EU Battery Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 — Batteries and waste batteries, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/1561
Topic : Circularity & waste · Level : Regional
Today
Phasing in. Supply-chain due diligence postponed to 18 Aug 2027; battery passport due 18 Feb 2027. EV carbon act pending.
Summary
The Battery Regulation covers the full life cycle of batteries sold in the EU: carbon footprint, recycled content, labelling, passport and mineral due diligence. Due diligence was postponed to August 2027.
Who is concerned
- Turnover
- Due diligence: >€40M net turnover (€150M proposed)
- Employees
- non précisé
- Listed company
- non précisé
- Sectors
- EV and LMT batteries
- Industrial batteries
- Portable batteries
- SLI (starter) batteries
- Triggering activities
- Placing batteries on the EU market
- Batteries built into imported products
- Putting batteries into service in the EU
- Extraterritorial reach
- Yes
Non-EU makers must meet carbon, content and labelling rules; due diligence covers cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite.
- Examples
- Chinese EV cell maker exporting to EU
- EU e-bike brand with Asian battery packs
- Importer of power tools with Li-ion packs
What the law requires
- Meet labelling, CE marking and removability rules per battery category
- Declare the carbon footprint of EV, LMT and industrial batteries once acts apply
- Run due diligence on cobalt, lithium, nickel and graphite from 18 Aug 2027
- Issue a digital battery passport for EV, LMT and >2 kWh industrial batteries
Penalties
Set by Member States (effective, proportionate, dissuasive); non-compliant batteries can be withdrawn or recalled.
What this changes for a supplier in China
Chinese cell and pack makers must supply carbon footprint, recycled content and mineral origin data. Their EU buyers need it for passports and due diligence.
Expected evidence
- Battery carbon footprint declaration
- Mineral supply chain map (smelter/refiner)
- Recycled content share (Co, Li, Ni, Pb)
Tiers : Tier 1-N