Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542

A new reality for the battery industry

From 18 February 2027, batteries in the EU must have a digital product passport. A good and safe battery is no longer enough. The data on life cycle, carbon footprint and materials becomes as important as the battery itself.

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Battery on a production line annotated with the requirements of the EU Battery Regulation
Materials
Cathode NMC 811, anode silicon‑graphite
Lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese and graphite
Product
Grid Storage 500kWh, v1.0.0
UID DPP-01A07FB3, Hvidovre, Denmark
Carbon footprint
Class B (30–50), PEF method
LCA reference 15 January 2025
  1. 001Cells—288
  2. 002Modules—12
  3. 003IP rating—IP67
The problem

The hard reality

Collecting, validating and maintaining compliance data across the whole supply chain is a huge task. With spreadsheets, manual updates and scattered emails, you quickly lose track.

01

Spreadsheets and scattered emails

Data on materials, CO2 and suppliers sits in spreadsheets, email threads and with subcontractors. Nobody has the full picture, and nobody knows what is up to date.

02

One forgotten update

The EU adjusts the requirements continuously. When a manual update is forgotten, or one data point is wrong, the product passport is no longer compliant.

03

Market access at stake

A product passport that does not meet the requirements can, at worst, mean the battery may not be sold in the EU. It is not an administrative detail. It is access to the market.

The solution

Compliance does not have to be a burden. It can become a competitive advantage.

Customers, partners and authorities scan a QR code on the battery and instantly get exactly the information they are entitled to see. No waiting, no support calls, no uncertainty. For you, that means fewer enquiries, faster approvals and a passport you can sell on, compliant from the start.

Syntakk template for a digital product passport with the requirements of the EU Battery Regulation
01Templates

Ready-made templates for the EU requirements

Create product passports in templates with exactly the fields the regulation requires. When the EU adjusts the requirements, we update the templates, so you do not have to keep track yourselves.

Syntakk compliance dashboard showing data quality for a digital product passport
02Overview

See where you stand every day

The platform shows which requirements are met, what is missing, and when the next requirement takes effect. No surprises at audit.

Syntakk sharing a digital product passport via QR code and link
03Sharing

One passport for the whole value chain

Share via QR code or link. Each recipient sees what they are entitled to: the public, the authorities or your own team. Always the latest version.

QR code for the demo product passport at syntakk.dk/pas
Try it yourself

Try a product passport

This passport is for a demo battery on the Syntakk platform. Scan the code with your phone, or open the passport directly, and see which data is public and how it is presented.

Can't scan? Open the passport here
Timeline

The requirements already apply. The passport arrives in 2027.

Extended producer responsibility took effect in August 2025, and from 18 February 2027 the battery passport must be in place. Collecting data from the whole supply chain takes months. Companies that start now avoid a rushed project at the end.

In progress

Now

The regulation applies. The requirements for the passport are known. Preparation starts now.

Battery Regulation adopted Extended producer responsibility in force since August 2025 Passport requirements are known
Upcoming

Implementation

Data structures, system integration and internal training take time.

Product data must be structured Internal processes are adapted The supply chain gets involved
Deadline

Requirements in force

EV, industrial and LMT batteries must have a digital product passport.

Digital product passport is mandatory Audits and enforcement begin Non-compliance means lost market access
Check your status

How far are you from being ready?

Five questions, one minute, no sign-up. You get a status on battery passport, material data, carbon footprint, supply chain and extended producer responsibility, and what to do first.

Check your compliance status
01

Answer the questions

At most five questions, and only the ones relevant to your battery types. No sign-up, no account.

02

See the report straight away

Status per area, the most important points to address and relevant deadlines. Right on the page.

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Get the report by email

The full report with what each gap means, next steps and your deadlines, so you can share it internally.

Frequently asked questions

The Battery Regulation is in force now. The requirements for digital product passports are phased in as the delegated acts are adopted, and that process is under way. Companies that wait risk a compressed implementation project under time pressure. Product data must be structured, systems must be adapted and the supply chain must be involved, and that takes time.

You can, but it is more than a QR code. Issuing a battery passport can look like a simple task. Technically and day to day, it is one of the most demanding data tasks manufacturers and importers face.

1. Data from the whole supply chain
The passport requires up to 90-100 data points, and they are not in one place. Among other things, the passport must contain:

  • the battery's material composition, including chemistry, hazardous substances and critical raw materials
  • the battery's carbon footprint
  • information on responsible sourcing from the due diligence report
  • recycled content

2. A passport that lives with the battery
The battery passport is not a static PDF document. It must be updated throughout the battery's life.

  • The passport contains information on the battery model and on the individual battery, including information resulting from its use.
  • For the individual battery, this includes state of health, status, number of charge cycles, accidents, temperature and state of charge.
  • Whoever places the battery on the market must ensure that the information is complete, accurate and up to date.

3. Open standards and interoperability

  • The information must be based on open standards and be machine-readable, structured and searchable.
  • It must be transferable through an open, interoperable network without vendor lock-in.
  • The passport must be fully interoperable with other digital product passports under the EU ecodesign rules.
  • The passport must remain available, even if the company ceases to exist.
  • Data must be authentic, reliable and protected against fraud.

4. One passport per battery
Where CE marking applies to a whole product series, the battery passport applies to the individual battery.

  • The QR code on the battery links to a unique identifier assigned by whoever places the battery on the market.
  • The QR code and identifier must comply with ISO/IEC 15459.

5. Second life, repair and recycling
The passport's life does not end when the product is sold.

  • If the battery is reused, repurposed or remanufactured, it gets a new passport linked to the original.
  • When the battery becomes waste, responsibility for the passport passes to the producer, a producer responsibility organisation or the waste management operator.
  • The passport ceases to exist when the battery has been recycled.

Syntakk is built to pull product data from the systems you already have, such as ERP, PIM and PLM, where bills of materials and material data live, so you avoid entering data twice. We set up integrations together with you, tailored to your systems. We go through your setup at the first meeting.

We work with battery manufacturers and importers of industrial and EV batteries in Europe, whether you produce 500 or 500,000 batteries a year. The requirements of the Battery Regulation apply to everyone. Contact us, and we will assess together whether Syntakk is the right fit.

For now, yes. The Battery Regulation is the first regulation to require digital product passports, and we have chosen depth over breadth. The platform is, however, built to expand to other industries as the ESPR requirements roll out.

Three plans from €119/month: Light, Basic and Professional, depending on the number of battery models, users and batteries. All prices exclude VAT, and monthly billing has no lock-in. See syntakk.dk/en/pricing, or contact us to find the right plan.

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Are you covered by the Battery Regulation?

The answer depends on your role and the type of battery. It takes three questions and under a minute, and you get the answer straight away.

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