• EU
• DIRECTIVE 2006/66/EC OF THE EUROPEAN UNIONOn September 26, 2006, European Commission released a new Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, The Directi.....
• USA
• Federal Act enacted mercury batteries and Rechargeable Battery Management ActFederal Act enacted mercury batteries and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (U.S. PUBLICLAW 104-142) in 1996, this law co.....
• China
• According to the actual situation of Chinas battery industry, the work of limiting mercury content in the battery products to be implemented step by step, first of all to achieve a low-mercury, ultima.....
• Japan
• The Japanese battery environmental regulations and measuresThe law for thePromotion of the Effective Utilization of Resources (Law No. 48) came into effect since April 1 2001. Regarding to the recycli......
• Other places
• 1 CanadaCanadian environmental regulations related to mercury-containing batteries provides specific targets to reduce the amount of mercury used in the battery:(1) Hearing aid zinc-air battery maximu..

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