It was way back in 2006 that the EU first introduced regulations surrounding the development and usage of battery technology.Directive 2006/66/EC("the Directive")came into force on 6 Septemberthat year with the primary aim of harmonising and minimisingthe impact of batteries and accumulators on the environment across the EU.The Directive sought to achieve these aims in two key ways:firstly,by prohibiting the supply and distribution of all batteries containing more than a certain amount of cadmium or lead and,secondly,by providing various obligations on the collection,treatment,recycling and disposal of batteries.This original regulation led to an upturn in innovation in the field of battery technology-at least in view of the patent filings,in the patent classification relating to the reclamation of serviceable Parts from waste accumulators.
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