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Batteries Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542

Direction

14 burden · 2 benefit

Status

16 adopted

Channel

16 direct · 0 reached

The platform holds 16 measures for Batteries Regulation: 14 imposing a burden, 2 conferring a benefit. Of these, 16 from law in force; 16 arrive directly, 0 through a channel.

Reach

Names 1 sector, reaches 5

Batteries Regulation names 1 sector; 4 more are — aluminium and metals, automotive, chemicals and refining, waste and landfill — reached without being named, through REACH and Utilities Procurement Directive.

Batteries and solar

Aluminium and metals — reached by 1 measure, via supply chain

Automotive — reached by 13 measures, via another act and procurement and supply chain · through REACH, Utilities Procurement Directive

Chemicals and refining — reached by 2 measures, via another act and supply chain · through REACH

Waste and landfill — reached by 4 measures, via another act

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16 measures

Batteries and solar

FM-01A battery that complies with this Regulation may be placed on the market anywhere in the Union without a Member State restricting it on sustainability, safety, labelling or information grounds.Economic operators placing batteries on the market · BusinessesArt. 4(1) · Applies from 18 February 2024Entitlement SUB-01Do not place on the market a battery containing a substance restricted by Annex I otherwise than on the conditions that Annex sets.Economic operators placing batteries on the market · BusinessesArt. 6(1) · Applies from 18 February 2024Prohibition CF-01Draw up a carbon footprint declaration for each battery model per manufacturing site, giving the site's geographic location and the battery's carbon footprint in kg CO2-equivalent per kWh delivered over its service life.Manufacturers of electric vehicle, rechargeable industrial and LMT batteries · BusinessesArt. 7(1) · Staggered by battery categoryRequirement RC-01Accompany the battery with documentation stating the percentage of cobalt, lithium or nickel in active materials recovered from battery manufacturing waste or post-consumer waste, and the percentage of lead recovered from waste, per model per year per manufacturing site.Manufacturers of industrial, electric vehicle and SLI batteries · BusinessesArt. 8(1) · 18 August 2028, or 24 months after the delegated act under Ar…Requirement REM-01Ensure a portable battery in a product placed on the market is readily removable and replaceable by the end-user, using commercially available tools, at any time in the product's life.Any person placing products incorporating portable batteries on the market · BusinessesArt. 11(1) · From 18 February 2027Requirement LAB-01Bear a label carrying the general information on batteries set out in Part A of Annex VI.Economic operators placing batteries on the market · BusinessesArt. 13(1) · 18 August 2026, or 18 months after the implementing act under…Requirement MAN-01Draw up the Annex VIII technical documentation and carry out, or have carried out, the conformity assessment procedure before placing a battery on the market.Manufacturers of batteries · BusinessesArt. 38(2) · Applies from 18 February 2024Requirement SUP-01Supply, free of charge, the information and documentation a battery manufacturer needs to comply with this Regulation when supplying it cells or modules.Suppliers of battery cells and battery modules · BusinessesArt. 39 · From 18 August 2024Requirement DD-01Set up and implement a battery due diligence policy covering the raw materials in the battery and the social and environmental risks in their supply chain.Economic operators placing batteries on the market · BusinessesArt. 48(1) · From 18 August 2027, as amendedRequirement DD-02Have the battery due diligence policy verified by a notified body and periodically audited by it, and hold the audit report.Economic operators placing batteries on the market · BusinessesArt. 48(2) · From 18 August 2027, as amendedRequirement DD-03Comply with the battery due diligence obligations in Chapter VII.Economic operators below the turnover threshold · BusinessesArt. 47 · From 18 August 2027, as amendedSimplification BP-01Give each LMT, larger industrial and electric vehicle battery an electronic record carrying the Annex XIII information, accessible through the QR code on the battery.Economic operators placing batteries on the market · BusinessesArt. 77(1) · From 18 February 2027Requirement GPP-01Take account of the life-cycle environmental impacts of batteries when procuring batteries or products containing them.Contracting authorities and contracting entities · GovernmentsArt. 85(1) · 12 months after the first delegated act under Art. 85Requirement EPR-01Carry extended producer responsibility for every battery first made available on a Member State's market, including the cost of collection, treatment and recycling.Producers of batteries · BusinessesArt. 56(1) · From 18 August 2025Requirement REC-01Do not dispose of collected waste batteries or send them for energy recovery.Operators of waste battery treatment facilities · BusinessesArt. 70(1) · From 18 August 2025Prohibition PEN-01Lay down and notify rules on penalties for infringements of this Regulation, and take the measures necessary to ensure they are applied.Member States · GovernmentsArt. 93 · By 18 August 2025Requirement

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