATION

 European Commission Proposal
21/11/03-Explanatory Memorandum 

 European Commission Proposal
21/11/03-Directive Proposal

 
Blokland report (Environmental Committee) (29 Jan 2004)

 
Linkohr report (Industry Committee) (4 Feb 2004)

 
Outcome of the European Parliament´s First Reading (17 May 2004)

 
Revised Position of the Commission on the Battery Directive (3 Jun 2004)



 EUROPEAN LEGISLATION

 
Directive 2005/32/EC on Energy Using Products (EuP) (6 July 2005)

 
Regulation (EC) No. 2150/2002 on waste statistics (25 Nov 2002)

 
Directory of Community legislation in force

 
The portal of the European Union Law

 
Waste Directive (75/442/EEC)

 
Amending Decision 2000/532/E Casregards the list of wastes (16 Jan 2001)

 
Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 Dec 1991 standardizing and rationalizing
 reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the environment
  
 End-of-Life Vehicles directive
German or English 
  
 Commission decision of 27 Jun 2002 amending Annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC
 
German or English 
  
 
Guarantees Directive (99/44/EC)

 
Dangerous Substances Directive (76/769/EEC)

 
Änderung des Anhangs II der RL 2000/53/EG



 EUROPEAN LEGISLATION IN PREPARATION

 
European Legislation in Preparation

 
The European Commission's revised Battery Directive proposal
 (21 Nov 2003)



 WEEE AND RoHS

 
Commission Decision of 18 August 2005 amending Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS)

 Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 Jan
 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) (13 Feb 2003)
 
German or English 
  
 Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 Jan
 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical
 and electronic equipment (RoHS) (13 Feb 2003)
German or English 
  
 
Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission
 relating to Article 9 Financing in respect of WEEE from users other than private
 households (13 Feb 2003) 
  
 
Directive 2003/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
 8 December 2003 amending (Article 9 of the) Directive 2002/96/EC on waste
 electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

 
SANYO: The impact of the WEEE and RoHS Directives on the collection of spent
 rechargeable batteries (18 Jun 2003)



 EUROPEAN TREATIES

 
Treaty of Amsterdam

 
Treaty of Nice