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Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (Battery Regulation), Annex XIII

Digital Product Passport for Batteries

Industrial, EV and light means of transport (LMT) batteries over 2 kWh need a digital battery passport before 18 February 2027. Annex XIII of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 fixes the exact field set, which is why batteries is the category Matrikel has modelled in the most depth.

Deadline: 18 February 2027 for industrial, EV and LMT batteries over 2 kWh.

What the passport would contain

Model-level — once per product

  • Chemistry & cell composition
  • Rated capacity & voltage
  • Carbon footprint per lifecycle stage
  • Origin of critical raw materials (cobalt, lithium, nickel)
  • Recycled content %
  • Expected lifetime / cycle life

Item-level — per serial number

  • Serial number & production batch
  • Manufacturing date & site
  • Test report reference (e.g. IEC 62619)
  • State of health (dynamic, updated post-sale)
  • Repair & second-life events

Questions about batteries passports

Do all batteries need a digital passport?

No — the requirement applies to industrial batteries, electric vehicle batteries, and light means of transport (LMT) batteries with capacity above 2 kWh. Portable batteries below that threshold are out of scope for the passport requirement itself, though other parts of the regulation still apply.

What has to be in a battery passport?

Annex XIII sets the field list: chemistry and composition, carbon footprint per lifecycle stage, recycled content, origin of critical raw materials, performance and durability parameters, and — dynamically — state of health and usage data over the battery's life.

Who can see what in a battery passport?

The regulation splits access into tiers: the general public sees things like chemistry, capacity and carbon footprint without logging in; repairers, recyclers and other professionals get a deeper technical layer after authentication; regulators and the Commission get full access.

See what a batteries passport looks like

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