# Batteries and waste batteries

European Parliament procedure 2020/0353(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee ENVI / IMCO / ITRE / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 2,403 committee amendments tabled by 112 Members between 2021-06-09 and 2021-10-26.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative file on batteries and waste batteries. The amendments distinguish portable, industrial and automotive batteries; set recycled-content targets for cobalt, lead, lithium and nickel; and impose supply-chain due diligence on economic operators covering human rights, child labour, indigenous peoples and environmental risks, alongside a battery passport, safety requirements for stationary energy storage, and rules for second-life and recovery of materials.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietro FIOCCHI | Italy | ECR | 228 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197607.md |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | RE | 221 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197401.md |
| Eugen JURZYCA | Slovakia | ECR | 195 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197767.md |
| Sven GIEGOLD | Germany | Verts/ALE | 165 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96730.md |
| Alexandr VONDRA | Czechia | ECR | 163 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197537.md |
| Jakop G. DALUNDE | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 149 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/183338.md |
| Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 133 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197735.md |
| Andreas SCHIEDER | Austria | S&D | 126 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197670.md |
| Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES | Portugal | S&D | 125 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197635.md |
| Clara AGUILERA | Spain | S&D | 125 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125045.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 124 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | 124 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202073.md |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | 122 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37312.md |
| Anna CAVAZZINI | Germany | Verts/ALE | 121 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/86793.md |
| Jessica POLFJÄRD | Sweden | PPE | 107 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197404.md |

## Official source documents

- PE689.858: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-689858_EN.pdf
- PE693.772: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-693772_EN.pdf
- PE697.546: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-697546_EN.pdf
- PE697.608: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-697608_EN.pdf
- PE699.086: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-699086_EN.pdf
- PE699.087: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-699087_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-0353-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-0353-COD.json

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