# Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 19: Participation

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

1. Member States shall ensure that all economic operators and all competent public authorities may participate in the collection, treatment and recycling schemes referred to in Articles 8 and 12.
2. These schemes shall also apply to batteries and accumulators imported from third countries under non-discriminatory conditions and shall be designed to avoid barriers to trade or distortions of competition.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/66/article/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-66/article-19
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