Digital Product Passport for Batteries

Overview

The European Commission’s batteries hub brings together the sector-specific scope, responsibilities, architecture, implementation milestones and supporting material for the EU battery passport.

Core points from the official source

The points below are an editorially structured reading aid based on the localized source record. They are not quotations; consult the official document for exact wording and context.

• Batteries are the first product group for which a Digital Product Passport will become mandatory in the EU.
• From 18 February 2027, the requirement covers each LMT battery, industrial battery above 2 kWh and electric vehicle battery placed on the market or put into service.
• The economic operator placing the finished battery on the market is responsible for creating and maintaining the passport; component and module suppliers are not automatically the responsible operator.
• A QR code links the battery to its passport, while detailed data remains decentralised with the responsible operator or its service provider and required identifiers and metadata are registered at EU level.
• The page groups expected information around identification, technical characteristics, performance and durability, repair, reuse and recycling, and sustainability and circularity.

How to use this document and assess applicability

Use this guidance to plan operational steps and supporting evidence. Check its version and publication date, and distinguish procedural instructions from binding requirements in the underlying legal act.

For an applicability decision, match the official scope against the product, target market, economic-operator role and relevant date. Record assumptions and obtain specialist advice where interpretation carries material risk.

Review checklist

Before relying on this material for a policy or compliance decision:

• Confirm the issuer, document title and identifier against the official source.
• Open the official source and check the current version, attachments, corrections and later updates.
• Distinguish binding legal text from policy planning, implementation guidance, news and research.
• Map the core points to the specific product, market and value-chain role, and record matters that still need verification.
• Record the review date and version used, and reassess the conclusion when the source changes.

Source and editorial information

• Category: Implementation guidance
• Issuer: European Commission Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
• Document: Digital Product Passport for Batteries
• DPP Lens review date: August 7, 2026

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Editorial note

This is a living Commission implementation page. Its timeline is expressly indicative; binding scope, dates and data duties come from Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and applicable delegated or implementing acts.