Extended responsibility of producers of batteries and accumulators
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In accordance with the provisions of the amended law of 21 March 2012 on waste and the amended law of 19 December 2008 on batteries and accumulators, waste batteries and accumulators are subject to the extended producer responsibility scheme.
With a view to promoting prevention, reuse, reutilisation, recycling and any other form of recovery of waste, the producers of products (i.e. those who place batteries and accumulators on the market) are subject to the extended producer responsibility scheme.
As a result, the producer of products must fulfil a number of obligations.
Who is concerned
Producers of products
The producer of products is any natural or legal person:
- established in Luxembourg and who, on a professional basis, manufactures, fills or sells products directly in Luxembourg, irrespective of the selling technique used, including through distance contracts, and places products on the Luxembourg market; or
- who is the first party to receive, on a professional basis, products imported into Luxembourg by any natural or legal person, whether established in Luxembourg or not, irrespective of the selling technique used, including distance contracts, and places products on the Luxembourg market; or
- established outside Luxembourg and who, on a professional basis, sells products in Luxembourg directly to households or to users other than households, irrespective of the selling technique used, including distance contracts.
Products concerned
Batteries and accumulators are defined as any source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and consisting of one or more non-rechargeable battery cells (batteries) or of one or more rechargeable battery cells (accumulators).
The amended law of 19 December 2008 on batteries and accumulators applies to all types of batteries and accumulators, regardless of their shape, volume, weight, material composition or use.
How to proceed
Portable batteries and accumulators
Producers of portable batteries and accumulators must contractually entrust to an approved organisation the performance of all the obligations incumbent upon them. For the time being, the non-profit organisation Ecobatterien ASBL is the only organisation authorised to endorse these obligations. Producers of products must therefore become members of Ecobatterien.
For further information, please contact Ecobatterien ASBL by email at: administration@ecobatterien.lu or by telephone on (+352) 26 09 87.
Automotive and industrial batteries and accumulators
Producers of automotive/industrial batteries and accumulators can:
- either become members of the approved organisation;
- or apply for an individual approval. Individual approval must be applied for online using the e-RA tool. Any producer who fulfils the take-back obligation themselves (individual approval) must submit an annual report to the Environment Agency using the e-RA tool, by 30 April at the latest.
If you would like more information, please contact the Environment Agency by email at batt@aev.etat.lu.
Who to contact
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Ecobatterien ASBL
- Address:
- 11, boulevard du Jazz L-4370 Belvaux
- Phone:
- (+352) 26 09 81
- Email address:
- info@ecobatterien.lu
- Website:
- https://www.ecobatterien.lu/
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Environment Agency Strategies and Concepts
- Address:
- 1, avenue du Rock'n'Roll L-4361 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg
- Email address:
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emballages@aev.etat.lu
Packaging
- Email address:
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deee@aev.etat.lu
WEEE
- Email address:
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batt@aev.etat.lu
Batteries and accumulators
- Email address:
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sup@aev.etat.lu
Tobacco products with filters
- Website:
- http://www.emwelt.lu
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
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Déchets de piles et accumulateurs
sur emwelt.lu - le portail de l'environnement
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How to join
on the Ecobatterien website
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Manuel pour les producteurs et les importateurs
sur le site d'Ecobatterien
Legal references
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Loi du 19 décembre 2008
relative aux piles et accumulateurs ainsi qu’aux déchets de piles et d’accumulateurs
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Loi modifiée du 21 mars 2012
relative à la gestion des déchets