Government Decision No. 105 of 1995 on Batteries and Accumulators Containing Certain Dangerous Substances.

This Decision shall apply to batteries and accumulators containing more than: 1) 25 mg mercury per cell, with the exception of alkaline manganese batteries; 2) 0.025 percent cadmium by weight; or 3) 0.4 percent lead by weight. The Decision shall also apply to alkaline manganese batteries containing more than 0.25 percent mercury by weight. This Decision also applies to batteries and accumulators containing more than 0.0005 percent of mercury by weight and that are placed on the market as from April 1, 1999. Batteries and accumulators containing more than 0.0005 percent of mercury by weight, excluding button cells and batteries composed of button cells with a mercury content of no more than 2 percent by weight, may not be placed on the market. The prohibition also applies to batteries and accumulators incorporated in appliances. Batteries and accumulators may be placed on the market only if they are marked in accordance with annex 1 to this Decision. Annex 1 concerns marking of batteries. Compliance with this Decision shall be supervised by the supervisory authorities referred to in the Waste Act (1072/1993) and the Chemicals Act (744/1989), each in its own sector.