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EU Battery Passport: 2027 Deadline, Scope and Data Preparation

A battery passport connects a specific battery with controlled information across its working life. Preparation starts with deciding which battery you place on the market and which organisation maintains its record. A catalogue entry alone cannot explain changes during use, repair or a second-life operation.

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Regulatory status

Binding passport date for defined battery categories

Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 sets a battery-passport obligation from 18 February 2027. The covered categories are specified in the law; this is not a universal passport requirement for every battery.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542: Articles 13, 77–78 and Annex XIIISource: European Commission: Digital Product Passport for Batteries

Who and what is in scope?

For battery manufacturers, importers, vehicle and storage-system teams, and the suppliers providing evidence to them. Start with one finished battery model and a named information owner, then map the handovers to service partners rather than asking every supplier for an identical spreadsheet.

  • Electric-vehicle batteries and light-means-of-transport batteries fall within the Article 77 passport scope.
  • Industrial batteries are included when their capacity is greater than 2 kWh. Do not apply that capacity threshold to the separate EV and LMT categories.
  • Portable and starting, lighting and ignition batteries are not automatically included in Article 77. Other battery rules, including QR information requirements, can still apply.

Dates and what they mean

Data and evidence to prepare

Working with suppliers

  • Request a versioned battery specification and a clear relationship between supplier part numbers, your model and individual identifiers. Record which document covers which configuration.
  • Collect the underlying test reports and methods for performance claims. Ask the supplier to identify sample conditions, units, document dates and the responsible technical contact.
  • Keep composition, dismantling and sustainability evidence with its provenance and confidentiality level. Agree how changes will be communicated instead of treating the first upload as permanent truth.

Data carriers and access

Articles 13 and 77 connect the battery passport to a QR code and a unique identifier. Identifier standards, access rights and the operating requirements in Article 78 remain relevant. Test the physical label and the destination; a successful scan does not establish legal conformity.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542: Articles 13, 77–78 and Annex XIII

Prepare the product record in Passvanta

The source guidance and the readiness questionnaire do not certify a product. The legal scope and the maturity of the software pack are assessed separately. The steps below support preparation; they are not a final list of legal requirements.

  1. Define a pilot battery

    Create the product in the battery category and record the pack version used for preparation. Keep a separate applicability decision for battery type, capacity and placing-on-market context.

  2. Collect and review evidence

    Use supplier requests and document uploads for the fields available in your workspace. Review extraction proposals against the original documents, resolve inconsistent units and retain the source behind each approved value.

  3. Rehearse the information handover

    Review readiness and blocking issues within the assigned pack. Test a versioned passport and QR destination with representative public data. Plan external access and lifecycle integrations separately where they are not supported by the current configuration.

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Official sources

  1. Regulation (EU) 2023/1542: Articles 13, 77–78 and Annex XIII

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  2. European Commission: Digital Product Passport for Batteries

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  3. European Commission: updated battery-passport preparation guidance, 21 August 2026

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FAQ

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Does every rechargeable battery need this passport?

No. Check the statutory category first. Capacity alone does not decide whether an EV or LMT battery is covered, and the industrial threshold must not be extended to all batteries.

Must every Annex XIII field be populated in February 2027?

No. The relevant battery category and the underlying provision determine applicability. Use the reviewed Commission guidance as an aid, then retain the legal basis for your decision.

Does Passvanta certify the battery passport?

No. It supports product records, evidence review, versioned publication and carriers. Its available pack rules and your evidence need a separate legal and technical assessment before a regulated rollout.

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