A New Era for Batteries Within the EU: Batteries and Waste Batteries Regulation 2023/1542
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Whitepaper Overview:
This whitepaper provides an overview of the new Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on Batteries and Waste Batteries.
The objectives of the Regulation include:
- Promoting sustainability in battery production and minimizing environmental impact across their lifecycle,
- Encouraging circularity by providing data for second-life usage and enhancing recycling in terms of both quality and quantity,
- Ensuring safety by protecting human health and the environment,
- Improving transparency and providing consumers with information on the environmental and safety performance of batteries.
This Whitepaper Covers:
- The scope of the Regulation,
- Economic operators,
- Supply chain due diligence obligations,
- CE marking,
- Circular economy,
- QR Code,
- Digital battery passport,
- Responsibility for fulfilling the battery passport requirements,
- Replaceability of batteries,
- Key compliance deadlines and other important dates.
*This whitepaper was originally published on 13th December, 2023 and updated on September 29th, 2025. Further regulatory developments may have occurred after publication. To keep up-to-date with the latest compliance news, sign up to our newsletter.
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Dila Şen
Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Leading global regulatory compliance with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and batteries.
