What is Battery-Waste EPR Certificate?
Extended Producer Responsibility’(EPR) Extended Producer Responsibility’ means responsibility of any Producer of Battery waste for Environmentally sound management of such Waste Battery.
Extended Producer Responsibility may comprise of implementing take back system or setting up of collection centers or both and having agreed arrangements with authorized dismantler or recycler.
Who can apply?
- Producer
- Importer
- Recycler
- Brand Owners
- Traders
Documents Required for E-Waste EPR Registration
- Company GST Certificate, IEC Certificate, PAN card, CIN certificate and MSME certificate.
- PAN card and Aadhar Card of Authorized Signatory Person from the company.
- One email ID and Mobile number for OTP verification.
- Details of Products Import/Manufacturer and sales data record of previous financial will be required.
What is the Validity of Battery Waste EPR Certificate?
Battery Waste EPR Certificate is valid for 5 years and after that renewal will be required.
Post Compliance/Annual Returns?
Filing annual returns in the form provided on the portal on or before 30th June following the financial year to which that return relates.
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‘Battery' means new or refurbished cell and/or Battery and/or their component, including accumulator, which is any source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and includes disposable primary and/or secondary battery.
Waste Battery includes:
(i) Used and/or End of Life Battery and/or its components or spares or parts or consumables which may or may not be hazardous in nature;
(ii) Pre-consumer Off-Spec Battery and its components or spares or parts or consumables;
(iii) Battery whose date for appropriate use has expired;
(iv) Battery which have been discarded by the user
EPR targets is the quantity of battery placed in the market by the Producer/Manufacturers. Details are given in Schedule II of the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022.
‘Producer’ means an entity who engages in:
(i) manufacture and sale of Battery including refurbished Battery, including in equipment, under its own brand; or
(ii) sale of Battery including refurbished Battery, including in equipment, under its own brand produced by other manufacturers or suppliers.
(iii) import of Battery as well as equipment containing Battery.
As per Rule 4 (4), The person or an entity involved in manufacturing of Battery shall have to register through the online centralised portal as Producer in Form 1(A). The certificate of registration shall be issued in Form 1(B).
As per rule 3(1) (u), Importer of Battery as well as equipment containing Battery will be called 'Producer'. The Importer has to obtain registration from CPCB to carry out import activities related to battery.
The following entities shall register on the online portal developed by CPCB:
(i) Producer (Importers comes under the definition of Producer as per Rules)
(ii) Manufacturers of Battery
(iii) Recyclers and Refurbishes
Importers shall have EPR Obligations under the following conditions:
a. Importers who sale the imported battery in the market under their own brand name.
b. Importers supplying the imported battery to other manufactures/dealers and the manufacturers/dealers is selling those batteries in the market under the brand name provided by the importer.
c. Importers supplying the imported battery directly to bulk consumers.
d. Importers selling the imported battery in the market under the name of the brand imported.