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Explanatory note

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These Regulations implement Regulation (EU) No 493/2012 of 11 June 2012 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, detailed rules regarding the calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling process for waste batteries and accumulators.

Regulation 2 implements Article 3 of the Commission Regulation in relation to the methods of calculation of recycling efficiency and for the purposes of Article 3(4) of the Regulation the Department is the competent authority.