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 We provide you here with position
 papers, technical papers and
 related documents.
 

 Position Papers

 
 Position Paper:
 
The New Draft Battery Directive
 (21 June 2005)
 

 Frequently asked questions

 
 
RECHARGE Questions and Answers
 

 Technical papers

 
  The Targeted Risk Assessment
   Report (TRAR)

  Portable Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
  Contribution to Cadmium Emissions
  as evaluated in the TRAR on the
  use of cadmium in batteries
  (Nov, 2004,
download)

  
Two page summary: additional
  explanation (objectives, ground-
  water, soil) (Nov 2004)

  
TRAR on the use of
  cadmium in nickel-cadmium
  rechargeable batteries (May 2003)

  
TRAR Annexes

  
RECHARGE conclusions on the TRAR
  (24 Sept 2004)

  
CSTEE opinion on the results of the
  TRAR (28 May 2004)

  
ICDA press release on the TRAR
  (16 July 2004)



  Extended Impact Assessment
  (ExIA)

  
Extended Impact Assessment
  (ExIA) on batteries prepared for the
  European Commission (July 2003)




  
Importing batteries in EU Members
  States. R. Eloy (Saft) (16 Apr 2002)

  
Consumers motivations to take
  back spent batteries and spent
  electrical and electronic equipment.
  M. Crocquet (CSA-TMO) and J-P
  Wiaux (CollectNiCad) (16 Apr 2002)
 
  
EU Chemicals policy. Impact on the
  battery industry. S. Giraud (EPPA)
  (16 Apr 2002) 

  
The US Recycling solution for
  manufacturers and marketers of
  rechargeable batteries and products
  containing them. R. Millard (RBRC)
  (16 Apr 2002) 

  
Bosch-Why NiCd (14 Nov 2001)

  
Black & Decker: Professional 12-Volt
  NiMH Comparison (16 Aug 2001) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Related documents


  Report on “contribution of spent
  batteries to the metal flows of
  municipal solid waste”. (Oct 2005)
  
Full report (PDF, 678 KB)
  
Executive summary (PDF, 32 KB)
  
Short summary (PDF, 16 KB)
  
Key figures (PDF, 106 KB)
 
  The flow of rechargeable batteries
  in the economy. The case study of
  portable nickel-cadmium batteries
  in Germany. Questions and answers
  (Nov 2004,
download)
  
  
Substitution of rechargeable NiCd
  batteries A background document to
  evaluate the possibilities of finding
  alternatives to NiCd batteries 

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