1 - What is meant by battery or accumulator (B&A)?

Battery or accumulator means energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and consisting of one or more primary battery cells (non rechargeable) or consisting of one or more secondary battery cells (rechargeable)






2 - Must I register as a producer of B&A (Batteries and Accumulators)?

Please consult "Registration / B&A / Must I register", in this web page.

All companies are obliged to register if they are producers of B&A, according to the definition given by Decree-Law No. 6 / 2009 of January 6, namely:

"...any person in a Member State that, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance communication, places batteries or accumulators, including those incorporated into appliances or vehicles, on the market for the first time within the territory of that Member State on a professional basis.”



Consulte por favor o separador “Registo/P&A/Devo Registar-me”, nesta página web.

Todas as empresas têm obrigatoriamente de se registar, caso sejam produtores de P&A, de acordo com a definição dada pelo Decreto-Lei nº 6/2009, de 6 de Janeiro, ou seja:

“…qualquer pessoa singular ou colectiva que coloque, no âmbito da sua actividade profissional, pela primeira vez no mercado nacional, pilhas ou acumuladores, incluindo os incorporados em aparelhos ou veículos, independentemente da técnica de venda utilizada incluindo a venda através da comunicação à distância”



3 - What is meant by "placing on the market"?

“Placing on the market” means supplying or making available, whether in return for payment or free of charge, to a third party within the Community and includes import into the customs territory of the Community





4 - What kind of B&A are covered by this Decree Law?

a. Portable batteries or accumulators - any cell, cell - button, battery pack or accumulator that is sealed, and can be hand-carried and is not an industrial battery or accumulator nor an automotive battery or accumulator, in particular cells consist of a single element, such as the AA and AAA batteries and the batteries used in mobile phones, laptop computers, cordless power tools, toys and household appliances

b. Industrial battery or accumulator - designed exclusively for industrial or professional uses or used in any type of electric vehicles, including those used as source of emergency power or in hospitals, airports or offices, designed exclusively for portable payment terminals in shops and restaurants for readers and bar code in shops, used in instrumentation or in various types of measuring devices, those used in connection with renewable energy applications as solar panels and those used in electric vehicles, such as example, cars, wheelchairs, bicycles, airport vehicles and automatic transport vehicles;

c. Automotive battery or accumulator - any battery or accumulator used for automotive starter, lighting or ignition.

5 - Are there B&A that are excluded from this Decree Law?

Yes. The Decree Law shall not apply to batteries and accumulators used in:

a. Equipment connected with the protection of Member States' essential security interests, arms, munitions and war material, with the exclusion of products that are not intended for specifically military purposes;
b. Equipment designed to be sent into space.







6 - The presence of certain chemical elements leads to ban of B&A?

Yes, there are B&A that contain dangerous substances which are prohibited from being placed across the European Union.

a. All B&A with Mercury concentrations exceeding 5ppm

• Exceptions: Cell - button until 20.000ppm (need registration)

b. Portable B&A with cadmium concentrations greater than 20ppm

• Exceptions: B&A used in alarm systems and emergency (including emergency lighting), medical equipment and cordless power tools with cadmium concentrations greater than 20ppm (need registration)

7 - I am a foreign producer. Can I register in Portugal?

Yes, foreign producers must register, using the same procedures of a national producer, and access the online registration SIRP, in this web page.






8 - What are my responsibilities?

See the tab "Registration / B&A/ What are my responsibilities"

The responsibilities of the producer are:

a. Register and make regular activity reports to ANREEE;
b. Join a management system of B&A (Collective Scheme or Individual System);
c. Label B&A with the symbol of separate collection.




9 - I'm registered. What to do next?

Registered producers must follow the instructions given in “What are my responsibilities” scheme.
Failure to comply with responsibilities leads to undesirable fines.
Avoid falling into default. Follow the scheme.





10 - What is the use for Annual Register Certificate?

