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(a) Cells contained in equipment shall not be capable of being discharged during carriage to

the extent that the open circuit voltage falls below 2 volts or two thirds of the voltage of

the undischarged cell, whichever is the lower.

(b) Up to the intermediate processing facility:

– lithium cells and batteries with a gross mass of not more than 500 g each or

lithium ion cells with a Watt-hour rating of not more than 20 Wh, lithium ion

batteries with a Watt-hour rating of not more than 100 Wh, lithium metal cells

with a lithium content of not more than 1 g and lithium metal batteries with an

aggregate lithium content of not more than 2 g, not contained in equipment,

collected and handed over for carriage for sorting, disposal or recycling; as well

– lithium cells and batteries contained in equipment from private households

collected and handed over for carriage for depollution, dismantling, recycling or

disposal;

NOTE: "Equipment from private households" means equipment which comes

from private households and equipment which comes from commercial,

industrial, institutional and other sources which, because of its nature and

quantity, is similar to that from private households. Equipment likely to be used

by both private households and users other than private households shall in any

event be considered to be equipment from private households.

are not subject to the other provisions of ADR including special provision 376 and

paragraph 2.2.9.1.7, if they meet the following conditions:

(i) The provisions of packing instruction P909 of 4.1.4.1 apply except for the

additional requirements 1 and 2;

(ii) A quality assurance system is in place to ensure that the total amount of lithium

cells or batteries per transport unit does not exceed 333 kg;

NOTE: The total quantity of lithium cells and batteries in the mix may be

assessed by means of a statistical method included in the quality assurance

system. A copy of the quality assurance records shall be made available to the

competent authority upon request.

(iii) Packages are marked "LITHIUM BATTERIES FOR DISPOSAL" or "LITHIUM

BATTERIES FOR RECYCLING" as appropriate.

If equipment containing lithium cells or batteries is carried unpackaged or on

pallets in accordance with packing instruction P 909 (3) of 4.1.4.1, this mark

may alternatively be affixed to the external surface of the vehicles or containers.