Rechargeable batteries and portable chargers 030
The product group comprises both portable rechargeable batteries and portable chargers (known as power banks).
The Nordic Swan Ecolabel focuses on capacity and durability of batteries to ensure long battery life thereby reducing the resource consumption. At the same time, batteries and portable chargers must meet recognized quality and safety standards.
The requirements include:
• Threshold values for heavy metals in batteries.
• No use of PVC and a number of flame-retardants in plastic.
• CSR policy to ensure responsible use and sourcing of limited raw materials and
“conflict free” minerals.
• Electrical-, safety- and quality testing of batteries/cells, portable- and battery
chargers.
• Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries and cells must be fully charged when
leaving the production site.
• Recyclable design of the portable charger.
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Welcome to apply for a Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence!
This is how you do:
- Read the application guide.
- Log in to the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.
- Start your application.
If this is the first time you are applying, the authorized signatory must fill in your company information and approve the application conditions. In this way, you get login to the portal and the right to assign access to other colleagues.
To the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal
Some special cases can not be done in the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal. Contact your advisor for such cases. More information can be found on "Application step by step".
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Valid from 1 January 2024 Amount excluding VAT Application fee
Application for a new licence 3 251 EUR Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened 1 625 EUR Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic countries The fee is 0,3 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries up to 50 million EUR.
The fee is 0,05 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries for the amount exceeding 50 million EUR.Minimum fee in the Nordic countries 2 167 EUR per year. Fixed fee that is added for sales outside the Nordic countries 2 167 EUR per year if the turnover exceeds 300 000 EUR. Fee for extension / change of licence
Fixed fee that is charged depending on how long the work takes.
Up to 4 hours 406 EUR 4–8 hours 812 EUR 8 or more hours 1 625 EUR Fee for on-site inspections
One on-site inspection in the Nordic countries is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic countries 541 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 625 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside Europe 2 709 EUR per visit. Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 083 EUR per day.
Ecolabelling Sweden AB has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with an annual government grant. The company is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the European Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.
When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the application fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below 2 million EUR.
Valid from 1 January 2023 Amount excluding VAT Application fee
Application for a new licence 3 114 EUR Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened 1 557 EUR Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic countries The fee is 0,3 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries up to 50 million EUR.
The fee is 0,05 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries for the amount exceeding 50 million EUR.Minimum fee in the Nordic countries 2 076 EUR per year. Fixed fee that is added for sales outside the Nordic countries 2 076 EUR per year if the turnover exceeds 300 000 EUR. Fee for extension / change of licence
Fixed fee that is charged depending on how long the work takes.
Up to 4 hours 389 EUR 4–8 hours 778 EUR 8 or more hours 1 557 EUR Fee for on-site inspections
One on-site inspection in the Nordic countries is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic countries 519 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 557 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside Europe 2 595 EUR per visit. Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 038 EUR per day.
Ecolabelling Sweden AB has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with an annual government grant. The company is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the European Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.
When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the application fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below 2 million EUR.
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For new applications granted after 1 July, a fee reduction will apply for the first year. The minimum or maximum fee and any breakpoint will be multiplied by the result of the following formula: “number of remaining days in the year” x 2 / 365.
Breakpoint = Turnover where the percentage changes in the calculation of licence fee.
Minimum fee = the lowest licence fee Nordic ecolabelling annually invoices a company or a Group per product/ commodity group/ certifying country.Should a former holder of a license/registration continue to make use of the Nordic Ecolabel without being granted a new license/registration, the Nordic Ecolabelling organization reserves the right to claim financial compensation. The size of such compensation shall be equivalent to the turnover-based license fee that a licensee would have been required to pay for a license, and a financial penalty, the severity of which is determined by the extent and duration of the infringement as well as the damages that Nordic Ecolabelling may have incurred as a result of such misuse. Such a financial penalty should not normally be less than EUR 4,000 (four thousand). The Nordic Ecolabelling organizations may also take legal action against the infringement of the Nordic Ecolabel or if rules in the prevailing version of the Logo Guideline for the Nordic Ecolabel are not fulfilled.
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Criteria documentSwedish / 5.2
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Writable declarationsSwedish / 5.2
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Criteria documentEnglish / 5.2
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Writable declarationsEnglish / 5.2
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Information on the latest version of the criteria for rechargeable batteries
5.1 ⇛ 5.2: Prolongation of criteria's validity
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged with 18 months. The new version, 5.2, is valid until December 31th, 2024.
5.0 ⇛ 5.1: Adjustment of criteria
The definition of “fully charged” in requirement O10 is changed from at least 85% to 70%. Also, both pre- and post-consumer recycled material in the primary packaging (O8) can be used. Finally, the requirement for sourcing of conflict-free minerals (O5) and critical raw materials (O6) is now aligned with the Nordic Swan Ecolabelling criteria for primary batteries. The new version is called 5.1 and is valid until 30 June 2023.
5.0: New criteria generation
The Nordic Ecolabelling Board decided on new criteria on June 15, 2018. The criteria are valid until June 30, 2023.
4.5 ⇛ 4.6: Prolongation of criteria's validity
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged. The new version, 4.6, is valid until December 31th, 2019.
4.4 ⇛ 4.5: Prolongation of criteria's validity
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged. The new version, 4.5, is valid until June 30th, 2018.
4.3 ⇛ 4.4: Prolongation of criteria's validity
The criteria's validity has been extended with 12 months. The new version, 4.4, is valid until June 30th, 2017.
4.2 ⇛ 4.3: Prolongation of criteria's validity
The validity of Nordic Ecolabel's criteria for rechargeable batteries and battery chargers has been extended. The new version, 4.3, is valid until June 30th, 2016.
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Background documentEnglish / 5.2
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Compilation of hearing statements, gen. 5English / 5.2
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Contact me for more information
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Stefan Englund Advisor +46 8-55 55 24 21 stefan.englund@svanen.se
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