EU-BATTERIES_REGULATION-ANX_I_VI_ART_13_5

Batteries Regulation - Prohibitions and Labelling

EU. Prohibited Substances (Annex I) & Labeling Requirements (Art. 13(5) and Annex VI) for batteries, Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, OJ L 191, 28 July 2023

This database contains: 1/use prohibitions of mercury, cadmium, and lead in batteries; and 2/ labeling requirements for cadmium and lead, other hazardous substances (non-exhaustive list derived from CLP Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, Annex VI, Table 3) and critical raw materials (derived from 4th List of Critical Raw Materials, 2020) in batteries. The list is based on the new Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 which became enforceable on 18 February 2024, with some transitional periods.

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cadmium

EC / List no: 231-152-8 CAS no: 7440-43-9
Application Name
Portable batteries, whether or not incorporated into appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles
CAS
7440-43-9
EC Number
231-152-8
Expressed As
As cadmium
Label
Shall be marked with the chemical symbol for the metal concerned: Cd or Pb. The relevant chemical symbol indicating the heavy metal content shall be printed beneath the separate collection symbol and shall cover an area of at least one-quarter the size of that symbol.
Label limit
0.002 %w/w
Limit
0.002 %w/w
Name
cadmium