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ArticleInformationSheet(AIS)
10a.BatteryRequirement
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10b.GeneralRequirement
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RegulatoryStatus
UNIdentificationNumber/
ShippingName
Nickelmetalhydride(NiMH)batteriesarenotdefinedasdangerousgoodsunderIATA,
ICAO,andDOT.Forairandgroundtransportationthesebatteriesarenotsubjectto
dangerousgoodsregulations.ShippingpackagesforallDuracellNiMHbatteriesare
designedtoprevent:shortcircuits,movementwithnthepackage,damagetothe
cells/batteries,andreleaseofthepackagecontents.NIMHbatteriesaredefinedas
dangerousgoodsunderIMDGcodeforseatransportation.
UN3496‐Batteries,NickelMetalHydride
Collection&ProperDisposal
USAEPARCRA(40CFR261)
CaliforniaUniversalWasteRule(Cal.
CodeRegs.Title22,Div.4.5,Ch.23)
Disposeofused(orexcess)batteriesincompliancewithfederal,state/provincialand
localregulations.Donotaccumulatelargequantitiesofusedbatteriesfordisposalas
accumulationscouldcausebatteriestoshort‐circuit.Donotincinerate.Incountries,
suchasCanadaandtheEU,wherethereareregulationsforthecollectionandrecycling
ofbatteries,consumersshoulddisposeoftheirusedbatteriesintothecollection
networkatmunicipaldepotsandretailers.Theyshouldnotdisposeofbatterieswith
householdtrash.
NickelmetalhydriderechargeablebatteriesareconsideredRCRAUniversalWasteas
longastheyarerecycled.Insomestates(California,NewYork,Minnesota,andMaine)
Nickelmetalhydridebatteriesmustberecycledbystatelaw.
Californiaprohibitsdisposalofbatteriesastrash(includinghouseholdtrash).
9.TransportInformation(GHSSection14)
USAEPAMercuryContaining&
RechargeableBatteryManagement
Actof1996
EUBatteryDirective2006/66/EC
&amendment2013/56/EU
Duringthemanufacturingprocess,nomercuryisadded.
Compliantwithmarkingandsubstancerestrictionsformercury(<0.0005%);cadmium
(<0.0020%)landlead(<0.0040%).Globallabelsaremarkedwiththespecialcollection
symbolandtheEUqualifierinaccordancewithEUBatteryDirective2006/66/EC,Article
11,Paragraph1onbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulators
(AnnexII).
PassengerAirTravel
EmergencyTransportationHotline
Specialregulatoryprovisionsrequirebatteriestobepackagedinamannerthatprevents
thegenerationofadangerousquantityofheatandshortcircuits.Shipperscanprepare
batteriesbytapingtheterminals,individuallypackagingbatteries,orotherwise
segregatingthebatteriestopreventriskofcreatingashortcircuit.Batteriesshippedin
originalunopenedDuracellpackagingiscompliant.
49CFR172.102SpecialProvisions130and340
SpecialProvisionA199(IATA60thEdition‐2019).NOTE:Thewords"NOTRESTRICTED"
and"SPECIALPROVISIONA199"mustbeincludedonthedescriptionofthesubstanceon
theAirWaybill,whenairway‐billisissued.
Norestrictions
CHEMTREC24‐HourEmergencyResponseHotline
WithintheUnitedStatescall+703‐527‐3887
OutsidetheUnitedStates,call+1703‐527‐3887(Collect)
SpecialProvision(SP)Conformance
USDOTSP
AirTransport(IATA/ICAO)SP
10.RegulatoryInformation(GHSSection15)
InternationMaritmeDangerous
Goods(IMDG)
CODE:UN‐3496,SP‐117&SP‐963[2016EDITION]
USAEPATSCASection13(40CFR
707.20
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Exempt
Forcustomsclearancepurpose,batteriesaredefinedasan"Article".
USACPSIA2008(PL.11900314)
USACPSCFHSA(16CFR1500) Consumerbatteriesarenotlistedasahazardousproduct.
AIS‐NiMH 3of5