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Batteries · confirmed product-specific timetable

Prepare for the EU battery passport with category-specific accuracy.

Understand the confirmed scope and timing for covered battery passports and build the data, identifier, access and evidence controls needed for implementation.

Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 provides that, from 18 February 2027, each LMT battery, each industrial battery with capacity greater than 2 kWh and each electric-vehicle battery placed on the market or put into service has a battery passport.

Confirmed scope

  • Light means of transport (LMT) batteries
  • Industrial batteries with capacity greater than 2 kWh
  • Electric-vehicle batteries
  • Application to each covered battery placed on the market or put into service from 18 February 2027

Design for differentiated access

The Batteries Regulation distinguishes information accessible to the general public, information accessible to notified bodies, market-surveillance authorities and the Commission, and defined information accessible to persons with a legitimate interest. A public battery page must not expose every underlying record.

Battery passport readiness workstreams

Identity

Model and item data

Link the correct model information and individual-battery information using controlled identifiers.

Evidence

Source and calculation controls

Record the origin, method, version and applicable scope of each data element or document.

Access

Public and restricted views

Implement explicit whitelists and permission tests for each information class.

Lifecycle

Updates and responsibility

Assign authorised actors, update triggers, retention and audit history.

Verify the detailed implementation against the current consolidated text

This overview does not reproduce Annex XIII or determine conformity. Confirm category, capacity, actor, data, carrier, identifier, access and technical requirements against the current official text and relevant implementing or delegated measures before deployment.

Primary and authoritative sources

Source links are provided for verification. Scope, consolidated versions and later measures should be checked again before implementation or reliance.

Regulatory disclaimer. This content provides general diagnostic and preparation information. It is not legal advice, certification or regulatory approval. Requirements may differ by product category, jurisdiction, market and supply-chain role and may change over time.

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