Batteries and Accumulators in France
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Regulations Organisation Market Collection Treatment European Outlook Data Comparison 2014 Batteries and Accumulators in France COLLECTION REPÈRES RETOUR SOMMAIRE The present synthesis report presents the market for Batteries and Accumulators in France in 2014 based on the data gathered through the ADEME’s Register of Batteries and Accumulators, which is completed by data from sector stakeholders. In 2001, the French Environmental Agency, known as ADEME, created the Observatory of batteries and accumulators (B&A) in order to keep track with the batteries and accumulators market. Following the transposition of European Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators into French law on 22 September 2009, the National Register of Battery and Accumulator producers was created in 2010. Since January 2014, a unique website called SYDEREP (SYstème DEclaratif des filières REP) compiles all the Registers and Observatories for the WEEE*, Batteries and Accumulators, Furniture, fluorinated gases, tires and ELV* sectors (www.syderep.ademe.fr). This Register aims to record the French producers and to consolidate the B&A producers and recycling companies annual reporting: the regulation requires that all B&A producers and recycling companies report annually through the Register on the quantities of batteries and accumulators they put on the market, collect and treat. Based on analysis of the data, ADEME issues an annual report allowing both the follow-up of the batteries and accumulators market in France and communication regarding the achievement of the collection and recovery objectives set by EU regulation.The present summary is based on the 2014 report. Updated data are posted annualy at www.ademe.fr/mediatheque * WEEE: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment * ELV: End-of-life Vehicles 2 Batteries and Accumulators in France - 2014 Data - Summary RETOUR SOMMAIRE Regulations In 2009 the EU-Directive 2006/66/CE was In 2015, the provisions of Directive By-law of 6 August, 2015, repealing transposed into French law with Decree 2013/56/EU of 20 November, 2013, the revised By-law of November 18th, 2009-1139 issued on September 22nd, amending Directive 2006/66/EC were 2009: cases and conditions under which 2009: This decree, codified in the articles transposed into French law through the the obligations regarding cadmium R.543-124 to R.543-134 of the French adoption of three regulatory texts: level in portable B&A do not apply, environmental code, was completed by Decree 2015-849 of 10 July, 2015 By-law of 6 August, 2015, amending Decree 2011-828 of 11 July, 2011, Decree (bringing the provisions of the French the By-law of 18 November, 2009, on 2012-617 of 2 May, 2012, and Decree Environmental Code relating to B&A the National Register: declaration by 2015-849 of 10 July, 2015. waste management into line with the approved Producer Responsibility The Directive 2006/66/EC sets out the EU law and possibly accrediting a Organisations of the quantities placed European regulation guiding EU Member coordinating body in case several on the market on behalf of its member States on the organisation of B&A wastes Producer Responsibility Organisations producers, the annual declaration being collection and treatment. are accredited), due no later than 31 March. European French Legislation Legislation nd Directive 2006/66/CE of September 6th, 2006: Transposition Decree 2009-1139 of September 22 , 2009: Batteries and Accumulators Directive into French law (codified by articles R. 543-124 to R. 543-134 of the Environmental Code) Modified by Modified by Decree 2011-828 of July 11th, 2011: Directive 2008/12/EC of March 11th, 2008: modification modification of vocabulary of the implementing powers conferred on the Commission Decree 2012-617 of May 2nd, 2012: modifications th Directive 2008/103/EC of November 19 , 2008: of definitions, specifications about collection rate modification regarding placing B&A on the market Decree 2015-849 of July 10th, 2015: Directive 2013/56/EU of November 20th, 2013: specifications about cadmium restrictions, removal of exemptions for B&A containing cadmium possible accreditation a coordinating body and mercury Completed by Completed by By-law of November 9th, 2009, modified by Order of October 26th, 2011: transportation, gathering, sorting and treatment of B&A Décision 2008/763/EC of September 29th, 2008: defines a methodology of calculation of annual sales By-law of November 18th, 2009, modified by By-law of of B&A to end-users November 21st, 2011 repealed by Order of August 6th, 2015: cases and conditions under wich the obligations regarding Décision 2009/603/EC of August 5th, 2009: definition of cadmium level in portable B&A do not apply requirements