Battery regulation: The end user is obliged to return batteries that are waste to a distributor, the point of sale or to the collection points set up by the public waste disposal authorities free of charge. Deviating from this, end consumers who are commercial or other economic companies or public institutions can choose the place of return using the common return system in accordance with Section 4 Paragraph. 2 or with manufacturers who have their own system in accordance with Section 4 Para. 3 have set up, agree. Batteries that require labeling must be marked with one of the two equivalent symbols, consisting of a crossed-out garbage can and the chemical symbol of the heavy metal that is decisive for the classification as containing pollutants. The decision as to which symbol is used i.
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