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The Battery Regulation is the first EU instrument to require a Digital Product Passport. The EV-battery carbon-footprint declaration applies from 18 February 2026; the full DPP obligation for covered batteries applies from 18 February 2027. Commission operational guidelines were published in August 2025.

Na snaziPrimjenjuje se od 18 February 2027 (full DPP); carbon-footprint obligation in forceRegulation (EU) 2023/1542 (Battery Regulation)

Ključni datumi

  1. 18 August 2023

    Battery Regulation enters into force.

  2. 18 February 2024

    Most general obligations begin applying.

  3. 18 August 2024

    EV-battery due-diligence and carbon-footprint rules start phasing in.

  4. 18 August 2025

    Commission operational guidelines for the Battery DPP published.

  5. 18 February 2026

    Carbon-footprint declaration obligation for EV batteries begins applying.

  6. 18 February 2027

    Full Digital Product Passport obligation for covered batteries.

Potrebni podaci

  • Unique battery identifier (UBI)
  • Manufacturer and batch data
  • Chemistry and cell composition
  • Substances of concern (REACH)
  • Carbon footprint per functional unit
  • Recycled content (cobalt, lithium, nickel, lead)
  • Performance and durability metrics
  • State of health (in-use) for EV and industrial batteries
  • Disassembly and dismantling instructions
  • Recycling efficiency targets
  • Conformity declaration and CE mark data

Prihvaćeni nositelji podataka

QR code (required, on battery label)Permanent Battery ID (QR-linked)

Pragovi i izuzeća

  • Portable batteries below 2 kWh are excluded from the DPP obligation but covered by other Battery Regulation requirements.
  • SMEs benefit from extended deadlines and simplified due-diligence under Art. 48.
  • Second-life and repurposed batteries carry their own DPP referencing the original passport.

Otvorena pitanja

  • Final CEN-CENELEC technical specification for the Unique Battery Identifier (work item under JTC 24).
  • Interoperability between the battery DPP (Catena-X data space) and the ESPR horizontal DPP infrastructure.
  • Cross-recognition with the UK and US battery-passport schemes.