In the view of Johannes BLOKLAND (IND/DEM, NL), who drafted Parliament's report on the directive, this represents important progress: " This provision was not in the original proposal but Parliament thought the consumer should be able to choose higher-performance and long-life batteries.
Direktīva prasa informēt patērētājus par bateriju faktisko jaudu, bateriju savākšanas shēmām un sniegt uzticamu, atklātu un skaidru informāciju par smago metālu saturu baterijās.