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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. 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)).

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.

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 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)).