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tion points. The details in each case are governed by national law. The symbol on
the product, the operating instructions and/or the packaging refers to these regu
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lations. By separating materials in this way, recycling and disposing of old devices,
you are making an important contribution towards protecting our environment.
8 Instructions on the disposal of batteries
With regard to the sale of batteries or the supply of devices containing batteries,
the supplier is obliged to draw the customer’s attention to the following:As the
end user, the customer has a statutory obligation to return used batteries. He can
return old batteries stocked or previously stocked by the supplier in the form of
new batteries to the supplier’s despatch warehouse (despatch address) free of
charge. The symbols shown on the batteries have the following meanings: Pb =
battery contains more than 0.004 percent by mass of lead, Cd = battery contains
more than 0.002 percent by mass of cadmium, Hg = battery contains more than
0.0005 percent by mass of quicksilver.
