Thanks to Parliament, distributors will have to take back the spent portable batteries and accumulators at no cost to the consumer and regardless of when they were placed on the market.
Direktīva izvirza mērķi pārstrādāt 65 % no svina-skābes baterijām un akumulatoriem (vidējās masas), 75 % — niķeļa-kadmija un 50 % no citām baterijām.