Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2023 concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

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Publication 2023-07-12
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4.In addition to the documentation required in points 1, 2 and 3, every load, for example shipping container or lorry, of used batteries shall be accompanied by:

(a) a relevant transport document; and

(b) a declaration of responsibility by the person liable.

5.In the absence of proof that an object is a used battery, and not a waste battery, in the form of the appropriate documentation required in points 1, 2, 3 and 4, and of appropriate protection against damage during transportation, loading and unloading, in particular through sufficient packaging and appropriate stacking of the load, which are the obligations of the holder that arranges the transport, the object shall be considered waste and it shall be presumed that the load comprises an illegal shipment. In such cases, the load shall be dealt with in accordance with Articles 24 and 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006.

ANNEX XV

CORRELATION TABLE

Directive 2006/66/EC This Regulation
Article 1 Article 1
Article 1, first paragraph, point 1 Article 1(1)
Article 1, first paragraph, point 2 Article 1(1)
Article 1, second paragraph
Article 2 Article 1(3), (4) and (5)
Article 2(1) Article 1(3) and (4)
Article 2(2) Article 1(5)
Article 2(2), point (a) Article 1(5), point (a)
Article 2(2), point (b) Article 1(5), point (a)
Article 3 Article 3
Article 3, point 1 Article 3(1), point 1
Article 3, point 2 Article 3(1), point 2
Article 3, point 3 Article 3(1), point 9
Article 3, point 4
Article 3, point 5 Article 3(1), point 12
Article 3, point 6 Article 3(1), point 13
Article 3, point 7 Article 3(1), point 50
Article 3, point 8 Article 3(2), point (a)
Article 3, point 9
Article 3, point 10 Article 3(1), point 53
Article 3, point 11 Article 3(1), point 26
Article 3, point 12 Article 3(1), point 47
Article 3, point 13 Article 3(1), point 65
Article 3, point 14 Article 3(1), point 16
Article 3, point 15 Article 3(1), point 22
Article 3, point 16
Article 3, point 17
Article 4 Article 6
Article 4(1) Annex I
Article 4(1), point (a) Annex I, entry 1
Article 4(1), point (b) Annex I, entry 2
Article 4(2)
Article 4(3)
Article 4(3), point (a)
Article 4(3), point (b)
Article 4(3), point (c)
Article 4(4)
Article 5
Article 6 Article 4
Article 6(1) Article 4(1)
Article 6(2)
Article 7 Article 2
Article 8 Articles 59 to 62 and 64 to 67
Article 8(1) Article 59
Article 8(1), first subparagraph, point (a) Article 59(1), point (a) Article 59(1), point (b)
Article 8(1), first subparagraph, point (b) Article 62
Article 8(1), first subparagraph, point (c) Article 61(1) Article 62(1)
Article 8(1), first subparagraph, point (d) Article 59(2), point (a)(ii) Article 61(1), point (c)
Article 8(1), second subparagraph Article 59(5)
Article 8(2) Article 59(1) and Article 59(2)
Article 8(2), point (a) Article 59(1) and Article 59(2)
Article 8(2), point (b) Article 59(2)
Article 8(2), point (c)
Article 8(3) Article 61
Article 8(4) Article 61
Article 9
Article 10 Articles 59, 60 and 69
Article 10(1)
Article 10(1), second subparagraph Article 75(4)
Article 10(2) Articles 59 and 60
Article 10(2), point (a)
Article 10(2), point (b) Article 59(3) and Article 60(3)
Article 10(3) Article 69(2) and Article 76(1), second subparagraph
Article 10(4)
Article 11 Article 11
Article 11, first paragraph Article 11(1)
Article 11, second paragraph Article 11(3)
Article 12 Article 70
Article 12(1) Article 70(2)
Article 12(1), first subparagraph, point (a) Article 59(1), point (f), Article 60(1), point (f), and Article 61(3), point (c)
Article 12(1), first subparagraph, point (b) Article 71(1)
Article 12(1), second subparagraph
Article 12(1), third subparagraph
Article 12(2) Article 71(4)
Article 12(3) Article 70(3)
Article 12(4) Article 71(2) and (3)
Article 12(5) Article 75(5), point (c), and Article 76(1), point (d)
Article 12(6) Article 71(4)
Article 13
Article 13(1)
Article 13(2)
Article 14 Article 70(1)
Article 15 Article 72
Article 15(1) Article 72(1)
Article 15(2) Article 72(3)
Article 15(3) Article 72(4)
Article 16 Article 56
Article 16(1) Article 56(1) and (4)
Article 16(1), point (a) Article 56(4), point (a)
Article 16(1), point (b) Article 56(4), point (a)
Article 16(2)
Article 16(3) Article 56(1), point (c)
Article 16(4) Article 74(5)
Article 16(5)
Article 16(6)
Article 17 Article 55
Article 18 Article 57(2), point (c)
Article 18(1)
Article 18(2)
Article 18(3)
Article 19 Article 59(1), Article 60(1), Article 61(1), Article 62 and Articles 64 to 67
Article 19(1) Article 59(2), Article 60(2), Article 61(1) and Articles 62, 65, 66 and 67
Article 19(2) Article 57(2), point (c)
Article 20 Article 74
Article 20(1) Article 74(1)
Article 20(1), point (a) Article 74(1), point (f)
Article 20(1), point (b) Article 74(1), point (b)
Article 20(1), point (c) Article 74(1), point (c)
Article 20(1), point (d) Article 74(1), point (b)
Article 20(1), point (e) Article 74(1), point (e)
Article 20(2) Article 74
Article 20(3) Article 74(4)
Article 21 Article 20 Article 13, Annex VI, Part A, B and C
Article 21(1) Article 13(4)
Article 21(2) Article 13(2)
Article 21(3) Article 13(5)
Article 21(4) Article 13(4)
Article 21(5) Article 13(4)
Article 21(6)
Article 21(7)
Article 22a
Article 23 Article 94
Article 23(1) Article 94(1)
Article 23(2) Article 94(2)
Article 23(2), point (a)
Article 23(2), point (b) Article 94(2), first subparagraph, point (e)
Article 23(2), point (c) Article 71(5) and (6)
Article 23(3) Article 94(2), second subparagraph
Article 23a Article 89
Article 23a(1) Article 89(1)
Article 23a(2) Article 89(2)
Article 23a(3) Article 89(3)
Article 23a(4) Article 89(5)
Article 23a(5) Article 89(6)
Article 24 Article 90
Article 24(1) Article 90(1)
Article 24(2) Article 90(3)
Article 24(2), second subparagraph Article 90(3), second subparagraph
Article 25 Article 93
Article 26
Article 27
Article 28 Article 95
Article 29 Article 96
Article 30
Annex I Annex XI
Annex II Annex VI, Part B
Annex III Annex XII
Annex III, Part A Annex XII, Part A
Annex III, Part B Annex XII, Part B
Annex IV Article 55

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