Glossary
Glossary term

portable battery of general use

A regulatory term referring to a portable battery, whether or not rechargeable.

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What does portable battery of general use mean?

Portable battery of general use 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 portable battery, whether or not rechargeable, that is specifically designed to be interoperable and that has one of the following common formats 4,5 Volts (3R12), button cell, D, C, AA, AAA, AAAA, A23, 9 Volts (PP3);

Reference: Article 3, point 10

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Why it matters in practice

In practice, this term matters when translating official-source language into product, battery, supply-chain, or compliance data models used in battery regulation, battery passports, producer obligations, and EV or industrial battery compliance.

Minespider commentary

For Minespider, portable battery of general use is useful when turning dense legal text into a clearer operational vocabulary that can be linked to traceability, product data, and compliance workflows.

Common confusions

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