# 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 2: Scope

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

1. This Directive shall apply to all types of batteries and accumulators, regardless of their shape, volume, weight, material composition or use. It shall apply without prejudice to Directives 2000/53/EC and 2002/96/EC.
2. This Directive shall not apply to batteries and accumulators used in:
(a) equipment connected with the protection of Member States' essential security interests, arms, munitions and war material, with the exclusion of products that are not intended for specifically military purposes;
(b) equipment designed to be sent into space.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/66/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-66/article-2
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