S.L. 549.54 Art. 19Distance sellers.

Where a producer supplies batteries and accumulators by means of distance communication he shall:

(a) register in accordance with regulation 17;

(b) notify the competent authority at the time of registration that he supplies batteries and accumulators by means of distance communication and that this regulation applies; and

(c) upon a request from the competent authority undertake to provide it with information that demonstrates he has complied with his obligation to provide financing for the collection, treatment, recycling and environmentally sound disposal of waste batteries and accumulators deposited at collection points in the Member State where the purchaser of the battery or accumulator resides.