EU Battery Regulation Carbon Footprint Declarations

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 requires mandatory carbon footprint declarations for batteries placed on the EU market. Declarations for EV batteries have been required since February 2025, and for rechargeable industrial batteries above 2 kWh since February 2026. Performance class labelling follows in August 2026, with the digital battery passport becoming mandatory in February 2027.

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