Information about Batteries

Battery labelling in accordance with BattReg 2023/1542 for portable batteries and EU declarations of conformity

Your vehicle can contain a variety of batteries – from the starter battery and batteries for remote keys to batteries in the tyre pressure sensor. To be able to ensure a more sustainable battery management across the entire service life, correct labelling is important. This labelling is regulated by law in Articles 38–41 EU BattReg. All batteries must bear a label – this is not always possible due to the size or type of battery. In this case, the documents must be amended accordingly: That’s why we are providing you with an overview of the relevant information concerning small device batteries.

• 1. Complete battery labelling (model identification, labelling for identification purposes, e.g. batch or series number, product number etc.)
• 2. Information on the name of the producer or importer, registered trade name or registered trademark, postal address, main contact centre and, where applicable, website and e-mail address

We also provide you with the EU declarations of conformity. A single document containing a summary of the information is available to download.

Parts

At the stage of a battery end of life this must follow take back and disposal by authorised recyclers. More specifically:

• 1. Portable batteries must be disposed at an AFIS (licensed Collective Waste Management System for portable batteries and accumulators in Cyprus) collection point. AFIS Cyprus https://afiscyprus.com.cy
• Vehicle batteries should be delivered to an authorise recycler to follow the take back and disposal process. Licensed recyclers are listed in the Environmental Agency Website https://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/environment/environmentnew.nsf/All/D82F379F28D41417C2257F620027FBC8?OpenDocument. Batteries that are replaced by Unicars are then disposed in such way.
• 3. Unicars holds a process for handling the recycling of BEV batteries. These are transported to an authorized recycling center overseas by VW AG logistics partner. For enquires regarding this process, please contact us on 22204000.