Regulation 4 Marking of a battery or accumulator

(1)

Without prejudice to regulation 3 above and subject to paragraph (3) below, a separate collection mark and the relevant heavy metal content mark shall be printed on a battery or accumulator or, as the case may be, on the packaging for that battery or accumulator in accordance with paragraph (2) below—

(a)

in relation to a battery or accumulator manufactured in Great Britain for sale in the Community, by the manufacturer thereof; or

(b)

in a case where—

(i)

the manufacturer thereof is not established in Great Britain;

(ii)

the battery or accumulator is to be marketed in Great Britain; and

(iii)

a separate collection mark and the relevant heavy metal content mark have not already been printed thereon or, as the case may be, on the packaging thereof,

(aa)

by the manufacturer’s authorised representative established in Great Britain; or

(bb)

by the person in Great Britain responsible for placing that battery or accumulator on the market.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1) above—

(a)

a separate collection mark shall be printed on a battery or accumulator or, as the case may be, on the packaging for that battery or accumulator in accordance with the requirements specified in Article 4(1) and (3) of the Marking Directive which for the purposes of these Regulations are set out in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 3 hereto; and

(b)

the relevant heavy metal content mark shall be printed on a battery or accumulator or, as the case may be, on the packaging for that battery or accumulator in accordance with the requirements of Article 4(2) and (3) of the Marking Directive which for the purposes of these Regulations are set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 3 hereto.

(3)

Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in relation to a battery or accumulator which is marketed in Great Britain on or before 31st December 1995 and which was manufactured in, or imported into, the Community before the date on which this regulation comes into force.