# The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009, Regulation 71: Increased environmental performance

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

(1) In relation to battery manufacturers established in the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State must promote research and encourage improvements in the overall environmental performance of batteries throughout their entire life cycle as well as the development and marketing of batteries which contain smaller quantities of dangerous substances or which contain less polluting substances, in particular as substitutes for mercury, cadmium and lead.
(2) In this regulation “dangerous substance” means any substance which has to be considered dangerous under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, as amended from time to time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/890/regulation/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-batteries-and-accumulators-regulations-2009/regulation-71
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