for registration of producers of B&A By-law of November 18th, 2009 related to Batteries and Regulation n° 1103/2010 of November 29th, 2010: Accumulators National Register, modified by By-law of definition of rules as regards capacity labelling of B&A August 6th, 2015: Annual declaration being due no later than March 31st Regulation n° 493/2012 of June 11th, 2012: details rules regarding the calculation of recycling 2 Orders of December 28th, 2009: effiencies of the recycling processes of waste B&A Approval of the 2 Producer Responsability Organisations dedicated to portable B&A: COREPILE and SCRELEC January 7th, 2011: Approval of the Mobivia Groupe SA individual collection system for portable B&A 3 RETOUR SOMMAIRE DEFINITION Is considered as battery or accumulator (B&A) any source All B&A are concerned by the Decree, whatever their shape, of electric energy obtained through direct transformation of volume, weight, use or constitutive material, with the chemical energy, consisting of one or more primary battery exception of: cells (nonrechargeable) or consisting of one or more secondary B&A used in equipment related to the protection of the battery cells (rechargeable). essential security interests of Member States, arms, munitions and war material, if they are specifically intended for military purposes. B&A used in equipment designed to be sent into space. THE reGulatIon defInes THree TYPes of B&A: Portable B&A: any battery, button cell, battery pack or accumulator that is sealed and can be carried by hand and that is neither an industrial battery or accumulator nor an automotive battery or accumulator. Automotive B&A: any battery or accumulator used for starter system, lighting system or automotive. Industrial B&A: any battery or accumulator designed for exclusively industrial or professional uses or used in any type of electric vehicle, including electric bikes. THE B&A sector’S monItorING and ORGanIsatION bodIes An advisory commission for the portable B&A sector An Operational Steering Committee (OSC) for the follow-up was founded in 2010. Its main role is to examine B&A sector, established in 2012, allows the optimisation application for public organisations and individual systems of the sector operational aspects. It consists of treatment authorisations and to follow the B&A sector performance. operator’s representative (FEDEREC, FNADE, and SFRAP1), The 18 commission members meet twice a year and are the approved Producer Responsibility Organisations divided in 5 groups (local elected, producers, recyclers, (Corepile and Screlec) and the approved individual system associations and public authorities). (MOBIVIA Groupe). It permits to facilitate communication, information sharing and to work on a better sector performance. The keys topics covered are aspects related to contracts, operators’ audits or treatment safety. 1 FEDEREC (Fédération des Entreprises du Recyclage): Federation of recycling companies; FNADE (Fédération Nationale des Activités de Dépollution): National federation of remediation activities; SFRAP (Syndicat Français des Recycleurs de Piles et d’Accumulateurs): French union of batteries and accumulators recyclers. 234 Batteries and Accumulators in France - 2014 Data - Summary RETOUR SOMMAIRE Organisation The major players in the B&A sector are B&A producers, B&A collectors and the recycling companies. In 2014: 14 treatment operators (divided into 17 recycling plants) 2 approved Producer Responsibility Organisations (PRO) 1,776 producers registered on the B&A Register (of which 1,246 filed non-zero declarations in 2014). The producers Placing on the market: the supplying or Consumers and users of batteries and Producer: any person located on the the provision to third parties of batteries accumulators: their consumer habits national territory placing professionally and accumulators whether in return or demands significantly influence for the first time on the French for payment or free of charge, into the market trends. market, irrespective of the selling customs territory of the European Union, First collection actors: they have to technique used, including by means including importation. make the effort to bring back all of their of distance communication, batteries The holders waste batteries and accumulators to and accumulators, including those The Batteries and Accumulators the nearest collection point (drop-off incorporated into appliances or vehicles. holders, whether they are individuals or centres or retail outlets). companies, play an important role as: Types of B&A Different organisation options to manage B&A end-of-life - Join an approved Producer Responsibility Organisations: Corepile and Screlec are currently state-approved Portable - Have its own individual system approved by the state authorities: Only one producer (MOBIVIA Groupe SA)