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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-24022025-261281
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 950]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025/PHALGUNA 5, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th February, 2025
S.O. 958(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), clauses (v) and (vii) of sub-section (2)
of section 3; sub-section (1), clauses (c) and (d) of sub-section (2) of section 6; section 8; and clause (b) of
sub-section (2) of section 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby
makes the following rules further to amend the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022, namely :-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Battery Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022, in Schedule I, in paragraph (2),
(a) In clause (ia), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely :
"Provided that the provisions of this clause shall not apply to packaging covered under rule 26 of the
Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.".
(b) After clause (ia), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:
"(ib) producers may fulfill the requirements of clause (ia), subject to providing the information in writing
to the Central Pollution Control Board,
A. print a barcode or Quick Response code containing the Extended Producer Responsibility
registration number on
(a) battery or battery pack; or
(b) equipment having battery or battery pack; or
(c) packaging of battery or battery pack; or
(d) packaging of the equipment having battery or battery pack; or
(e) bulk packaging of batteries or battery packs, not for retail sale;
B. print the Extended Producer Registration number on the product information brochure;
Provided that the Central Pollution Control Board shall publish a consolidated list of
such producers, who have provided the information to it on the centralised online portal and
update their details every quarter.".
(c) In clause (v), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely, -
"Provided that marking of chemical symbol ‘Cd' or ‘Pb' is not applicable where the metal concentration
of Cadmium in the battery is less than or equal to 0.002% (20 parts per million) or Lead in the battery is
less than or equal to 0.004% (40 parts per million) by weight.".
[F. No. 12/36/2019-HSMD]
VED PRAKASH MISHRA, Jt. Secy.
Note. The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii),
vide number S.O. 3984(E), dated the 24th August, 2022 and subsequently amended vide notification numbers
S.O. 4669(E), dated the 25th October, 2023, G.S.R. 190(E), dated the 14th March, 2024, S.O. 2374 (E), dated
20th June, 2024 and S.O. 5210 (E), dated 3rd December, 2024.