Brussels, 23/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - The Environment Council has formally adopted, without debate, the directive amending Directive 2006/66/EC on the selective collection and recycling of used batteries and accumulators, to clarify arrangements.
Batteries and accumulators which do not comply with Directive 2006/66/EC cannot be marketed in the EU after 28 September 2008, the date on which the previously mentioned directive came into effect. The clarification brought by the new directive...