In conjunction with the Green Deal and the European Battery Alliance, in particular, the European Commission presented, on Thursday 10 December, its proposal for a Regulation on batteries and battery waste management, amending Directive 2006/66/EC on Batteries. The aim is to give a boost to the European battery sector while at the same time setting the conditions to ensure its sustainability in view of the climate-neutral objectives of 2050.
Few changes are to be noted compared to the...