Do I need to register in Ireland?

According to the Statutory Instruments S.I. No. 268 of 2008 Waste Management (Batteries and Accumulators) regulations 2008 you need to register if you are considered a producer of Batteries and/or Accumulators.

A Battery "Producer" means any person in a Member State that, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance communication as defined in Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts, places batteries or accumulators, including those incorporated into appliances or vehicles, on the market for the first time within the territory of that Member State on a professional basis.

"Places on the market for the first time means supplying or making available to a third person on a professional bases within the EU for the first time.  This is irrespective of whether a battery or appliance containing a battery has been made available in return for payment or free of charge."

If you are considered a producer you will need to apply for registration with WEEE Register Society Ltd. Please download the Application Form from the REGISTRATION section of WEEE Register Society Ltd. website; www.weeeregsiter.ie.