Waste batteries and accumulators, batteries and accumulators

Government Bill to Parliament proposing an amendment to the Waste Act and related legislation

The purpose of the proposal is to introduce supplementary provisions to the EU Regulation on batteries and waste

batteries to national legislation. The proposed amendments mainly concern the Waste Act, which is applied in Åland
through the Act of Åland (2018:83) on the application of the Finnish Waste Act. The proposal currently being presented is
the last part of the implementation of the Batteries Regulation.
In addition, the proposal implements an amendment to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive.
The proposal is implemented in Åland through what is known as “blanket legislation,” which means that Finland’s
national regulations are made applicable in Åland.