Decree of the Flemish Government amending the VLAREM, the VLAREBO Decree, the DABM and the VLAREMA

TRIS notification 2024/0717/BE — draft technical regulation notified under Directive (EU) 2015/1535 (not yet adopted)

Decree of the Flemish Government amending the VLAREM, the VLAREBO Decree, the DABM and the VLAREMA

End of standstill: 2025-03-26

1. MSG 001 IND 2024 0717 BE EN 23-12-2024 BE NOTIF
2. Belgium
4. 2024/0717/BE - S20E - Waste
5. Decree of the Flemish Government amending the VLAREM, the VLAREBO Decree, the DABM and the VLAREMA
6. Batteries and waste batteries
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Directive 2006/123/EC on services in the internal market
Other
Applicable to all producers and organisations
Implementation of EU Regulation No 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries
In line with what the Regulation requires
8. The amending Decree sets out, in Articles 1 and 2, the precautionary and safety measures to be taken by the operator for the storage and treatment of waste lithium batteries.
Article 12 lays down the conditions to be complied with and the procedure to be followed by producers fulfilling the extended producer responsibility obligations individually, and producer responsibility organisations appointed to fulfil those obligations collectively, in an application for registration and an application for approval for the fulfilment of the extended producer responsibility, in accordance with Articles 55 and 58 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. This Article also sets out the obligations to be fulfilled during the period of registration and approval, e.g. updating the operational plan, financial plan, prevention and communication plan, etc. as part of the management plan; specific arrangements for the collection of defective or damaged lithium batteries; annual reporting; collection through municipal collection channel; selection of waste management operators; financial contribution and guarantee.
The amending Decree contains, also in Article 12, the conditions to be met by a collection point for waste batteries and the reporting obligations of (1) registered collectors, dealers and brokers collecting waste batteries; 2° waste management operators preparing waste batteries for re-use or preparing them for repurposing; 3° waste processors responsible for the recycling of waste batteries; 4° waste holders exporting waste batteries; and 5° facilities for remanufacturing or repurposing batteries.
9. This Decree provides for the partial implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2023 concerning batteries and waste batteries. This Regulation lays down measures relating to extended producer responsibility (EPR) and the management of waste batteries. The Regulation shall enter into force directly, but also requires Member States to lay down the details of the organisation, including administrative and procedural rules.
10. Numbers or titles of basic texts:
11. No
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13. No
14. No
15. No
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TBT aspects: No
SPS aspects: No