European Union (Batteries and Accumulators) (Amendment) (Regulations) 2012
Source: Iris Oifigiúl 2012-12-28

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Batteries and Accumulators) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on the day after the date on which notice of their making is published in the Iris OifigiÃºil.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Waste Management (Batteries and Accumulators) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 268 of 2008 ) as amended by the Waste Management (Batteries and Accumulators) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 556 of 2008 ).
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paragraphs: Article 16 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) by the substitution of the following for Article 16(1)(b):
“(b) issue a certificate to each producer confirming the producer’s valid registration number,”,
(b) by the substitution of the following for Article 16(1)(d):
“(d) receive registration fees and make administrative charges to provide for the effective carrying out of its functions, and”, and
(c) by the substitution of the following for Article 16(1)(e):
“(e) set the level of the registration fees which it may review from time to time and inform the Minister of the methodology of the cost calculation of said fees.”.
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paragraphs: Article 17 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) by the substitution of the following for Article 17(2):
“(2) A producer who—
(a) fails to comply with any of the provisions of sub-article (1) or;
(b) who is deemed not to be registered in accordance with article 19(2),
shall be prohibited from placing batteries on the market in the State.”,
(b) by the substitution of the following for Article 17(3):
“(3) Any person or persons not in possession of a valid registration number in accordance with the provisions of article 19 shall be prohibited from displaying any registration number issued by the registration body on any documentation, website or at any place.”,
(c) by the substitution of the following for Article 17(4)(b):
“(b) who is required to comply with the provisions of sub-article (1) is in possession of a valid registration number in accordance with the provisions of article 19.”, and
(d) by the substitution of the following for Article 17(5):
“(5) Notwithstanding sub-article (4), any person organising a trade show, exhibition or, as appropriate, any event who fails to ensure that a producer placing batteries on the market in the State at the trade show, exhibition or, as appropriate, event concerned is in possession of a valid registration number in accordance with the provisions of article 19 shall be obliged to—
(a) register each non-registered producer concerned with the registration body in accordance with the provisions of article 17,
(b) arrange for the environmentally sound management of waste batteries in accordance with the provisions of articles 23 and 27,
(c) achieve the collection and recycling targets prescribed in articles 23 and 28, and
(d) prepare and submit waste management plans and reports in accordance with the provisions of article 30.”
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting the following for Article 18:
“18.(1) A producer shall apply for registration to the registration body or, as appropriate, a third party acting on its behalf not later than 5 September 2008 or the date of commencement of business, whichever is the later.