# EU Batteries Regulation — Battery Passport

**Reference:** Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 · **Status:** In force · **DPP applies:** 18 February 2027

> 18 February 2027 is fixed. The 2025 Omnibus IV amendment postponed battery due diligence to 18 August 2027 but did not move the passport date.

The EU's first mandatory Digital Product Passport. From 18 February 2027 every covered battery needs a QR-linked passport combining model-level and individual-battery data under Articles 77–78 and Annex XIII.

**Scope:** Light means of transport (LMT) batteries, industrial batteries above 2 kWh and electric-vehicle batteries — each individual battery, including those built into products.

## Key dates

- **12 Jul 2023** — Regulation adopted

- **17 Aug 2023** — Entry into force

- **18 Feb 2024** — General application begins

- **31 Jul 2025** — Omnibus IV (2025/1561) postpones due diligence

- **18 Feb 2027** — Battery passport mandatory (Art. 77)

- **18 Aug 2027** — Battery due-diligence obligations apply

## Who must comply

The economic operator placing the battery on the market — usually the manufacturer or importer — is responsible for the passport's accuracy, completeness and updates. Repurposing or remanufacturing creates a new passport linked to the original.

## Three levels of access

- Public — general model information, performance, carbon footprint and recycled content

- Persons with a legitimate interest — repairers, remanufacturers, recyclers (dismantling and detailed composition)

- Authorities and notified bodies — test reports and full compliance information

## Technical requirements (Art. 78)

Passport data must be interoperable, machine-readable, structured and searchable, reachable through a QR code linked to a unique identifier, and accessible securely without vendor lock-in. The passport must remain available even if the operator ceases to exist.

## What is not covered

Portable batteries and SLI (starter, lighting, ignition) batteries do not need a battery passport, although they fall under other parts of the regulation.

## Passport information

- Manufacturer, model, battery category, place and date of manufacture

- Chemistry, material composition, critical raw materials, hazardous substances

- Carbon footprint and performance class

- Recycled content (cobalt, lithium, nickel, lead)

- Rated capacity, voltage, power, expected lifetime, round-trip efficiency

- EU declaration of conformity

- Supply-chain due-diligence information

- Dismantling, safety and end-of-life instructions

- State of health and usage history (individual battery)

## FAQ

### Has the battery passport been delayed?

No. The Omnibus IV amendment (Regulation (EU) 2025/1561) delayed due-diligence obligations to 18 August 2027, but the 18 February 2027 passport date in Article 77 is unchanged.

### Do e-bike batteries need a passport?

Yes. E-bike and e-scooter batteries are light means of transport (LMT) batteries and are in scope.

### Is the passport per model or per battery?

Per individual battery. It combines static model data with dynamic data such as state of health.

## Sources

- [Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 — EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1542/oj/eng)

- [Consolidated text (31 Jul 2025)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1542/2025-07-31/eng)

- [Omnibus IV — European Parliament](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/spotlight-Simplification%202024-2029/file-omnibus-iv-batteries)

- [Battery Pass consortium](https://thebatterypass.eu/)