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Document 32025D0934
Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2025/934 of 5 March 2025 amending Decision 2000/532/EC as regards an update of the list of waste in relation to battery-related waste
Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2025/934 of 5 March 2025 amending Decision 2000/532/EC as regards an update of the list of waste in relation to battery-related waste
Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2025/934 of 5 March 2025 amending Decision 2000/532/EC as regards an update of the list of waste in relation to battery-related waste
C/2025/1360
OJ L, 2025/934, 20.5.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_del/2025/934/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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COMMISSION DELEGATED DECISION (EU) 2025/934
of 5 March 2025
amending Decision 2000/532/EC as regards an update of the list of waste in relation to battery-related waste
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (1), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:
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A list of waste was established by Commission Decision 94/3/EC (2), followed by a list of hazardous waste established by Council Decision 94/904/EC. Those Decisions were replaced by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC (3). |
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New battery chemistries, in particular as regards lithium-based, sodium-based and nickel-based batteries, have emerged during the past years and manufacturing and recycling processes for batteries have evolved. That evolution has been taken into account in the context of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) and should be reflected in the list of waste. |
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Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 furthermore introduces new and modified terminology, applicable to battery-related waste (that is to say battery manufacturing waste, waste batteries and fractions thereof), which consequently should also be reflected in the list of waste. |
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Therefore, it is necessary to update the list of waste set out in Decision 2000/532/EC to take into account new battery chemistries and battery-related waste management, the evolving battery market and to improve the identification and classification of relevant waste streams as well as to support improved sorting, recycling and reporting of battery-related waste. |
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The classification of specific waste streams as hazardous waste, relying on up to date evidence-based information on composition and hazard classification of constituent substances, is essential to ensure that waste management is carried out without endangering human health and without harming the environment. Hazardous waste entries included in the list of waste should be classified taking into account the origin and composition of the waste, as well as the applicable concentration limit values for hazardous substances, as legally defined in Annex III of Directive 2008/98/EC, for substances classified as hazardous, according to the criteria defined in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). |
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The classification of alkaline batteries should be adapted to technical and scientific progress by taking into account the concentration of relevant substances in batteries and their hazardous classification in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |
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In order to contribute to the safe and effective management of waste lithium-based batteries of municipal origin, a new hazardous waste code for lithium-based batteries, which covers separately collected fractions of municipal waste, should be introduced. |
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Decision 2000/532/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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In order to allow operators and authorities to adequately implement the new and modified waste codes, in particular for waste classified or re-classified as hazardous, and to make the necessary structural and operational changes in facilities managing battery-related waste, as well as to allow for the adaptation, submission and processing of waste permits, the application of this Decision should be deferred, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 2000/532/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 9 November 2026.
Done at Brussels, 5 March 2025.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(1) OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/98/oj.
(2) 94/3/EC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1993 establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1a of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste (OJ L 5, 7.1.1994, p. 15, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1994/3(1)/oj).
(3) Commission Decision 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2000/532/oj).
(4) Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2023 concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC (OJ L 191, 28.7.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1542/oj).
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directive 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/1272/oj).
ANNEX
The Annex to Commission Decision 2000/532/EC is amended as follows:
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entry 09 01 11* is replaced by the following:
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the following entries are inserted after entry 10 08 20:
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Chapter 16 06 is replaced by the following:
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entry19 02 11* is deleted:
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the following entries are inserted:
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the following entries are inserted after entry 19 13 08:
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entries 20 01 33* and 20 01 34 are deleted; |
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the following entries are inserted after entry 20 01 41:
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