The rules that apply in France
The EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 applies directly, replacing the old Batteries Directive with extended producer responsibility, collection and material recovery targets, recycled-content rules and, from February 2027, a digital battery passport for EV and larger industrial batteries. France has a long-established producer responsibility system for batteries, run through approved eco-organisations and individual schemes, with ADEME keeping the producer register.
Northern France is building a cell manufacturing cluster, so production scrap is growing alongside end-of-life passenger EV volumes.
What producers and holders must do
Producer responsibility follows whoever placed the battery on the market, but the practical burden often lands on the fleet or workshop holding the retired asset.
- Register as a producer and meet take-back duties through an approved scheme
- Use permitted (ICPE-classified) sites for storage and treatment
- Report quantities placed on the market and collected
- Prepare battery passport and due-diligence information for in-scope batteries
Local permitting around Lyon, France
The refinery operates under French permitting for classified installations (ICPE) and the EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. Waste shipments follow the EU Waste Shipment Regulation.
The document set
Road transport follows ADR, and cross-border shipments follow the EU Waste Shipment Regulation. Each consignment carries a dangerous goods declaration, a transporter authorisation, a weighbridge record and a chain-of-custody sheet.
| Document | When | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Dangerous goods declaration | Before pickup | UN 3480 / UN 3481 classification and damage status |
| Chain-of-custody sheet | At handover | Links serials to transporter and destination |
| Weighbridge record | At gate-in | Verified mass for certificates and settlement |
| Recovery certificate | After processing | Quantity, recovery per metal and downstream vendors |
Booking a collection in the Lyon, France catchment
These site-specific notes help collections run on time.
- Only black mass and scrap are accepted.
- Cross-border shipments need prior documentation.
- Bulk bags must be sealed and labelled.
- Settlement follows assay at intake.