Batteries Regulation (BattR)

BattR Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 · Consolidated version of 13 Aug 2026 · Official text on EUR-Lex

Contents of the act

CHAPTER I – General provisions

• Article 1 – Subject matter and scope
• Article 2 – Objectives
• Article 3 – Definitions
• Article 4 – Free movement
• Article 5 – Sustainability, safety, labelling and information requirements for batteries

CHAPTER II – Sustainability and safety requirements

• Article 6 – Restrictions on substances
• Article 7 – Carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries and LMT batteries
• Article 8 – Recycled content in industrial batteries, electric vehicle batteries, LMT batteries and SLI batteries
• Article 9 – Performance and durability requirements for portable batteries of general use
• Article 10 – Performance and durability requirements for rechargeable industrial batteries, LMT batteries and electric vehicle batteries
• Article 11 – Removability and replaceability of portable batteries and LMT batteries
• Article 12 – Safety of stationary battery energy storage systems

CHAPTER III – Labelling, marking and information requirements

• Article 13 – Labelling and marking of batteries
• Article 14 – Information on the state of health and expected lifetime of batteries

CHAPTER IV – Conformity of batteries

• Article 15 – Presumption of conformity of batteries
• Article 16 – Common specifications
• Article 17 – Conformity assessment procedures
• Article 18 – EU declaration of conformity
• Article 19 – General principles of the CE marking
• Article 20 – Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking

CHAPTER V – Notification of conformity assessment bodies

• Article 21 – Notification
• Article 22 – Notifying authorities
• Article 23 – Requirements relating to notifying authorities
• Article 24 – Information obligation on notifying authorities
• Article 25 – Requirements relating to notified bodies
• Article 26 – Presumption of conformity of notified bodies
• Article 27 – Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies
• Article 28 – Application for notification
• Article 29 – Notification procedure
• Article 30 – Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
• Article 31 – Changes to notifications
• Article 32 – Challenge to the competence of notified bodies
• Article 33 – Operational obligations of notified bodies
• Article 34 – Appeal against decisions of notified bodies
• Article 35 – Information obligation on notified bodies
• Article 36 – Exchange of experience and good practice
• Article 37 – Coordination of notified bodies

CHAPTER VI – Obligations of economic operators other than the obligations in Chapters VII and VIII

• Article 38 – Obligations of manufacturers
• Article 39 – Obligations of suppliers of battery cells and battery modules
• Article 40 – Obligations of authorised representatives
• Article 41 – Obligations of importers
• Article 42 – Obligations of distributors
• Article 43 – Obligations of fulfilment service providers
• Article 44 – Case in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
• Article 45 – Obligations of economic operators placing on the market or putting into service batteries that have been subject to preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing
• Article 46 – Identification of economic operators

CHAPTER VII – Obligations of economic operators as regards battery due diligence policies

• Article 47 – Scope of this Chapter
• Article 48 – Battery due diligence policies
• Article 49 – Economic operator’s management system
• Article 50 – Risk management obligations
• Article 51 – Third-party verification of battery due diligence policies
• Article 52 – Disclosure of information on battery due diligence policies
• Article 53 – Recognition of due diligence schemes

CHAPTER VIII – Management of waste batteries

• Article 54 – Competent authority
• Article 55 – Register of producers
• Article 56 – Extended Producer Responsibility
• Article 57 – Producer Responsibility Organisation
• Article 58 – Authorisation on fulfilment of extended producer responsibility
• Article 59 – Collection of waste portable batteries
• Article 60 – Collection of waste LMT batteries
• Article 61 – Collection of waste SLI batteries, waste industrial batteries and waste electric vehicle batteries
• Article 62 – Obligations of distributors
• Article 63 – Deposit return systems for batteries
• Article 64 – Obligations of end-users
• Article 65 – Obligations of operators of treatment facilities
• Article 66 – Participation of public waste management authorities
• Article 67 – Participation of voluntary collection points
• Article 68 – Restrictions regarding handover of waste portable batteries and waste LMT batteries
• Article 69 – Obligations for Member States regarding collection targets for waste portable batteries and waste LMT batteries
• Article 70 – Treatment
• Article 71 – Targets for recycling efficiency and recovery of materials
• Article 72 – Shipment of waste batteries
• Article 73 – Preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing of waste LMT batteries, waste industrial batteries and waste electric vehicle batteries
• Article 74 – Information on prevention and management of waste batteries
• Article 75 – Minimum requirements for reporting to the competent authorities
• Article 76 – Reporting to the Commission

CHAPTER IX – Digital battery passport

• Article 77 – Battery passport
• Article 78 – Technical design and operation of the battery passport

CHAPTER X – Union market surveillance and Union safeguard procedures

• Article 79 – Procedure at national level for dealing with batteries presenting a risk
• Article 80 – Union safeguard procedure
• Article 81 – Compliant batteries which present a risk
• Article 82 – Joint activities
• Article 83 – Formal non-compliance
• Article 84 – Non-compliance with due diligence obligations

CHAPTER XI – Green public procurement and procedure for amending restrictions on substances

• Article 85 – Green public procurement
• Article 86 – Restriction procedure for substances
• Article 87 – Opinion of the Agency’s Committees
• Article 88 – Submission of an opinion to the Commission

CHAPTER XII – Delegated powers and committee procedure

• Article 89 – Exercise of the delegation
• Article 90 – Committee procedure

CHAPTER XIII – Amendments

• Article 91 – Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
• Article 92 – Amendment to Directive 2008/98/EC

CHAPTER XIV – Final provisions

• Article 93 – Penalties
• Article 94 – Review
• Article 95 – Repeal and transitional rules
• Article 96 – Entry into force and application

Annexes

• ANNEX I
• ANNEX II – CARBON FOOTPRINT
• ANNEX III – ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY PARAMETERS FOR PORTABLE BATTERIES OF GENERAL USE
• ANNEX IV – ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LMT BATTERIES, INDUSTRIAL BATTERIES WITH A CAPACITY GREATER THAN 2 KWH AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES
• ANNEX V – SAFETY PARAMETERS
• ANNEX VI – LABELLING, MARKING AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
• ANNEX VII – PARAMETERS FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF HEALTH AND EXPECTED LIFETIME OF BATTERIES
• ANNEX VIII – CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
• ANNEX IX – EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY No* …
• ANNEX X – LIST OF RAW MATERIALS AND RISK CATEGORIES
• ANNEX XI – CALCULATION OF COLLECTION RATES FOR WASTE PORTABLE BATTERIES AND WASTE LMT BATTERIES
• ANNEX XII – STORAGE AND TREATMENT, INCLUDING RECYCLING, REQUIREMENTS
• ANNEX XIII – INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BATTERY PASSPORT
• ANNEX XIV – MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENTS OF USED BATTERIES