EN IEC 60086-6:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2020
Primarne baterije - 6. del: Navodilo glede okoljskih vidikov (IEC 60086-6:2020)
Primary batteries - Part 6: Guidance on environmental aspects (IEC 60086-6:2020)
Primärbatterien - Teil 6: Leitfaden zu Umweltaspekten (IEC 60086-6:2020)
Piles électriques - Partie 6: Recommandation sur les aspects liés à l'environnement (IEC
60086-6:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60086-6:2020
ICS:
29.220.10 Primarni členi in baterije Primary cells and batteries
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60086-6

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2020
ICS 29.220.10
English Version
Primary batteries - Part 6: Guidance on environmental aspects
(IEC 60086-6:2020)
Piles électriques - Partie 6: Recommandation sur les Primärbatterien - Teil 6: Leitfaden zu Umweltaspekten
aspects liés à l'environnement (IEC 60086-6:2020)
(IEC 60086-6:2020)
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European foreword
The text of document 35/1436/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60086-6, prepared by IEC/TC 35 "Primary
cells and batteries" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2020-12-13
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-03-13
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60086-6:2020 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
ISO 14040:2006 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 14040:2006 (not modified)
IEC 62321 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 62321 (series)
IEC 62321-4:2013 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62321-4:2014 (not modified)
IEC 62321-5:2013 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62321-5:2014 (not modified)

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60086-1 2015 Primary batteries - Part 1: General EN 60086-1 2015
ASTM D 93-79 - Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by - -
or D 93-80 Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
ASTM D 3278-78 - Standard Test Methods for Flash Point of - -
Liquids by Small Scale Closed-Cup
Apparatus
EPA Publication - Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, - -
SW-846, Method Physical/Chemical Methods
1110A
EPA Publication - Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, - -
SW-846, Method Physical/Chemical Methods
EPA Publication - Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, - -
SW-846, Method Physical/Chemical Methods
9040C
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 General considerations . 10
4.1 Overview . 10
4.2 General . 10
4.3 Intent of this document . 10
4.4 Battery selection . 10
4.5 Collection rate . 11
5 Requirements and recommendations for the environment . 11
5.1 Overview . 11
5.2 General . 11
5.3 Requirements and recommendations in regards to heavy metals . 11
5.4 Disassembly method . 12
5.4.1 General . 12
5.4.2 Sorting components . 12
5.4.3 Outline of disassembly procedure . 13
5.4.4 Qualifications for disassembly . 13
5.5 Sample preparation and analysis method . 13
5.6 Marking . 13
6 Disposal of battery. 14
6.1 General . 14
6.2 Confirmation of characteristics of hazardous waste . 14
6.2.1 General . 14
6.2.2 Toxicity . 14
6.2.3 Ignitability . 14
6.2.4 Reactivity . 15
6.2.5 Corrosivity . 15
6.3 Control of hazardous waste. 15
7 Environmental considerations . 16
7.1 General . 16
7.2 Environmental assessment . 16
7.2.1 General . 16
7.2.2 Reduction . 16
7.2.3 Reuse . 16
7.2.4 Recycling . 16
7.2.5 Raw material usage . 17
7.2.6 Manufacturing . 17
7.3 Packaging considerations . 18
7.3.1 General . 18
7.3.2 Maintain safety and quality . 18
7.3.3 Convey required information that is both regulated and voluntary . 18
8 Identifying product environmental aspects using a systematic approach . 18
9 Life cycle assessment . 18

IEC 60086-6:2020 © IEC 2020 – 3 –
Annex A (informative) Battery specific laws and regulations . 19
A.1 General . 19
A.2 Minamata Convention on Mercury . 19
A.3 Africa – Tunisia . 19
A.4 Asia . 20
A.4.1 China . 20
A.4.2 Chinese Taiwan (Province of China) . 21
A.4.3 Japan . 21
A.4.4 Korea, Republic of . 22
A.5 Europe . 23
A.5.1 EU . 23
A.5.2 Norway . 23
A.5.3 Switzerland . 24
A.6 Latin America . 24
A.6.1 Argentina . 24
A.6.2 Brazil . 24
A.6.3 Colombia . 25
A.6.4 Costa Rica . 25
A.7 North America . 26
A.7.1 Canada .
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