Trevor Sargent
Question:109 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment the arrangements in Irish law which give effect to the Battery Directive. [2428/94]
Written Answers. - Batteries Directive.
Council Directive 91/157/EEC was adopted on 18 March 1991 in relation to batteries and accumulators which contain mercury, cadmium or lead. The legislative measures which have been adopted to give effect to the directive in Ireland are: (a) the European Communities (Dangerous Substances and Preparations) (Marketing and Use) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 79 of 1994) made by the Minister for Enterprise and Employment on 6 April, 1994; these prohibit the marketing of specified batteries; (b) the European Communities (Batteries and Accumulators) Regulations, 1994 (S.I. No. 262 of 1994) made by me on 17 August 1994; these require manufacturers to ensure that batteries and accumulators can be easily removed from appliances other than certain exempted appliances; they also require the marking of batteries and accumulators, and where appropriate the appliances into which they are incorporated, with indications as to heavy metal content, recyclability and separate collection.