{
"key": "battery",
"title": "Batteries",
"status": "in_force",
"regime": "battery-regulation",
"legalBasis": [
"Regulation (EU) 2023/1542",
"Regulation (EU) 2025/1561"
],
"dppAppliesFrom": "2027-02-18",
"retentionYears": 10,
"schemaVersions": [
"1.0.0",
"2.0.0",
"2.1.0",
"2.2.0",
"2.3.0",
"2.4.0"
],
"currentSchemaVersion": "2.4.0",
"productCategories": [
"portable",
"industrial",
"ev",
"lmt",
"starting-lighting-ignition"
],
"disclosure": {
"dueDiligenceUrl": "restricted",
"criticalRawMaterials": "restricted",
"disassemblyInstructionsUrl": "restricted",
"cathodeMaterial": "restricted",
"anodeMaterial": "restricted",
"electrolyteMaterial": "restricted",
"sohMethodology": "restricted",
"stateOfHealth": "individual",
"stateOfHealthPct": "individual",
"expectedLifetime": "individual"
},
"plugin": "sector-battery",
"notes": "Battery passport mandatory for EV, LMT and industrial batteries >2 kWh from 2027-02-18 (Art. 77(1)). Reg. (EU) 2025/1561 moved the Art. 48(1) due-diligence trigger to 2027-08-18 and the Art. 48(5) Commission guidelines deadline to 2026-07-26. Major obligations remain future-dated: Art. 8(1) recycled-content declaration from 2028-08-18, Art. 8(2) minimum shares from 2031-08-18, Art. 10(2) minimum performance values from 2027-08-18."
}