Selling in the European Union?

Art. 62(5)

Disclosure to consumer

When ordering a battery, the end-user is informed of the take-back arrangements for a waste battery

• Sold online
• Your role: Distributor

Depends on: whether it is sold online, economic operator role

In force since 18 Aug 2025

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

Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).

Art. 62(6)

Must meet the conditions of Obtain from producers offering batteries to consumers in the Union their producer register registration number and a self-certification of compliance with the extended producer responsibility requirements

• Your role: Online marketplace

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Aug 2025

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

Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).

Art. 74(1)

Disclosure to consumer

Information on waste prevention, separate collection, take-back and collection points, safety instructions for waste batteries, the meaning of labels and symbols, and the impact of substances, made available at the point of sale and through online platforms in the language of the Member State

• 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

Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).

Art. 74(2)

Disclosure to buyer

Information on the safety and protective measures, including occupational safety, applicable to the storage and collection of waste batteries

• 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

Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).

Document with electrochemical performance and durability values (Annex IV Part A)

Disclosure to buyer

Document accompanying the battery with the values of the electrochemical performance and durability parameters in Annex IV Part A

• 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

Read-only access to state-of-health data

Disclosure to buyer

Read-only, non-discriminatory access through the battery management system to the Annex VII data for the person who legally purchased the battery

• 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

Art. 74(4)

Disclosure to consumer

In retail premises, and when selling through online platforms: the Art. 74(1) and (2) information and how end-users may return waste batteries free of charge to collection points

• Your role: 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

Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).

Extended producer responsibility (Arts. 56 to 76)

Disclosure to consumer

The costs covered by the producer under Art. 56(4)(a)-(d) shown separately to the end-user at the point of sale of a new battery

• Your role: 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

Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).

Art. 75(1)

Notification to competent authority

Annual report by chemistry and category: amounts of portable and LMT batteries made available for the first time, waste batteries collected, collection rate, treatment, export and preparation for re-use or repurposing

• 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

Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).

Art. 75(2)

Notification to competent authority

Annual report by chemistry and category: amounts of SLI, industrial and electric vehicle batteries made available for the first time and of waste batteries collected, treated, exported and prepared for re-use or repurposing

• 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

Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).

Capacity label

Label required

capacity

• Rechargeable
• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: rechargeable, 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(2)). The date shown is the earliest possible date: the duty depends on a later Commission act, which sets the final date.

Carbon footprint declaration (Art. 7)

Declaration required

Carbon footprint declaration per battery model per manufacturing plant (Art. 7(1), Annex II); accompanies the battery until accessible by QR code

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: economic operator role

In force since 18 Feb 2025

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

Art. 7(1)(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.

Carbon footprint declaration (Art. 7)

Declaration required

Carbon footprint declaration per battery model per manufacturing plant (Art. 7(1), Annex II); accompanies the battery until accessible by QR code

• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Aug 2028

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2028

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.

Carbon footprint declaration (Art. 7)

Declaration required

Carbon footprint declaration per battery model per manufacturing plant (Art. 7(1), Annex II); accompanies the battery until accessible by QR code

• Rated energy more than 2000 Wh
• Rechargeable
• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: rated energy wh, rechargeable, economic operator role

In force since 18 Feb 2026

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

Art. 7(1)(b) rechargeable industrial batteries over 2 kWh. Batteries with exclusively external storage have a later date (2030-08-18, Art. 7(1)(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.

Carbon footprint declaration (Art. 7(1))

Declaration required

Carbon footprint declaration per battery model per manufacturing plant (kg CO2e per kWh of total energy over expected service life, by life cycle stage), accompanying the battery until accessible via the QR code

• Rated energy more than 2000 Wh
• Rechargeable
• Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor

Depends on: rated energy wh, rechargeable, economic operator role

Takes effect 18 Aug 2030

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2030

Stated date is the earliest possible: the duty applies from the stated date or a stated number of months after entry into force of a Commission act, whichever is the latest; the act is not in the published text.

Authorised representative for EPR (Art. 56(3))

Registration required

Appointment, by written mandate, of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility in each Member State where batteries are sold

• Sells by distance contract to end-users in a Member State where it is not established

Depends on: distance sale to other member state

In force since 18 Aug 2025

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

Art. 96(2)(c): Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025.

CE marking

Label required

CE marking (followed by the notified body number where required under Annex VIII)

Every product in the category

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.

Conformity assessment (Module A, D1 or G, Annex VIII)

Test required

Conformity assessment with Art. 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 by Module A or D1 (series) or A or G (not in series) (Annex VIII)

Every product in the category

In force since 18 Aug 2024

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

Article 17 applies from 18 August 2024 (Art. 96(2)(b)).

Operator duty distributor-verification

Test required

Distributor verifies before making available: producer registered under Art. 55, CE marking and Art. 13 labelling, accompanying documents and instructions, manufacturer and importer identification

• Your role: 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

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

EU declaration of conformity (Annex IX model)

Declaration required

EU declaration of conformity (Annex IX), kept up to date, in the language of the Member State

Every product in the category

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.

Operator duty fulfilment-service-provider-conditions

Must meet the conditions of Warehousing, packaging, addressing and dispatching conditions do not jeopardise the batteries' compliance with Art. 6 to 10, 12, 13, 14

• Your role: Fulfilment service provider

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 importer-contact

Label required

importer name or trade mark; postal address with a single contact point; web and email address if available

• 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)).

Operator duty importer-records

Declaration required

Copy of the EU declaration of conformity kept 10 years; technical documentation available to authorities on request

• 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)).

Operator duty importer-verification

Test required

Importer verifies before placing on the market: declaration of conformity and technical documentation drawn up, CE marking, labelling per Art. 13, documents and instructions, manufacturer identification (Art. 38(6) and (7))

• 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)).

Operator duty manufacturer-contact

Label required

manufacturer name or trade mark; postal address with a single contact point; web and email address if available

• 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)).