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EU Battery Regulation Through 2025 18 AUGUST 2025 Battery Directive 2006/66/WE expires and the transitional period ends Chapter VIII on waste battery management enters into force
Article 13 Obligation to mark batteries with the selective collection symbol Article 48 Battery supply chain due diligence policies enters into force
The European Union should publish by August 2025 an implementing act laying down rules for labeling batteries. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the Regulation
2026 18 FEBRUARY 2025 Article 7 Carbon footprint declaration for electric vehicle batteries - suspended until the delegated act is issued (delay of at least 11 months)
Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1542/oj/eng
31 DECEMBER 2025 Achieving recycling efficiency targets: 75% of the average weight of lead-acid batteries 65% of lithium batteries 50% for other used batteries
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