# Commission Directive 93/86/EEC of 4 October 1993 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 91/157/EEC on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances, Article 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The symbol described in Article 2 shall cover 3 % of the area of the largest side of the battery or accumulator, up to a maximum size of 5 x 5 cm. For cylindrical cells the symbol shall cover 3 % of half the surface area of the battery or accumulator and shall have a maximum size of 5 x 5 cm.
Where the size of the battery or accumulator is such that the symbol would be smaller than 0,5 x 0,5 cm, the battery or accumulator need not be marked but a symbol measuring 1 x 1 cm shall be printed on the packaging.
2. The symbol referred to in Article 3 shall be printed beneath the symbol referred to in Article 2. It shall cover an area of at least one quarter the size of the symbol described in paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. The symbols shall be printed visibly, legibly and indelibly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1993/86/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1993-86/article-4
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