Guidance

Batteries and accumulators: placing on the market regulations

Guidance explaining the regulations for selling new batteries or battery-powered appliances in the UK.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 15 August 2008
• Last updated: 7 May 2014 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 23 December 2014

This guidance has been replaced with Placing batteries on the market: producer responsibility.

Documents

The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008: government guidance notes

Ref: BIS/14/778

PDF, 98.6 KB, 12 pages

The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2012: government guidance notes

Ref: BIS/14/779

PDF, 129 KB, 9 pages

Details

The 2008 guidance explains the Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 and the compliance requirements affecting the design and manufacture of new batteries. It is intended for people selling new batteries or battery-powered appliances in the UK from 26 September 2008.

The 2012 guidance explains the 2012 regulations, which adds a provision to the 2008 regulations about adding the capacity of the battery on its label, effective from 31 May 2012.

Published 15 August 2008
Last updated 7 May 2014 + show all updates

1. 7 May 2014

   Both guidance documents updated.

2. 15 August 2008

   First published.