Articles 54–58
Producers must be registered and, where they fulfil EPR individually or through a producer responsibility organisation, authorised. Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025. Directive 2006/66/EC is repealed from the same date.
Legal
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries.
The Battery Regulation is directly applicable in all Member States. It replaces Directive 2006/66/EC on a staged timetable and sets sustainability, due-diligence, EPR and end-of-life rules for batteries placed on the EU market.
Scope
Five battery categories. One producer obligation.
The regulation covers portable, starting-lighting-ignition (SLI), light means of transport (LMT), electric-vehicle and industrial batteries, including stationary storage. Duties attach to the economic operator that places the battery on the market or puts it into service.
- Portable batteries
- SLI batteries
- LMT batteries
- Electric-vehicle batteries
- Industrial batteries, including BESS
Chapter VIII
Extended producer responsibility.
Article 58(7) — financial guarantee
Producers, and appointed PROs, must provide a guarantee covering waste-management costs in the event of non-compliance with EPR obligations, including permanent cessation of operations or insolvency. Member States may add further requirements. This is the provision LOOBA is structured to support.
Collection
Statutory collection targets.
| Category | Target | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portable | 63% | 31 December 2027 | Article 59(3) |
| Portable | 73% | 31 December 2030 | Article 59(3) |
| LMT | 51% | 31 December 2028 | Article 60(3) |
| LMT | 61% | 31 December 2031 | Article 60(3) |
Timetable
Selected dates in force.
18 August 2025
Waste chapter and due diligence
Chapter VIII on waste batteries applies. Directive 2006/66/EC is repealed. Economic operators that place batteries on the market must implement battery due diligence policies (Article 47), subject to the regulation’s thresholds and exemptions.
18 February 2027
QR marking and battery passport
All batteries must carry a QR code (Article 13(6)). LMT batteries, industrial batteries above 2 kWh and EV batteries placed on the market or put into service must have a battery passport (Article 77).
31 December 2027
Portable collection 63%
Producers of portable batteries, or their appointed PRO, must attain and maintain a 63% collection target (Article 59(3)). The 73% target follows on 31 December 2030.
31 December 2028
LMT collection 51%
Producers of LMT batteries, or their appointed PRO, must attain a 51% collection target, rising to 61% by 31 December 2031 (Article 60(3)).
Sources
Official text and related LOOBA pages.
This page is an orientation for professional counterparties. It is not legal advice. Applicable duties depend on role, battery category, chemistry and Member State implementation. The battery passport is the first legally fixed Digital Product Passport; the wider DPP framework sits in the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU) 2024/1781.