Battery passports — covered batteries
Date to be confirmed · application
What changes?
Create an electronic battery passport for each covered LMT, >2 kWh industrial or electric-vehicle battery.
Who is affected?
EU firms placing covered LMT, industrial >2 kWh or EV batteries on the market or putting them into service
When?
Date to be confirmed. Not a requirement for every webshop or every portable battery.
What to do
- Check whether your business matches this scope: EU firms placing covered LMT, industrial >2 kWh or EV batteries on the market or putting them into service
- Collect required battery data and provide the passport/identifier for covered batteries.
- Confirm exemptions, thresholds and transitional arrangements in the linked primary source before implementing changes.
- Assign a responsible person and keep evidence of your applicability assessment and preparation.
Existing tools and providers
Circularise
Primary source
Battery Regulation 2023/1542 Art 77 (CELEX 32023R1542)
Checked 11 October 2026. A fresh date confirmation was not established. Do not rely on a date from an older summary.