The European Commission has updated its guidance for companies preparing to comply with the EU’s forthcoming Digital Batteries Passport rules, which start applying in February 2027.
The document, titled "Guidance Document: Digital Batteries Passport – data points by category," sets out what information will need to be provided for different types of batteries covered by the passport requirement, the Commission said in a statement on Friday.
It focuses on electric vehicle (EV) batteries, batteries used in light means of transport (such as e-bikes and e-scooters), and industrial batteries.
The guidance lists 71 “data points” — specific pieces of information to be recorded and, where required, displayed — and shows whether each item is mandatory, optional, only needed in certain circumstances, or not required to be completed or displayed when the rules begin to apply in February 2027.
It also identifies the legal source for each data point and how it applies across the different battery categories.
From 18 February 2027, every EV battery, every light means of transport battery and every industrial battery with a capacity greater than 2 kWh that is placed on the market or put into service must have a battery passport.
Who the guidance is for
The Commission said the guidance is aimed mainly at “economic operators” in the battery value chain — including manufacturers and importers — that are responsible for making information available through a battery passport.
It may also be used by conformity assessment bodies (organisations that check whether products meet legal requirements) and market surveillance authorities.
The Commission said the guidance should be read alongside Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries, as well as any related delegated or implementing acts — secondary EU laws that set out details for how rules are applied.
It does not add new legal requirements and should not be treated as an authoritative interpretation of the legislation or as the Commission’s official position.
