Abstract:

In 2023, the EU Battery and Waste Battery Law was passed, which has a profound impact on the battery industry in Europe and China. This article introduces the new regulations made by the law in terms of the scope of application of batteries, production, use, recycling, and extended producer responsibility. Through in-depth research on the law, it is found that the law is more in line with the requirements of green environmental protection and sets higher standards for the production and recycling of batteries and waste batteries. The introduction of this law brings new challenges and opportunities to the market access of the EU battery and waste battery market and the battery and waste battery legislation of other countries and regions. By comparing and analyzing China's battery and waste battery law with this law, it is found that there are certain gaps between China's battery and waste battery legislation and the EU's battery and waste battery legislation. China's battery and waste battery legislation mainly has problems such as no basic law on batteries and waste batteries, the low level of existing relevant laws and regulations (mostly departmental rules), relatively rough and non-specific provisions, lack of operability, and many legislative blanks. China can draw on the advanced experience of the EU's battery and waste battery legislation, especially some cutting-edge and latest provisions, to formulate its own battery and waste battery law or administrative regulations, thereby improving China's battery and waste battery legislation and promoting the sustainable development of China's battery and waste battery industry and enhancing its international competitiveness through the improvement of laws.

Key words: EU battery and waste battery law, battery industry, comparative analysis, law improvement