# Placing on the market of portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium intended for use in cordless power tools, and of button cells with low mercury content

European Parliament procedure 2012/0066(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 32 committee amendments tabled by 8 Members between 2012-12-11 and 2012-12-11.

## What the amendments focus on

A proposal amending the batteries directive on placing on the market portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium for cordless power tools and button cells with low mercury content. The amendments revise the dates until which existing exemptions apply (variously 31 December 2013, 30 June 2014 or 31 December 2018), align definitions of 'placing on the market' and producer-registration requirements with related EU legislation, set rules for withdrawal of non-compliant stocks, and address battery removability by end-users.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl SCHLYTER | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28139.md |
| Dan JØRGENSEN | Denmark | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28156.md |
| Miroslav OUZKÝ | Czechia | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23705.md |
| Zofija MAZEJ KUKOVIČ | Slovenia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39916.md |
| Romana JORDAN | Slovenia | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28291.md |
| Sophie AUCONIE | France | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96862.md |
| Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV | Bulgaria | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38602.md |
| Jean-Pierre AUDY | France | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33775.md |

## Official source documents

- PE501.952: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-501.952+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

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