Every EU Battery Regulation deadline, in one place.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 rolls out in stages between 2024 and 2030. This tracker lists every enforcement date, what it requires and which battery categories it hits. It renders from the same rule engine that scores passports on Vikka, so it cannot drift from what we enforce.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 (Omnibus IV).
The Regulation enters into force
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 is adopted, replacing the 2006 Battery Directive with one EU-wide rulebook for the entire battery lifecycle.
The Regulation applies
Most provisions start to apply. As a regulation rather than a directive it works directly in every member state: no national transposition, no local variations.
CE marking and conformity
Batteries placed on the EU market need CE marking backed by an EU declaration of conformity.
Safety requirements
Safety testing obligations apply. Test documentation must be available to market surveillance authorities on request.
Performance and durability
Electrochemical performance and durability data must be documented for EV, LMT and industrial batteries.
Carbon footprint: EV batteries
Every EV battery model per manufacturing plant needs a carbon footprint declaration, calculated to the EU methodology.
Separate collection symbol
The crossed-out wheelie bin appears on all batteries: the mark that a battery never belongs in household waste.
Carbon footprint: industrial >2 kWh
The carbon footprint declaration obligation extends to rechargeable industrial batteries above 2 kWh.
QR code on every battery
All batteries carry a QR code linking to the information the Regulation requires. For passport categories it resolves to the battery passport.
Battery passport mandatory
Every EV, LMT and industrial >2 kWh battery placed on the EU market needs a digital passport carrying the Annex XIII data: one per battery, reachable through its QR code. This is the big one.
Supply chain due diligence
Battery due diligence policies become mandatory: verified, audited sourcing of cobalt, lithium, nickel and natural graphite. Delayed from 2025 to 2027 by Omnibus IV.
Carbon footprint: LMT
Carbon footprint declarations for light means of transport batteries, due 18 months after the delegated act lands.
Recycled content minimums, phase 1
Recycled content must be documented and meet the first minimums: 16% cobalt, 85% lead, 6% lithium, 6% nickel.
Carbon footprint: industrial with external storage
The final carbon footprint category: industrial batteries with external storage.
Where does your battery stand?
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