From 1st February 2027, all EV and industrial batteries over 2 kWh sold into the EU market will require a unique battery passport retrievable using the unique product identifier in the form of a QR code. The Battery Regulation update also requires sustainability assessments accessible via the QR code on the battery for other battery parameters:
These rules are applicable to all batteries entering the EU market, independently of their origin. For batteries manufactured outside the EU, it will be the importer or distributor of the batteries into the EU that needs to ensure compliance of the batteries with the relevant requirements set out in the Regulation. via notified bodies.
The General Product Safety Regulation covers safety aspects of a product, including lithium batteries, which are not covered by other regulations. Although there are harmonised standards under the regulation, we could not find any that specifically relate to batteries.
The Battery Regulation requires many other criteria to be met to sell batteries in the EU, including the reporting of a carbon footprint declaration, recycled content percentages, as well as human rights and battery supply chain due diligence obligations throughout the battery value chain. Here are some of the main requirements that must be met:
Companies selling EV and industrial batteries on the EU market must conduct supply chain due diligence to mitigate social and environmental risks. A ten-year record of supply chain transparency must be kept detailing the chain of custody of each material from the source to the company selling the battery in the EU.
The regulation applies to all batteries in the EU, regardless of the origin of the battery or its materials, including portable batteries, electric vehicle batteries, and LMT (Light means of transport) batteries. The long awaited Batteries Regulation has been revealed earlier this summer, and went into effect 17 August.
The requirements include: The Inland Transport of Dangerous Goods Directive requires that the transportation of lithium batteries and other dangerous goods must be done according to the requirements of the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR).
From 1st February 2027, all EV and industrial batteries over 2 kWh sold into the EU market will require a unique battery passport retrievable using the unique product identifier in the form of a QR code. The Battery Regulation update also requires sustainability assessments accessible via the QR code on the battery for other battery parameters:
Batteries are a crucial element in the EU''s transition to a climate-neutral economy. On 10 December 2020, the European Commission presented a proposal designed to modernise the EU''s regulatory framework for batteries in order to secure the sustainability and competitiveness of battery value chains.
Battery Regulation supercedes the Battery Directive and is aimed at: • strengthening the functioning of the internal market; • promoting a circular economy;
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