Georgia Announces Technical Regulation on Batteries and Battery Waste Management
(WorldNews Health)

Georgia has published a Technical Regulation on batteries and battery waste management based on the EU Battery Directive. It will enter into force on September 1, 2020. SAFEGUARDS | Consumer ProductsNO. 098/20 On May 27, 2020 Georgia published Resolution No. 324 of May 25, 2020 on `Approval of Technical Regulation on Batteries and Battery Waste Management (the Resolution). The Technical Regulation is modeled on Directive 2006/66/EC and its amendments (consolidated version to July 2018 for reference) in the European Union (EU). The provisions in the Technical Regulation include, inter alia, the following: Scope of batteries and accumulators Obligations for economic operators - manufacturers...