Glossary
Glossary term

hazardous substance

A regulatory term referring to a substance classified as hazardous pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.

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What does hazardous substance mean?

Hazardous substance is part of the formal vocabulary used in battery regulation, battery passports, producer obligations, and EV or industrial battery compliance. For this glossary, the key point is understanding how the source defines the term and where that definition sits within broader compliance or data requirements.

Official definitions by source

EU Battery Regulation

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

a substance classified as hazardous pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008;

Reference: Article 3, point 52

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Why it matters in practice

In practice, this term matters when companies collect, structure, verify, or communicate sustainability data within battery regulation, battery passports, producer obligations, and EV or industrial battery compliance.

Minespider commentary

For Minespider, hazardous substance is not just descriptive language. It is a modeling term that affects how sustainability, emissions, lifecycle, or product information should be captured and compared.

Common confusions

  • Assuming the everyday meaning of hazardous substance is enough without checking the official source definition.
  • Using hazardous substance as a loose generic label rather than the narrower meaning used in the source text.
  • Assuming hazardous substance can be interpreted without understanding methodology, scope, or lifecycle context.