This document is a statement of accomplishment towards ANREEE.
Accomplish with your obligations means not only report your activity as Producer, according to schedule, but also make the payment of the invoices related with your register activity as Producer.
The Annual Register Certificate is renewable every year and allows to Producers to keep records of their register in ANREEE.

Please, make sure to keep your Certificate updated






11 - Who are the Authorities responsible for accomplishment or inspections?

Inspective government entities, in what WEEE management is concerned, are:

• ASAE - Economic and Food Security Authority
• IGAOT - Environment and Territory General Inspection.
  
• DGAIEC – Directorate – General of Customs
  
• Police Authorities
  

 

12 - If my company has an inspection, what should I do?

Companies can be checked by government authorities.
If your company receives a visit from these authorities, you should:

• Present your Annual Register Certificate
• Present a proving document or contract with your B&A Compliance Scheme.
• Prove that your B&A have the symbol of crossed container

13 - My data will be available to all?

The name and producer number of registered companies are in a list available on the website.
All other data - types of B&A, quantities, etc. - are strictly confidential and no one will have access to them, except ANREEE, which is conditioned by the legislative duty of confidentiality

14 - I want to take responsibility for the management of my waste of B&A. What is the process to constitute my own system?

Any producer may have is own individual scheme. In order to achieve it, he must get a license from APA – Portuguese Environment Agency.





15 - I am a reseller of B&A. Must I register?

If the acquisition of B&A is made in the country, you don’t need to register. Only those who are supplying or making B&A available, whether in return for payment or free of charge, to a third party within the Community, including import into the customs territory of the Community, have the duty to register.






16 - I know that there are many companies that should be registered and are not. To whom can I complain?

ANREEE has the duty of communicate to government entities about any infraction regarding the Decree-Law.
If you know about any company that should be registered and is not, you should contact ANREEE. Your contact is strictly confidential.






17 - I want to cancel my register. What is the procedure?

If your company is not acting as an B&A producer, you can cancel your register.
To cancel, issue a company stationary letter, dully signed requesting the cancellation.
Only procedures with all obligations accomplished towards ANREEE can be cancelled.

Please get your letter register cancellation HERE






18 - How much will I pay for my register?

The registry value is obtained as exemplified in "Registration / B&A / Prices"

19 - What are “visible fees”?

Visible fee is the environmental cost attributed to the waste management of B&A, that is, its collection, transport and correct treatment.
The costs of collection, treatment and recycling shall not be shown separately to end-users at the time of sale of new portable batteries and accumulators.

The details of these costs in other B&A are optional.






20 - I import B&A which already include visible fees. What shall I do?

Visible fees are environment costs corresponding to the treatment of waste of B&A in the country (market) where they are placed. Therefore, you should tell your supplier that these fees should not be applied to B&A exported to other markets (inside or outside the European Union).







21 - I am producer of B&A. I place some of my products into national and export other. For the exports, must I apply "visible fees"?

B&A that are exported are free of visible fees, because the treatment of B&A (when they reach end of life) will not be held in Portugal.
You should check with your Collective Scheme which procedures to follow in these cases.






22 - How much will I pay for the waste management?

This is a matter outside the competence of ANREEE. Please consult your Collective Scheme for this purpose.
 






23 - Where should I deliver my waste?

Given the danger they have in their composition, B&A portable, industrial and automotive, should be properly disposed of so that they have a correct treatment.
We all have a role in the management of these wastes.
Decree Law 6 / 2009 even has fines for end-users of batteries and accumulators that do not make the delivery of the wastes at the point of collection, designed for this purpose.

In order that free delivery of portable and industrial B&A for end-users can be guaranteed, both producers and distributors of B&A are obliged to take back the waste, regardless of chemical composition and its origin in containers and collection points provided for that purpose.

End-users of  batteries for private car can deliver it, free of charge at the point of collection, provided by the producers of B&A.

With all these solutions, there is no excuse to throw in the trash batteries that have reached their end of life.
Remember: we are all stakeholders and share responsibility for good environmental performance of Portugal.

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