The Decree aims at implementing the provisions of article 5 of Ministerial Joint Decree No. 73537/1438/1995. the Decree lays down specific technical guidelines of the Action Plan for the disposal of batteries and accumulators in order to achieve the following objectives: reduction of the heavy-metal content of batteries and accumulators; promotion of marketing of batteries and accumulators containing smaller quantities of dangerous substances and/or less polluting substances; gradual reduction,