RECHARGE, representing the European battery industry and the entire European batteries ecosystem, welcomes the European Commissions implementation of simplification needs established in the Competitiveness Compass which set targets of cutting administrative burden by at least 25% for all companies and at least 35% for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are highly relevant for an industry weathering fierce…
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RECHARGE - The Advanced Rechargeable & Lithium Batteries Association
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 673674011803-02
17
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
16
legislative files
of 665 tracked
16
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #202 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2013
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Member of EUROMETAUX, BEPA and EGVIA
- Member of ERMA and EBA
- Partner of Battery 2030+
- Member of the Platform for Electromobility
- Observer to the Alliance for Sustainable Management of Chemical Risk ASMoR
- Member of FAIB - Federation of European and International Associations established in Belgium.
- Member of T&E - European Federation for Transport and Environment
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- RECHARGE aisbl (RECHARGE)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
RECHARGE - The Advanced Rechargeable & Lithium Batteries Association filed 17 positions between 6 Feb 2019 and 9 Sept 2026, across 16 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 16 times.
2019 · 1 filed2020 · 4 filed2021 · 1 filed2022 · 1 filed2023 · 2 filed2024 · 1 filed2025 · 2 filed2026 · 5 filed
What they argued
RECHARGE position on the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act June 2026 The Industrial Accelerator Act marks a decisive shift in EU industrial policy, introducing Union preference and binding FDI conditions into law for the first time. While this is a strong and welcomed step forward, significant loopholes remain. Closing these gaps is essential to fully unlock and scale a resilient European battery value chain.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
RECHARGE, the industry association for advanced rechargeable and lithium batteries in Europe, supports a revision of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RED II) to further increase the share of renewable energy in the European energy mix as outlined in the Energy System Integration Strategy.
In the context of the REPowerEU plan and the need for Europe to increase resilience in its energy transition value chains, RECHARGE the leading voice of the European advanced rechargeable and lithium batteries value chain in Europe welcomes the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA).
RECHARGE welcomes the initiatives of the European Commission aiming to create a socially just, climate-neutral, competitive, striving and innovative European economy and society. RECHARGE will do its utmost to support the goals of the Climate Law Roadmap and will remain committed to developing a sustainable battery value chain designed to meet the needs of the future (for more information on our roadmap for…
RECHARGE, the industry association for advanced rechargeable and lithium batteries in Europe, welcomes the new legislative proposal for better substantiating green claims. RECHARGE promotes a legislative framework that helps establish meaningful environmental impact indicators based on (a) reliable, comparable and verifiable information, and (b) presented in a clear, specific, unambiguous and accurate manner.
RECHARGE, the leading industry association for advanced rechargeable and lithium batteries in Europe, fully supports the EU Green Deal objectives and welcomes the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) to truly guide large European industry to meeting the zero-pollution ambition by 2050.
The advanced rechargeable and lithium batteries value chain in Europe, as represented by RECHARGE, welcomes draft Regulation 2020/353 (COD) as an important step towards the common goal of setting the standard for sustainable, innovative and competitive batteries made in Europe: It recognizes the strategic role of batteries for decarbonization, strategic autonomy and societal prosperity, and generally incorporates…
The advanced rechargeable and lithium batteries industry, as represented by RECHARGE, welcomes the adaption of the existing Directive to a more comprehensive regulation for batteries. We are convinced that improving the legislative landscape impacting batteries, and working towards better coherence across the regulatory spectrum, is key to establishing that sustainable and competitive battery industry as aspired by…
RECHARGE, representing the European battery industry and the entire European batteries ecosystem, overall welcomes the European Commissions Environmental Omnibus Package proposed on 10 December 2025 to simplify and streamline EU environmental legislation without weakening existing environmental or health protections.
In the context of the REPowerEU plan and the need for Europe to increase resilience in its energy transition value chains, RECHARGE the leading voice of the European advanced rechargeable and lithium batteries value chain in Europe welcomes the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA).
RECHARGE welcomes the Digital Battery Passport (DBP) as it represents a key instrument to transparently showcase harmonised sustainability data collected across the entire battery value chain. As the first Digital Product Passport (DPP) to be implemented in Europe, the battery industry welcomes the DBP as an important step towards digitalising value chain information and supporting the transition to a circular…
RECHARGE welcomes the long awaited draft delegated act establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries. For the sake of business planning and for the environment, RECHARGE believes it is vital to have a robust and resilient framework in place. The draft is a simplified take on the JRC final draft which is somewhat easier for industry.
Following the publication of the Batteries labelling (new rules) for the labelling requirements of the Implementing Act under Articles 7 and 13 of the EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542), RECHARGE would like to share with the attached submitted paper the industrys concerns and recommendations with the ongoing consultation.
RECHARGE provides with this paper industry feedback and recommendations on certain key elements of the proposed rules. The proposal contains a number of important and pragmatic choices, including the recognition of plant-level mass balance, reconciliation mechanisms and the possibility of contractual allocation arrangements through extended toll treatment and multi-party contracts.
RECHARGE, the voice of the advanced rechargeable and lithium batteries value chain in Europe, and EUROBAT, the association for European automotive and industrial battery manufacturers, together with Eurometaux, the voice of non-ferrous metals producers and recyclers in Europe, would like to support to the European Commission proposal for a regulation (COM(2025)258) postponing the due diligence obligations under the…
Ecodesign Directive for Batteries RECHARGE View on Criteria for Sustainable Batteries Introduction RECHARGE acknowledges this effort towards a sustainable industrial policy for batteries, however would like to stress that the quality of the work should not be undermined in favor of a quicker legislative process.
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