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Examples of acceptable evidence of broadly equivalent standards for packaging and equivalent standards for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries.
Product Safety Report for Anker Detachable Battery for EverFrost Powered Cooler presenting a risk of fire.
Information on waste batteries excluded from the regulations, definitions and battery types.
Product recall for Ancheer Electric Bike Battery presenting a risk of fire.
Apply for approval as a facility to treat, recycle or export waste batteries for treatment and recycling and the rules you must follow.
Product recall for ESS Home Batteries presenting a risk of fire due to the potential for the batteries to overheat.
Information for consumers.
Product Recall for KS Energy KS-SB210 Lithium-ion battery seat base compact series presenting a risk of fire.
Guidance for manufacturers on placing batteries and accumulators on the market.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers.
Find out if you must offer free collection of old batteries - batteries you must take back, how to collect and send batteries to be recycled, penalties
Rules to follow if you put batteries, including batteries in vehicles or appliances, on the UK market for the first time.
Legacy resources to support button battery safety and raise awareness produced for a product safety campaign during 2021.
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