Regulation (EU) 2023/1542
The EU Battery Regulation
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Batteries got their passport before anyone else. From February 2027, every EV battery, every industrial battery over 2 kWh and every light-means-of-transport battery placed on the EU market must carry its own digital passport — unique to the individual battery, QR-coded, resolvable. The regulation also imposes carbon-footprint declarations, recycled-content minimums and a supply-chain due-diligence duty, postponed to 18 August 2027 by Regulation (EU) 2025/1561. It is the working prototype of everything ESPR generalises.
Who does it apply to?
- Manufacturers and producers of batteries placed on the EU market, standalone or built into products
- Suppliers of battery cells and modules (art. 39)
- Importers and distributors (arts. 41-42)
- Economic operators above €40m turnover, for the due-diligence chapter (arts. 48-53)
- Fulfilment service providers (art. 43)
Main obligations
- Label and QR-code batteries with the information of art. 13 and Annex VI
- Declare the carbon footprint of EV and industrial batteries, phased by battery class
- Meet minimum recycled-content shares for cobalt, lead, lithium and nickel, with documentation
- From 18 August 2027: run a battery due-diligence policy on raw materials — cobalt, lithium, natural graphite, nickel — third-party verified (arts. 48-51)
- From 18 February 2027: create and keep a battery passport per individual battery (arts. 77-78)
Key dates
- 28 July 2023
- Published in the Official Journal
- 17 August 2023
- In force
- 18 February 2024
- Main provisions apply
- 20 July 2026
- EU DPP registry operational (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1778) — where battery passports are filed
- 16 September 2026
- Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2048 publishes EN 18060:2025 (EV battery performance and durability) as a harmonised standard
- Q4 2026
- Implementing act on battery-passport access rights, on the Commission's timeline
- 18 February 2027
- Battery passport required: EV, LMT, industrial > 2 kWh
- 18 August 2027
- Due-diligence obligations apply — postponed two years by Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 of 18 July 2025
Products in scope
- Electric-vehicle batteries
- Light-means-of-transport batteries — e-bikes, scooters
- Industrial batteries above 2 kWh
- Portable batteries (labelling, collection and removability duties; no passport)
- Starting, lighting and ignition (SLI) batteries
Obligations by actor
- Manufacturer
- Conformity, labelling, carbon footprint, recycled content, the passport itself (art. 38)
- Cell/module supplier
- Hand the manufacturer the data the passport needs (art. 39)
- Importer
- Verify conformity and passport presence before placing on the market (art. 41)
- Distributor
- Check labelling and documentation before sale (art. 42)
- Large operators
- Due-diligence policy on raw materials, verified by a notified body (arts. 48-51)
Documents and evidence to keep
- Carbon-footprint studies and their calculation files, per model and plant
- Recycled-content documentation traced to suppliers
- Due-diligence policy, risk assessments and third-party verification reports
- The passport record per battery, kept current through the battery's life — including second life
Sanctions and risks
- Member-State penalties (art. 93) plus market withdrawal of non-compliant batteries
- Due-diligence failures are grounds for restriction on their own (art. 84)
- From 2027, a battery without a resolving passport cannot be placed on the market at all
Key articles
- Art. 13 — labelling and the QR code
- Art. 38-44 — duties of manufacturers, suppliers, importers, distributors
- Art. 48-53 — battery due diligence: policy, risk management, third-party checks
- Art. 77-78 — the battery passport and its technical design
- Art. 93 — penalties
Official text
Last verified by Listrar: September 22, 2026