A source-specific umbrella term for electrochemical energy-storage devices whose exact compliance meaning depends on jurisdiction, category, lifecycle status, and use case.
Battery is the starting point for classification, not the final compliance answer. EU, UK, India, Brazil, and Ontario sources broadly anchor the term in chemical-to-electrical energy conversion, but they differ on cells, modules, packs, refurbished components, weight limits, waste status, and producer-responsibility context. Classification still has to move to the relevant category before obligations can be mapped safely.
The EU Battery Regulation definition is broad enough to include internal or external storage, cells, modules, packs, rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries, and batteries prepared for re-use, repurposing, repurposed, or remanufactured. Other source layers narrow or shift the term for placing-on-market, waste, and collection obligations.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries
any device delivering electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy, having internal or external storage, and consisting of one or more non-rechargeable or rechargeable battery cells, modules or of packs of them, and includes a battery that has been subject to preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing;
Reference: Article 3, point 1
The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008
any source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and consisting of one or more primary battery cells (non-rechargeable) or consisting of one or more secondary battery cells (rechargeable).
Direct UK regulation definition from the interpretation provision for placing batteries and accumulators on the market.
Reference: Regulation 2(1)
The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009
any source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and consisting of one or more primary battery cells (non-rechargeable) or consisting of one or more secondary battery cells (rechargeable; an accumulator).
Direct UK regulation definition from the interpretation provision for waste-battery producer responsibility and collection/recycling obligations.
Reference: Regulation 2(1)
Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022
new or refurbished cell and/or Battery and/or their component, including accumulator, which is any source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and includes disposable primary and/or secondary battery;
Rule 3(1)(c) of the India Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022. India-specific source layer; compare with other jurisdictions before reusing as a general definition.
Reference: Rule 3(1)
CONAMA Resolution No. 401 of 4 November 2008
acumuladores recarregáveis ou conjuntos de pilhas, interligados em série ou em paralelo
Brazil source-specific definition; Portuguese text is authoritative and the English translation is a draft Minespider working translation.
Reference: Article 2, point I
O. Reg. 30/20: Batteries
a product that, (a) is a container consisting of one or more voltaic or galvanic cells, in which chemical energy is stored as electricity or converted into electricity and used as a source of power; and (b) weighs five kilograms or less
Ontario source-specific battery EPR definition under O. Reg. 30/20; do not collapse into EU, UK, India, Brazil, or Australia definitions without review.
Reference: Section 1
Reviewed public draft page. Aligns with high-priority battery section-role policy: plain working definition, concise source boundary, concrete implementation objects, and evidence-focused commentary.
Battery is the top-level object type for devices that deliver electrical energy through direct conversion of chemical energy. The legal boundary is source-specific, so the page keeps EU, UK, India, Brazil, and Ontario definitions separate before routing a record to a narrower category.
UK context: UK Batteries Placing on Market Regulations defines this term in UKSI 2008/2164. Keep this UK source layer separate from EU or other jurisdiction definitions where scope and obligations differ.
Implementation records should start with battery as the object type, then capture category, source jurisdiction, lifecycle status, actor responsibility, chemistry, model/batch/item identifiers, and applicable obligation set before assigning passport, carbon-footprint, labelling, collection, or EPR evidence requirements. The broad definition means companies making or importing many types of consumer electronics, power tools, appliances, vehicles, and industrial equipment may be in scope, but not through the same obligation route.
Battery is the routing root for evidence architecture. The record needs to stay linked to category, source family, lifecycle state, and responsible actors so teams do not assign one generic evidence package to every battery object.
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Read on MinespiderProvides Minespider context for battery in an article where “battery” is a natural glossary bridge.
Read on MinespiderProvides Minespider context for battery in an article where “battery” is a natural glossary bridge.
Read on MinespiderProvides Minespider context for battery in an article where “battery” is a natural glossary bridge.
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