As a rule of thumb, the maximum charge rate should not exceed the ampere hour rating. For example, if the battery is 40mAH then the max charge current should be 40ma. That's just a rule of thumb though. A long time ago the max was 0.7 times the ampere-hour rating but I guess these cell technologies improved. More @Wikipedia
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