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"In some Member States, such as Hungary, the collection of spent batteries and accumulators may be a newly introduced activity, but at the same time, it is also a long-term environmental protection investment. In order to enable the implementation of the law, collection targets must remain realistic both in terms of time and quantity. Excessively ambitious targets (such as 50-60%) would lead to stipulations that cannot be implemented. Switzerland’s consumer culture needed 12 years to reach the 60% level. In our country, where carbon-zinc batteries still have a 40-50% market share due to poor consumer purchasing power, distributors would be unable to finance, and consumers would be unable to pay the cost of a too vigorously enforced collection. This would not only lead to the liquidation of enterprises and job losses, but it would also boost the already thriving black market battery import, which presents an increasing environmental risk. This means that a law that cannot be complied with would achieve the opposite of its objective. What we need is regulations – even with a potential review within five years – that can ensure the achievement of environmental targets in the long term, and the preservation of jobs in the affected industry and distribution sectors for the next five or ten years."@en1
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