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  1. December 2026

    1 change · 2 rules
  2. January 2027

    9 changes · 76 rules
  3. February 2027

    1 change · 15 rules
  4. March 2027

    2 changes · 3 rules
  5. May 2027

    1 change · 2 rules
  6. July 2027

    3 changes · 6 rules
  7. August 2027

    1 change · 12 rules
    • European Union12 requirementsEuropean Union · Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries · BatteriesDisclosure + more

      12 rules in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries, for products placed on the market, from 18 Aug 2027. Conditions differ by rule; see below.

      • Art. 49(2)

        Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer · From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

      • Art. 50(3)

        Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer · From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

      • Battery due diligence annual-public-report

        Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer · From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

      • Battery due diligence authority-disclosure

        Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer · From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

      • Battery due diligence downstream-disclosure

        Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer · From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

      • Battery due diligence management-system

        Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer · From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

      • Battery due diligence policy

        Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer · From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

      • Battery due diligence records

        Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer · From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

      • Battery due diligence risk-management

        Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer · From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

      • Battery due diligence third-party-verification

        Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer · From 18 August 2027 (Art. 48(1), amended text marked M2).

      • Carbon footprint label-class (Art. 7)

        Applies when: Rated energy more than 2000 Wh; Rechargeable; Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor · Art. 7(2)(b) rechargeable industrial batteries over 2 kWh. Batteries with exclusively external storage have a later date (2032-02-18, Art. 7(2)(d)) in the same paragraph; no product fact separates them. The text adds 'or ... months after the date of entry into force of the delegated or implementing act, whichever is the latest'; the published text gives no entry-into-force date, so the stated calendar date is used. The date shown is the earliest possible date: the duty depends on a later Commission act, which sets the final date.

      • Minimum electrochemical performance and durability values (Annex IV Part A)

        Applies when: Rated energy more than 2000 Wh; Rechargeable; Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor · From 18 August 2027 or 18 months after the date of entry into force of the delegated act, whichever is the latest (Art. 10(2)). The date shown is the earliest possible date: the duty depends on a later Commission act, which sets the final date.

      Consolidated text: European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
  8. October 2027

    1 change · 2 rules
  9. December 2027

    2 changes · 12 rules
  10. January 2028

    10 changes · 209 rules
  11. February 2028

    2 changes · 3 rules
    • European UnionConformity required for carbon footprint max-threshold (Art. 7)European Union · Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries · BatteriesConformity

      Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2028. Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor.

      Art. 7(3)(a) electric vehicle batteries. The text adds 'or ... months after the date of entry into force of the delegated or implementing act, whichever is the latest'; the published text gives no entry-into-force date, so the stated calendar date is used. The date shown is the earliest possible date: the duty depends on a later Commission act, which sets the final date.

      “18 February 2028 or 18 months after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in the third subparagraph, whichever is the latest”
      Art. 7(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
    • European UnionLimits starch sodium octenyl succinateEuropean Union · Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives · FoodLimit

      2 rules in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives, for products placed on the market, from 18 Feb 2028. Conditions differ by rule; see below.

      • Starch sodium octenyl succinate

        Max 10000 mg/kg (content basis) · Applies when: EU food category: Foods for special medical purposes, as defined by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013, intended for infants [13.1.5.1] · The row states a period of application beginning 2028-02-18.

        Max 10000 mg/kg (content basis) · Applies when: EU food category: Foods for special medical purposes, as defined by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013, intended for infants as from four months of age and for young children [13.1.5.2] · The row states a period of application beginning 2028-02-18.

      Consolidated text: European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)
  12. July 2028

    3 changes · 4 rules
  13. August 2028

    1 change · 5 rules
    • European Union5 requirementsEuropean Union · Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries · BatteriesDisclosure + more

      5 rules in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries, for products placed on the market, from 18 Aug 2028. Conditions differ by rule; see below.

      • Carbon footprint declaration (Art. 7)

        Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor · Art. 7(1)(c) LMT batteries. The text adds 'or ... months after the date of entry into force of the delegated or implementing act, whichever is the latest'; the published text gives no entry-into-force date, so the stated calendar date is used. The date shown is the earliest possible date: the duty depends on a later Commission act, which sets the final date.

      • Minimum electrochemical performance and durability values (Annex IV Part A)

        Applies when: Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor · From 18 August 2028 or 18 months after the date of entry into force of the delegated act, whichever is the latest (Art. 10(3)). The date shown is the earliest possible date: the duty depends on a later Commission act, which sets the final date.

      • Minimum electrochemical performance and durability values of portable batteries of general use

        Applies when: Contains a button or coin cell: no; Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor · From 18 August 2028 or 24 months after the date of entry into force of the delegated act, whichever is the latest (Art. 9(1)). The date shown is the earliest possible date: the duty depends on a later Commission act, which sets the final date.

      • Recycled content documentation (Art. 8(1))

        Applies when: Battery chemistry: Lithium-ion or Lithium (non-rechargeable) or Nickel-metal hydride or Nickel-cadmium or Lead-acid; Rated energy more than 2000 Wh; Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor · Industrial batteries over 2 kWh (not exclusively external storage), electric vehicle batteries and SLI batteries that contain cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel in active materials; the stated date is 2028-08-18 or 24 months after the delegated act, whichever is the latest. The capacity bound for industrial batteries and the active-material content are not product facts here, so the rule is scoped on the whole categories. The date shown is the earliest possible date: the duty depends on a later Commission act, which sets the final date.

        Applies when: Battery chemistry: Lithium-ion or Lithium (non-rechargeable) or Nickel-metal hydride or Nickel-cadmium or Lead-acid; Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor · Industrial batteries over 2 kWh (not exclusively external storage), electric vehicle batteries and SLI batteries that contain cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel in active materials; the stated date is 2028-08-18 or 24 months after the delegated act, whichever is the latest. The capacity bound for industrial batteries and the active-material content are not product facts here, so the rule is scoped on the whole categories. The date shown is the earliest possible date: the duty depends on a later Commission act, which sets the final date.

      Consolidated text: European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)

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Proposed or on hold

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  1. On hold

    1 change

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