Compliance timeline
Batteries Regulation applies
The Regulation replaces Directive 2006/66/EC. The substance restrictions (Art. 6, Annex I) apply; most other obligations start on the dates that follow.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 96
- For
- manufacturers, importers, and distributors
- Categories
- all categories
Performance documentation, BMS data and conformity assessment
Performance and durability documentation (Art. 10), safety of stationary storage (Art. 12), state of health data in the BMS (Art. 14), conformity assessment (Art. 17) with the EU declaration of conformity (Art. 18) and CE marking.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 10, 12, 14, 17–18, Chapter VI
- For
- manufacturers, importers, and distributors
- Categories
- all categories
EU declaration of conformity
A declaration per battery model, kept for 10 years and reachable from the QR code / the passport.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 18, Annex IX
- For
- manufacturers
- Categories
- all categories
Carbon footprint declaration – EV batteries
Carbon footprint declaration per battery model and manufacturing plant, verified by a notified body.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 7(1)
- For
- manufacturers
- Categories
- Electric vehicle (EV)
Depends on an act not yet adoptedDate of the delegated act on the calculation methodology; the platform uses 18 February 2025.
Separate collection symbol
The crossed-out wheeled bin on every battery (or on the packaging when the battery is too small).
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 13(4), Annex VI Part B
- For
- manufacturers
- Categories
- all categories
Carbon footprint declaration – industrial batteries > 2 kWh
Carbon footprint declaration for rechargeable industrial batteries above 2 kWh (without external storage).
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 7(1)
- For
- manufacturers
- Categories
- Stationary energy storage, Industrial (other), and Industrial without BMS
Depends on an act not yet adoptedOr 18 months after the delegated act on the calculation methodology and the implementing act on the format, whichever is later; the acts were not adopted by October 2026.
Packaging Regulation applies
Heavy metals limit, technical documentation and declaration of conformity of the packaging, registration of producers of packaging.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2025/40 Art. 71; Art. 5, 11, 39, 44
- For
- manufacturers and importers
- Categories
- all categories
Producer registration – packaging
Registration in the producer register of every Member State where packaged batteries are made available.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2025/40 Art. 44–45
- For
- manufacturers and importers
- Categories
- all categories
General label and capacity label
The label with the manufacturer, model, date, weight, capacity, chemistry, hazardous substances, extinguishing agent and critical raw materials; the capacity label for LMT.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 13(1)–(2), Annex VI Part A
- For
- manufacturers
- Categories
- all categories
Depends on an act not yet adoptedOr 18 months after the implementing act of Art. 13(10), whichever is later; the act was not adopted by October 2026.
Today
Battery passport and QR code
Every LMT, industrial > 2 kWh and EV battery placed on the market or put into service needs a passport, reached through the QR code on the battery. Every other battery needs a QR code to its label information, EU declaration and waste information.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 77–78, Art. 13(6), Annex XIII
- For
- manufacturers and importers
- Categories
- all categories
101days left18·02·2027Removability and replaceability – LMT
LMT batteries (and their cells) removable and replaceable by an independent professional.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 11
- For
- manufacturers
- Categories
- Light means of transport (LMT)
Supply chain due diligence
Policy, risk management, third-party verification and annual report for operators with a net turnover of 40 million EUR or more.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 48–52, Annex X (postponed by Reg. 2025/1561)
- For
- manufacturers and importers
- Categories
- all categories
Packaging material label
Harmonised label of the material composition on every packaging; reuse label where applicable.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2025/40 Art. 12
- For
- manufacturers and importers
- Categories
- all categories
Depends on an act not yet adopted24 months after the implementing act of Art. 12(6); the act was not adopted by October 2026.
Recycled content documentation
Documentation of the recycled cobalt, lead, lithium and nickel in the active materials (EV and industrial batteries > 2 kWh without exclusively external storage).
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 8(1)
- For
- manufacturers
- Categories
- Electric vehicle (EV), Stationary energy storage, Industrial (other), and Industrial without BMS
Depends on an act not yet adoptedOr 24 months after the delegated act on the calculation methodology and the format, whichever is later.
Carbon footprint declaration – LMT
Carbon footprint declaration for LMT batteries.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 7(1)
- For
- manufacturers
- Categories
- Light means of transport (LMT)
Depends on an act not yet adoptedOr 18 months after the delegated act on the calculation methodology and the implementing act on the format, whichever is later; the acts were not adopted by October 2026.
Packaging: recyclability, recycled plastic, minimisation, empty space
Recyclability performance grades, minimum recycled content in plastic packaging, minimisation criteria and the 50 % empty space limit.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2025/40 Art. 6, 7, 10, 24
- For
- manufacturers and importers
- Categories
- all categories
Depends on an act not yet adoptedRecyclability grades by delegated act.
Minimum recycled content
Minimum shares of recycled cobalt (16 %), lead (85 %), lithium (6 %) and nickel (6 %) – EV and industrial batteries; not LMT batteries.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 8(2)
- For
- manufacturers
- Categories
- Electric vehicle (EV), Stationary energy storage, Industrial (other), and Industrial without BMS
Recycled content documentation – LMT
Documentation of the recycled cobalt, lead, lithium and nickel in the active materials of LMT batteries.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 8(1), second subparagraph
- For
- manufacturers
- Categories
- Light means of transport (LMT)
Higher minimum recycled content
Cobalt 26 %, lead 85 %, lithium 12 %, nickel 15 %.
- Legal basis
- Reg. 2023/1542 Art. 8(3)
- For
- manufacturers
- Categories
- Electric vehicle (EV), Light means of transport (LMT), Stationary energy storage, Industrial (other), and Industrial without BMS
See where your own models stand
In the panel, the compliance calendar checks each of your battery models against these dates. It comes with the Business plan.