Work will intensify on the proposed 2020 EU regulation on batteries and battery waste, an issue on which the French Presidency of the EU Council hopes for rapid progress. Three Council Presidencies have already been active on it (see EUROPE B12857A1).
On this matter, the European metals and battery industry presented its position in mid-January on one of the key outstanding issues: the durability and safety requirements for the placing on the market of batteries (Chapter II), and in...