Commission Regulation (EU) No 1103/2010 of 29 November 2010 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, rules as regards capacity labelling of portable secondary (rechargeable) and automotive batteries and accumulators Text with EEA relevance

1 This Regulation shall apply to portable secondary (rechargeable) and automotive batteries and accumulators placed on the market for the first time 18 months after the date referred to in Article 5.

2 This Regulation shall not apply to portable secondary (rechargeable) batteries and accumulators as listed in Annex I.

1 The electric charge that a battery or an accumulator can deliver under a specific set of conditions shall be considered as the capacity of the battery or the accumulator.

2 The capacity of portable secondary (rechargeable) batteries and accumulators shall be determined on the basis of IEC/EN 61951-1, IEC/EN 61951-2, IEC/EN 60622, IEC/EN 61960 and IEC/EN 61056-1 standards depending on chemical substances contained therein as specified in Annex II, Part A.

3 The capacity of automotive batteries and accumulators shall be determined on the basis of standard IEC 60095-1/EN 50342-1 depending on chemical substances contained therein as specified in Annex II, Part B.

1 The capacity of portable secondary (rechargeable) batteries and accumulators shall be expressed in ‘milliampere-hour(s)’ or ‘ampere-hour(s)’, using the abbreviations mAh or Ah respectively.

2 The capacity of automotive batteries and accumulators shall be expressed in ‘ampere-hour(s)’ (Ah) and ‘Cold Cranking Amperes’ (A), using both these abbreviations.

1 Portable secondary (rechargeable) batteries and accumulators shall be marked with a label containing the information set out in Annex III, Part A. The minimum size of the label shall be determined according to the type of the battery and accumulator as specified in Annex IV, Part A.

2 All automotive batteries and accumulators shall be marked with a label containing the information set out in Annex III, Part B. The minimum size of the label shall be determined according to the type of the battery and accumulator as specified in Annex IV, Part B.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.