| The UK has issued a legal guide to the "Waste Batteries and Waste Storage Batteries Act". | NO.16/2009 |
In May 2009, the UK's BERR (Battery and Storage Authority), together with relevant authorities, published a guide to the Waste Battery Act. The aim was to help businesses selling batteries and accumulators, or products containing batteries and accumulators, in the UK market better understand the application of the Waste Battery and Storage Act 2009. This Act came into effect on May 5, 2009. This guide outlines the responsibilities of businesses under the Act and applies to businesses selling portable batteries to consumers, as well as those involved in the collection, processing, recycling, or export of waste batteries.
Battery manufacturers wishing to market more than one tonne of portable batteries in the UK by 2010 must join the Battery Compliance Scheme (BCS) by October 15, 2009. Small producers are defined as those marketing less than one tonne of portable batteries in the UK within a year. From October 15, 2009, small producers must register with the relevant Environmental Authority (EA) and record sales volume within 28 days of launching their portable batteries.
可攜式電池合格體系（Portable Battery Compliance Schemes）
The key dates for applying for BCS accreditation are listed in the table below:
| measure | The first time it met the annual criteria
(i.e., 2010) | Subsequent years in compliance |
|
| Application deadline for becoming an approved BCS | May 31, 2009 | April 15 to May 15 |
|
EA requests BCS
to provide supplementary information (if required). | June 30, 2009 | June 15 |
|
| BCS deadline for submitting supplementary information | August 31, 2009 | August 31 |
|
| EA's approved BCS | September 30, 2009 | September 30 |
|
BCS logs into the relevant EA
system registration member list (first year) or
confirms its system registration member list (subsequent years). | October 31, 2009 | October 31 |
 | The annual fee for the portable batteries scheme is £118,000 for the year preceding the year of compliance. In addition, an extra £680 will be charged per member to monitor the costs incurred by manufacturers in data processing and compliance checks. |
Scheme Targets
The legislation clearly stipulates the collection targets to be achieved by September 26, 2012, and September 26, 2016. BCS was required to collect at least 25% of its market share of discarded portable batteries annually starting in 2012, and at least 45% after 2016.
The annual average is calculated using data from the past three years, but only short-term data is considered for the first two years of the eligible period. Details are as follows:
| 2010 – Sales volume for 2009 (If full-year sales data for 2009 is not provided, the environmental agency will estimate the total annual volume based on the provided data). |
| 2011 – Average sales volume for 2009 and 2010. |
| 2012之後 – 包含當年度的三年平均銷售量(例：2012年的目標是2010年、2011年和2012年平均銷售的25%)。 |
EU member states have successively completed the conversion of their domestic laws in accordance with the provisions of the Battery Directive 2006/66/EC. SGS will closely monitor the latest developments. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our customer service staff by letter or telephone.
source
Waste Battery and Storage Battery Directive 2009 Government Guide
