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EXTENDED RESPONSIBILITY OF PRODUCERS

It is a set of obligations of a producer and of importers related to a product during all its life-cycle phases aimed at prevention of waste formation from a given product and increase of options of recycling or re-use.

Battery or accumulator (hereinafter referred to as B and A) is a source of electric energy produced by a direct conversion of chemical energy, consisting of one or more primary unrechargeable cells or one or more secondary rechargeable cells.

When are you B&A producer or importer?

You are a B&A producer or importer in case you launch batteries or accumulators produced in the territory of the Slovak Republic or acquired from abroad to the market for the first time, including batteries and accumulators incorporated into the devices or motor vehicles. Batteries and accumulators are divided to: portable, industrial and automobile.​

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Important information for producers and importers

Obligations of B&A producer that cannot be transferred to a Producer Responsibility Organization (hereinafter referred to as PRO):
  1. Marking of batteries, accumulators and sets of batteries with a graphic symbol;
  2. Indication of capacity information on automobile and portable B&A visibly, legibly and unremovably;
  3. Launching batteries, accumulators and button cells marked with the chemical symbol Hg, Cd or Pb to the market
OBLIGATIONS OF PRODUCERS OF SPECIFIED PRODUCTS
  1. Registration in the Register of Specified Products and announcing changes of registered data;
  2. Appointing an authorized representative in case a producer of the specified product does not have a registered office or place of business in the Slovak Republic;
  3. Ensuring material composition of the specified products in compliance with the special part of Act on Waste No. 79/2015 Coll.;
  4. Meeting the information obligation in relation to the public and processor of the specified waste stream in compliance with the special part of Act on Waste No. 79/2015 Coll.;
  5. Ensuring of meeting the goals defined in Annex No. 3 of Act on Waste No. 79/2015 Coll.;
  6. Ensuring manipulation with the specified waste stream within the extent and in a way defined by a special part of Act on Waste No. 79/2015 Coll.;
  7. Ensuring revaluation and recycling of the specified waste stream at least in the extent of obligatory goals and limits of revaluation and recycling for the specified waste stream, stipulated in Annex No. 3 of Act on Waste No. 79/2015 Coll.;
  8. Administration and keeping the records and notification of the Ministry about the data from the records in a defined extent and keeping of reported data (The report of data from the records shall be submitted for the period of a calendar year until the 28th February of the following year);
  9. Meeting the information obligation in relation to the end users of a specified product in compliance with the special part of Act on Waste No. 79/2015 Coll. and in a defined way;
  10. Calculation of their collection and market shares in compliance with the special part of Act on Waste No. 79/2015 Coll. based on the data published by the Ministry on its website;
  11. Ensuring meeting the goals of collection stipulated in Annex No. 3a of Act on Waste No. 79/2015 Coll.

 

By concluding of the contract on fulfilment of specified obligations between a producer of a specified product and the respective Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), the responsibility of a producer of a specified product for fulfilment of specified obligations shall be transferred to this Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO)

We will provide for you:

  • Registration into the Register of Electrical Appliances Producers
  • Registration into the Register of Packaging and Non-Packaging Products Producers;
  • Registration into the Register of Battery and Accumulator Producers.
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Products launched to the market in the Slovak Republic stipulated in kilograms and per cents

Batteries and accumulators - market launch (kg)

Batteries and accumulators - market launch (%)

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