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EU published Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries

On 28 July 2023, the EU published REGULATION (EU) 2023/1542, concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 18 February 2024, save as set out in the second subparagraph and in other provisions of this Regulation.

This Regulation lays down requirements on sustainability, safety, labelling, marking and information to allow the placing on the market or putting into service of batteries within the Union. It also lays down minimum requirements for extended producer responsibility, the collection and treatment of waste batteries and for reporting.

This Regulation imposes battery due diligence obligations on economic operators placing batteries on the market or putting them into service. It also lays down requirements for green public procurement when procuring batteries or products into which batteries are incorporated.

This Regulation applies to all categories of batteries, namely portable batteries, starting, lighting and ignition batteries (SLI batteries), light means of transport batteries (LMT batteries), electric vehicle batteries and industrial batteries, regardless of their shape, volume, weight, design, material composition, chemistry, use or purpose. It shall also apply to batteries that are incorporated into or added to products or that are specifically designed to be incorporated into or added to products.

The new regulations retain most of the chemical and labeling requirements specified in Directive 2006/66/EC.

1）RESTRICTION ON SUBSTANCES

2) LABELLING, MARKING AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
Part A: General information on batteries
 Information on the label of a battery shall comprise the following information regarding the battery:
  1.information identifying the manufacturer in accordance with Article 38(7);
  2.the battery category and information identifying the battery in accordance with Article 38(6);
  3.the place of manufacture (geographical location of a battery manufacturing plant);
  4.the date of manufacture (month and year);
  5.the weight;
  6.the capacity;
  7.the chemistry;
  8.the hazardous substances present in the battery, other than mercury, cadmium or lead;
  9.usable extinguishing agent;
  10.critical raw materials present in the battery in a concentration of more than 0,1 % weight by weight.
Part B: Symbol for separate collection of batteries

Part C: QR code
  The QR code shall be in high contrast to the background colour and of a size that is easily readable by a commonly available QR reader, such as those integrated in hand-held communication devices.

3) CARBON FOOTPRINT
include essential elements on how to calculate the carbon footprint.

If you have any questions about your products, please do not hesitate to contact us. LEO-MTS can offer battery safety testing, labelling review service. etc.

For more information please check below link:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32023R1542&qid=1691633952499