Mandatory digital product passport (DPP) for batteries
This European Regulation has passed: start preparing your business
This is a European Regulation. It has been adopted in Europe. You should adapt your business.
For whom?
Entrepreneurs who offer the following batteries on the EU market for the first time, or import them into the European Union for their own use:
- batteries for light-duty vehicles (LMT batteries)
- industrial batteries with a capacity of more than 2 kWh
- batteries for electric vehicles (EV batteries)
What changes?
Do you offer one of these batteries on the EU market for the first time, or import them into the EU for your own use? If so, the battery must have a battery passport. This is a Digital Product Passport (DPP) with information about the battery. You link the battery passport to the battery via a QR code. The battery passport contains information about the battery model and the battery itself. For example, information on:
- the battery and manufacturer
- the type and model
- the composition
- performance and service life
- repair, reuse, and recycling
Which information is mandatory depends, amongst others, on the type of battery. Not all information in the battery passport is visible to everyone. Some data is public. Other data is only visible to, for example, public authorities, repairers, and recyclers.
The entrepreneur who first places the complete battery on the EU market or imports it into the EU for their own use is responsible for the battery passport.
Register the battery passport
You must also register the battery passport in the European DPP register. To do this, create an account and have your identity verified. You then register the battery passport using a unique identification number. The register does not contain all the information from the battery passport.
When?
The battery passport will be mandatory from 18 February 2027.