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Batteries and waste batteries
Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020
- Stage
- In force, reached 28 Jul 2023
- In force
- In force since 17 Aug 2023 · CELEX 32023R1542
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Achille Variati
- Lead DG
- DG ENV
- Last activity
- 11 Aug 2026
46 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026
Where it stands
Latest: Public feedback open: Methodology for calculation and verification of recycled content in batteries, 11 Aug 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 27 dates, 9 Jul 2020 to 21 Jun 2023
- 9 Jul 2020
- Inception impact assessment closed: Modernising the EU’s batteries legislation, 104 responses · Commission
- 10 Dec 2020
- Adoption by Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 18 Jan 2021
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
- 21 Jan 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 18 Feb 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 25 Feb 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 1 Mar 2021
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Modernising the EU’s batteries legislation, 135 responses · Commission
- 8 Mar 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 20 May 2021
- Plenary sitting
- 28 May 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 Jun 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 1 Oct 2021
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 7 Dec 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 Feb 2022
- Committee report adopted
- 7 Mar 2022
- Plenary sitting
- 8 Mar 2022
- Plenary vote results
- 9 Mar 2022
- Plenary vote results
- Plenary sitting
- Debate in plenary
- 10 Mar 2022
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary sitting
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 11 Mar 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 14 Mar 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 Mar 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 18 Jan 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 24 Jan 2023
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 14 Feb 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Jun 2023
- Debate in plenary
- 14 Jun 2023
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- 21 Jun 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 28 Jun 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 30 Jun 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 Jul 2023
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- Plenary sitting
- 12 Jul 2023
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2023
- Published in the Official Journal
- 15 Sept 2025
- Commission plans delegated act under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 Ju
- 13 Jul 2026
- Delegated act adopted: Portable batteries - derogations for the removability and replaceability
- 11 Aug 2026
- Public feedback open: Methodology for calculation and verification of recycled content in batteries
7 people
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Achille Variati | IT | ENVI | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Alexandr Vondra | ECR | CZ | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jessica Polfjärd | EPP | SE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Karin Karlsbro | Renew | SE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Malte Gallée | Greens/EFA | DE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Silvia Modig | The Left | FI | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Sylvia Limmer | PfE | DE | ENVI |
508 amendments
Amendments
Tabled between 1 Mar 2022 and 8 Jun 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- ENVI490
Covers 490 of the 508 amendments.
By author
- Alexandr Vondra8
- Jessica Polfjärd · EPP2
- Pascal Canfin1
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 11 of the 508 amendments.
By article
- Article 77 – paragraph 13
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)2
- Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)2
- Article 13 – paragraph 62
- Article 39 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 12
- Article 42 – paragraph 32
- Article 66 – paragraph 8 a (new)2
- Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 12
- Article 8 – paragraph 42
- Annex I – table – row 3 a (new)1
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Annex II – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)1
- Annex II – point 2 a (new)1
- Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 21
- Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 1 – table – row 21
- Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 31
- Annex II – point 5 – paragraph 21
- Annex II – point 5 – paragraph 5 – indent 11
- Annex II – point 8 – paragraph 11
- Annex III – point 11
- Annex III – point 31
- Annex III – title1
- Annex IV – Part A – paragraph 1 – point 31
- Annex IV – Part A – paragraph 1 – point 51
- Annex IV – Part A – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)1
- Annex IV – Part A – paragraph 21
- Annex IV – Part A – paragraph 31
- Annex IV – Part A – paragraph 41
- Annex IV – Part A – paragraph 61
- Annex IV – Part A – paragraph 7 a (new)1
- Annex IV – title1
Covers 40 of the 508 amendments.
7 acts
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 4 planned, 2 published, 1 adopted.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodology for calculation and verification of recycled content in batteries | Delegated · Regulation | Planned | Q3 2026 |
| Portable batteries - derogations for the removability and replaceability | Delegated · Regulation | Adopted | Q1 2026 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation on access rights to certain parts of the battery passport | Implementing · Regulation | Planned | Q4 2026 |
| Implementing Act on battery labelling requirements | Implementing · Regulation | Planned | Q2 2025 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2289 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q3 2025 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/606 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q4 2025 |
| Information requirements for applications for recognition of battery due diligence schemes | Implementing · Regulation | Planned | Q4 2026 |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
24 documents
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0031/2022Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2020)0798Parliament
- Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32023R1542R(05)Commission
- Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32023R1542R(11)Commission
- Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32023R1542R(13)Commission
- Agenda · GEDA/A/(2023)000527Parliament
- Text adopted · OJ L 191 28.07.2023, p. 0001Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 08.10.2025Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 10.04.2026Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 17.04.2024Commission
- Committee opinion · PE689.857Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE692.744Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE695.236Parliament
- Report · PE696.435Parliament
- Amendments · PE699.086Parliament
ShowHide the other 9 documents
- Amendments · PE699.087Parliament
- Amendments · PE699.187Parliament
- Amendments · PE699.188Parliament
- Agenda · PE740.776Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE745.228Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2023/1542Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2023)357Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0077/2022Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0237/2023Parliament
1 consultation
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2021 | 239 |
Summary
GeneratedRegulation (EU) 2023/1542 sets sustainability, safety, labeling and due diligence requirements for all batteries placed on the EU market, plus waste battery collection and recycling rules. It applies from 18 February 2024, with waste provisions from 18 August 2025. It repeals Directive 2006/66/EC and affects manufacturers, importers and distributors.
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