DIRECTIVE 2006/66/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC

Directive 2006/66/EC establishes Extended Producer Responsibility for batteries and accumulators, mandating collection, recycling, and treatment targets; restricts hazardous substances (mercury, cadmium); and requires labeling—a foundational EU circular-economy instrument enacted in 2006.