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UID:us-wa:wa-rcw-70a-555-battery-stewardship:020:conformity:producer-partic
 ipation:2027-01-01@claradb.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102
SUMMARY:[US-WA] Conformity: The producer of a covered battery or a product 
 containing or packaged with one participates in\, and funds\, an approved 
 Washington battery stewardship plan before selling it in or into Washingto
 n
DESCRIPTION:Washington (US state): Conformity - The producer of a covered b
 attery or a product containing or packaged with one participates in\, and 
 funds\, an approved Washington battery stewardship plan before selling it 
 in or into Washington\nMust meet the conditions of Producer participation 
 (RCW 70A.555.020): beginning January 1\, 2027\, each producer selling\, ma
 king available for sale\, or distributing covered batteries or battery-con
 taining products in or into Washington must participate in an approved bat
 tery stewardship plan through participation in and funding of a battery st
 ewardship organization\; a producer that does not may not sell them in or 
 into Washington. A producer of a battery-containing product whose only bat
 teries are supplied by a producer that has joined a registered stewardship
  organization is not the producer (70A.555.010(14)).\nSource: "(1) Each pr
 oducer selling\, making available for sale\, or distributing covered batte
 ries or battery-containing products in or into the state of Washington sha
 ll participate in an approved Washington state battery stewardship plan th
 rough participation in and appropriate funding of a battery stewardship or
 ganization\; and" (RCW 70A.555.020(1))\nhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default
 .aspx?cite=70A.555\nInformation\, not legal advice.
URL:https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.555
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UID:us-wa:wa-rcw-70a-555-battery-stewardship:030-1:conformity:retailer-cert
 ification:2027-07-01@claradb.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270701
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270702
SUMMARY:[US-WA] Conformity: A retailer sells a covered battery or a product
  containing or packaged with one in Washington only if its producer certif
 ies participation in an approved battery stewardship organization
DESCRIPTION:Washington (US state): Conformity - A retailer sells a covered 
 battery or a product containing or packaged with one in Washington only if
  its producer certifies participation in an approved battery stewardship o
 rganization\nMust meet the conditions of Retailers (RCW 70A.555.030(1)\, (
 2)\, (4)): beginning July 1\, 2027 for portable batteries (July 1\, 2029 f
 or medium format)\, a retailer may not sell\, offer for sale\, distribute\
 , or otherwise make available for sale a covered battery or battery-contai
 ning product unless its producer certifies participation in a battery stew
 ardship organization with an approved plan\; a retailer complies if the De
 partment of Ecology website lists the producer or brand as participating o
 n the date it is made available (030(2)). Covered batteries must be marked
  per 70A.555.130\, and the producer of a battery-containing product certif
 ies the marking to retailers (030(4)).\nSource: "(1) Beginning July 1\, 20
 27\, for portable batteries\, and July 1\, 2029\, for medium format batter
 ies\, a retailer may not sell\, offer for sale\, distribute\, or otherwise
  make available for sale a covered battery or battery-containing product u
 nless the producer of the covered battery or battery-containing product ce
 rtifies to the retailer that the producer participates in a battery stewar
 dship organization whose plan has been approved by the department." (RCW 7
 0A.555.030(1))\nhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.555\nInfo
 rmation\, not legal advice.
URL:https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.555
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