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Art. 11 software-no-impediment

Banned

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Feb 2027

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2027

Article 11 applies from 18 February 2027 (Art. 96(2)(a)).

Battery due diligence annual-public-report

Disclosure to consumer

Annual public report on the battery due diligence policy, including a summary of third-party verifications

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Aug 2027

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2027

From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

Battery due diligence authority-disclosure

Disclosure to authority

Verification report, approval decision, audit reports and evidence of compliance with a recognised due diligence scheme, on request

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Aug 2027

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2027

From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

Battery due diligence downstream-disclosure

Disclosure to buyer

All relevant information gained under the battery due diligence policy, to immediate downstream purchasers

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Aug 2027

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2027

From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

Art. 49(2)

Declaration required

Documentation supporting the chain of custody or traceability system: raw material description, supplier name and address, quantities, and the further information listed in Art. 49(2)

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Aug 2027

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2027

From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

Battery due diligence records

Declaration required

Documentation of due diligence, including verification report, approval decision and audit reports, kept for 10 years after the last battery under the policy is placed on the market

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Aug 2027

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2027

From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

Art. 50(3)

Test required

Third-party verification of the economic operator battery due diligence practices

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Aug 2027

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2027

From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

Battery due diligence third-party-verification

Test required

Third-party verification and periodic audit of the battery due diligence policy by a notified body (Art. 51)

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Aug 2027

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2027

From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

Battery due diligence management-system

Must meet the conditions of Management system: policy per Annex X raw materials and risk categories, traceability system, supplier contracts, grievance mechanism (Art. 49)

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Aug 2027

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2027

From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

Battery due diligence policy

Must meet the conditions of Set up and implement a battery due diligence policy (Art. 48 to 50, 52)

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Aug 2027

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2027

From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

Battery due diligence risk-management

Must meet the conditions of Risk management: identify and assess supply-chain risks, implement a response strategy and risk management plan (Art. 50)

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Aug 2027

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2027

From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

QR code (Annex VI Part C)

Label required

QR code giving access to the battery passport (LMT, industrial over 2 kWh, electric vehicle) or the Art. 13 information, declaration of conformity and waste-prevention information (other batteries)

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Feb 2027

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2027

Limit 0.002 % (content basis)

expressed as cadmium metal, by weight

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Feb 2024

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2024

Applies from 2024-02-18 (Art. 96(2)); the provision states no other date.

Limit 0.01 % (content basis)

expressed as lead metal, by weight

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Aug 2024

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2024

Limit 0.0005 % (content basis)

expressed as mercury metal, by weight

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Feb 2024

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2024

Applies from 2024-02-18 (Art. 96(2)); the provision states no other date.

Limit 0.1 % (content basis)

expressed as lead metal, by weight in homogeneous material

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Feb 2024

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2024

Applies from 2024-02-18 (Art. 96(2): the Regulation applies from 18 February 2024 save as otherwise provided).

10 rules from Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment

Limit 0.01 % (content basis)

Every product in the category

Dates run from 3 Jan 2013 to 22 Jul 2019

Each rule has its own date; open a target.

Example: Cadmium (CAS 7440-43-9)

Separate collection symbol (Art. 13(4))

Label required

symbol for separate collection of batteries (Annex VI Part B), at least 3 % of the area of the largest side up to 5 x 5 cm; 1,5 % of surface for cylindrical cells; on the packaging (at least 1 x 1 cm) where smaller than 0,47 x 0,47 cm

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Aug 2025

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2025

General battery label (Annex VI Part A)

Label required

manufacturer identification; battery category and model/batch identification; place of manufacture; date of manufacture (month and year); weight; capacity; chemistry; hazardous substances other than Hg, Cd, Pb; usable extinguishing agent; critical raw materials above 0,1 % w/w

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Aug 2026

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2026

From 18 August 2026 or 18 months after the date of entry into force of the implementing act under Art. 13(10), whichever is the latest (Art. 13(1)). The date shown is the earliest possible date: the duty depends on a later Commission act, which sets the final date.

Art. 13(5)

Label required

chemical symbol Cd or Pb beneath the separate collection symbol, at least one-quarter of its area

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Feb 2024

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2024

Applies from 2024-02-18 (Art. 96(2): the Regulation applies from 18 February 2024 save as otherwise provided).

Art. 38(3)

Declaration required

EU declaration of conformity in accordance with Article 18 and CE marking, drawn up once conformity assessment has demonstrated compliance

• Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Aug 2024

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2024

Chapter VI applies from 18 August 2024 (Art. 96(2)(b)).

Art. 38(4)

Declaration required

Technical documentation (Annex IX) and EU declaration of conformity kept at the disposal of national authorities for 10 years after the battery was placed on the market or put into service

• Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Aug 2024

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2024

Chapter VI applies from 18 August 2024 (Art. 96(2)(b)).

Operator duty manufacturer-technical-documentation

Declaration required

Technical documentation (Annex VIII) and conformity assessment before placing on the market; kept 10 years with the EU declaration of conformity (Art. 38(4))

• Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Aug 2024

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2024

Chapter VI applies from 18 August 2024 (Art. 96(2)(b)).

Art. 41(1)

Must meet the conditions of Only a battery compliant with Articles 6 to 10, 12, 13 and 14 is placed on the market

• Your role: Importer

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Aug 2024

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2024

Chapter VI applies from 18 August 2024 (Art. 96(2)(b)).

9 rules from Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries

Must meet the conditions of Financial contributions covering separate collection, transport and treatment of waste batteries, compositional survey of mixed municipal waste, information under Art. 74 and data reporting under Art. 75

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: economic operator role

Dates run from 18 Feb 2024 to 31 Dec 2030

Each rule has its own date; open a target.

Example: Art. 56(4)