Definitions
 1. In this Regulation, “battery” means a product that, (a) is a container consisting of one or more voltaic or galvanic cells, in which chemical energy is stored as electricity or converted into electricity and used as a source of power; and (b) weighs five kilograms or less. (“piles et batteries”) “battery collection site” means a site where batteries used by a consumer in Ontario are collected for the purpose of resource recovery; (“lieu de collecte de piles et batteries”) “battery hauler” means a person who arranges for the transport of batteries that are used by a consumer in Ontario and are destined for processing, reuse, refurbishing or disposal, but does not include a person who arranges for the transport of batteries initially generated by that person; (“transporteur de piles et batteries”) “battery processor” means a person who processes, for the purpose of resource recovery, batteries used by a consumer in Ontario; (“transformateur de piles et batteries”) “battery refurbisher” means a person who prepares or refurbishes, for the purpose of reuse, batteries used by a consumer in Ontario; (“personne remettant à neuf des piles et batteries”) “land disposed” has the same meaning as “land disposal” in Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General — Waste Management) made under the Environmental Protection Act; (“éliminé en milieu terrestre”) “large producer” means a producer to whom section 9 applies; (“gros producteur”) “management requirement” means the minimum amount of batteries, determined under section 13, that a producer is required to manage; (“obligation de gestion”) “performance period” means the applicable time period, set out under section 4, during which a producer is responsible for collecting or managing batteries; (“période d’exécution”) “permanent establishment” (a) has the meaning assigned by subsection 400 (2) of the Income Tax Regulations (Canada) in the case of a corporation, and (b) has the meaning assigned by subsection 2600 (2) of the Income Tax Regulations (Canada) in the case of an individual; (“établissement stable”) “primary battery” means a battery that can be used only once; (“piles et batteries primaires”) “producer” means a person who is required to carry out responsibilities relating to batteries, as determined in accordance with section 5; (“producteur”) “producer responsibility organization” means a person retained by a producer for the purpose of carrying out one or more of the following producer responsibilities relating to batteries, but does not include a battery processor retained solely for the purposes of processing batteries or a battery refurbisher retained solely for the purposes of refurbishing batteries: 1. Arranging for the establishment or operation of a collection or management system. 2. Establishing or operating a collection or management system. 3. Preparing and submitting reports; (“organisme assumant les responsabilités d’un producteur”) “rechargeable battery” means a battery that can be recharged to be used more than once; (“piles et batteries rechargeables”) “recycling efficiency rate” means the ratio of the weight of resources recovered from batteries received by a battery processor, to the weight of batteries received by that battery processor; (“taux d’efficacité du recyclage”) “resident in Canada” means a person having a permanent establishment in Canada; (“résident du Canada”) “resident in Ontario” means a person having a permanent establishment in Ontario; (“résident de l’Ontario”) “territorial district” means a geographic area, other than a municipality, named and described in Schedule 2 to Ontario Regulation 180/03 (Division of Ontario into Geographic Areas) made under the Territorial Division Act, 2002; (“district territorial”) “Verification and Audit Procedure” means the document entitled “Registry Procedure — Verification and Audit” published by the Authority and dated January 24, 2020, as amended from time to time, and available on the Registry; (“Procédure de vérification”) “volunteer organization” means a person who owns a brand that is used in respect of batteries and is not resident in Canada. (“organisme bénévole”) O. Reg. 30/20, s. 1; O. Reg. 553/22, s. 1. Part II   General