Placing on the market and making available on the market:<\/strong><\/h3>\nAccording to the Art. 4, paragraph 1, lett . r), of Legislative Decree . 49\/2014 for \u2018placing on the market<\/strong>\u2019 is meant “the first making available of a product on the national market on a professional basis” and for \u2018making available on the market<\/strong>\u2019 is meant “any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the national market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge” (Art. 4, paragraph 1, lett . q).<\/p>\nEEE Distributor:<\/h3>\n\n
Any natural or legal person listed in the Companies\u2019 Register under Law of December 29th, 1993, no. 580 and following adaptations, who, operating in the supply chain, makes an EEE available on the Italian market. This definition does not prevent a distributor from being, at the same time, a producer.<\/p>\n
EEE retailer<\/strong>:<\/h3>\nAny natural or legal person as defined under letter h), delivering an EEE to the final customer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Producer of Batteries and Accumulators:<\/h3>\n
According to the Legislative decree 188\/2008 for Producer of Batteries and Accumulators is meant:<\/p>\n
\u00abany person in a Member State that, irrespective <\/span>of the selling technique used, including by means <\/span>of distance communication as defined in Directive 97\/7\/<\/span>EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of <\/span>20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect <\/span>of distance contracts, places batteries or accumulators, <\/span>including those incorporated into appliances or vehicles, <\/span>on the market for the first time within the territory of <\/span>that Member State on a professional basis. <\/span>The following subjects are therefore producers: <\/span><\/p>\n\n- Companies that manufacture batteries and accumulators and that trade them within the national territory; <\/span><\/li>\n
- Companies that import (for subsequent resale and\/or marketing) batteries and accumulators from abroad (or EEE or other equipment or vehicles containing them) from both EU and non-EU Member States; <\/span><\/li>\n
- Companies based in a foreign state (both EU member and non-EU member) that export batteries and accumulators (or EEE or other equipment or vehicles that contain them) to end users (both private individuals and companies) to Italy\u00bb.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n