battery, accumulator - any source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and consisting of one or more:
a) primary battery cells (non-rechargeable) or
b) secondary battery cells (rechargeable);

industrial battery, industrial accumulator – any battery and accumulator designed for industrial and professional use or used in electric vehicles, including those referred to in Annex No. 1 to the law;

portable battery, portable accumulator – any battery and accumulator, including button cell or battery pack that is sealed and may be hand carried, and which is neither an industrial battery and accumulator nor an automotive battery or accumulator, including those referred to in Annex No. 2 to the law:

button cell – any portable battery and accumulator whose diameter is greater than its height and which is used for special purposes, in particular for powering hearing aids, watches, small portable equipment or back-up power:

collection rate – the percentage obtained by dividing the weight of waste portable batteries and accumulators collected in accordance with the law in a given calendar year by the average weight of portable batteries and accumulators that are placed on the market by the entrepreneur placing batteries or accumulators on the market during that calendar year and the preceding two calendar years;


entrepreneur [economic operator] –entrepreneur within the meaning of the law of 2 July 2004 on freedom of economic activity (Dz. U. of 2007 No. 155, Text 1095with subsequent amendments );

equipment – electrical or electronic equipment within the meaning of Article 3 section 1 subsection 10 of the law of 29 July 2005 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (Dz. U. No. 180, Text 1495 and of 2008, No. 223, Text 1464); which is fully or partly powered partly by batteries or accumulators or is capable of being so;

retail seller – entrepreneur who within the framework of economic activity makes batteries or accumulators available whether in return for payment or free of charge to be used by end-users, including as an attachment to or as a component of or incorporated to other products;

wholesaler – entrepreneur who within the framework of economic activity makes batteries or accumulators available whether in return for payment or free of charge to be made further available whether in return for payment or free of charge, or delivers batteries or accumulators, including as an attachment to or as a component of or incorporated to other products,

entrepreneur placing batteries or accumulators on the market – an entrepreneur who places batteries or accumulators, including those incorporated into appliances or vehicles, on the market for the first time in the territory of the country; as entrepreneur placing batteries or accumulators on the market shall be also considered an entrepreneur executing imports or intra-Community acquisition for the purpose of own business activity;

placing on the market – making batteries or accumulators available, whether in return for payment or free of charge, within the territory European Union Member State or EFTA Member State – party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, to be used or sold;

intra-Community acquisition – delivery of batteries or accumulators from the territory of the European Union Member State or EFTA Member State – party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area other than the Republic of Poland with a view to place them on the market;