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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8592

26 November 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Commission proposes to make collection and recycling of all batteries compulsory in the Union

Brussels, 25/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the Commission presented a proposal of directive aimed at making it an obligation in the Union to collect and recycle all batteries on the EU market - car batteries, industrial accumulators or portable batteries used by the general public. The proposal, adopted by written procedure, plans to make up for the gaps in the current legislation which only covers batteries containing mercury, cadmium and lead. The aim is three-fold: to ensure that...

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