Glossary
Glossary term

appliance

A regulatory term referring to any electrical or electronic equipment, as defined in Article 3(1), point (a), of Directive 2012/19/EU.

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What does appliance mean?

Appliance is the EU Battery Regulation bridge between batteries and the electrical or electronic equipment that may contain or depend on them.

Official definitions by source

EU Battery Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries

any electrical or electronic equipment, as defined in Article 3(1), point (a), of Directive 2012/19/EU, which is fully or partly powered by a battery or is capable of being so;

Reference: Article 3, point 26

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Practical application

This term matters when product records need to connect a battery to the appliance it powers or could power.

Minespider commentary

For Minespider, appliance is a host-product context term for battery traceability.

Common confusions

  • Assuming the everyday meaning of appliance is enough without checking the official source definition.
  • Using appliance as a loose generic label rather than the narrower meaning used in the source text.
  • Ignoring how appliance connects to adjacent technical or product terms in the same regulatory framework.