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Batteries Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries
32023R1542 · official text on EUR-Lex

Articles

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