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  1. All batteries sold in Germany must be registered by March 1st (26.02.2010)
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All batteries sold in Germany must be registered by March 1st (26.02.2010)

Manufacturers and importers of batteries and rechargeable storage cells may only trade their products on the German market if they have previously enrolled in the national manufacturer?s register. As of March 1st, 2010 it will constitute an administrative offence inter alia to sell batteries and rechargeable storage cells without having done so. The register has been available online at https://www.battg-melderegister.umweltbundesamt.de/battg/authenticate.do since December 1st, 2009.

For more details on the 2009 New Batteries Act, visit the responsible Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety's website at: http://www.bmu.de/english/waste_management/downloads/doc/44577.php.

The full text of the Act Revising the Law of Waste-Related Product Responsibility for Batteries and Accumulators is available in English here: http://www.bmu.de/files/english/pdf/application/pdf/battg_en_bf.pdf.