EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542

Every battery, one digital passport

Composition, performance, carbon and recycling data for each Battery Passport battery, open to everyone through the QR code on its label, and kept up to date from the battery itself.

EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542Mandatory for LMT, EV and industrial batteries
96 days to 18 February 202718.02.2027
Public, restricted and authority dataWho sees what

Who are you?

The same passport, opened to each one as the law says.

What the passport holds

Annex XIII of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, from the factory to the end of life.

Identity

Battery ID, model, manufacturer, place and date of manufacture.

Materials

Chemistry, critical raw materials, hazardous substances, renewable content.

Performance

Capacity, voltages, power, expected lifetime and its reference test.

Health, live

State of health, cycles, resistance and extreme temperatures, read from the battery’s BMS.

Lifecycle

Repairs, reuse, repurposing and recycling, recorded by those who did them.

Compliance

EU registry entry, declaration of conformity, test reports for authorities.

Who sees what

  1. Public

    Anyone, no login: identity, materials, performance, safety and recycling.

  2. Restricted

    Repairers, recyclers and authorities: composition, dismantling, spare parts; with a legitimate interest, each battery’s health data.

  3. Authorities

    Notified bodies, market surveillance and the European Commission: test reports proving compliance.

How it works

  1. 1

    Scan the label

    The QR code opens this battery’s passport in any phone browser.

  2. 2

    Read the battery

    Professionals connect the app to the BMS over Bluetooth; it checks it is the right battery.

  3. 3

    Keep it current

    Readings, repairs and status changes reach the passport, with who and when.

The road to 2027

  1. 08.2023Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 enters into force
  2. Today96 days to 18 February 2027
  3. 18.02.2027Battery passport mandatory

Battery Passport app

Scan labels, and for professionals read the battery over Bluetooth. Public information stays open here without the app.

Open in the app