--- title: "Battery Passport Implementation" canonical_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/battery-passport-implementation" source_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/battery-passport-implementation" author: "Sorena AI" description: "Implement the EU battery passport for LMT batteries, industrial batteries above 2 kWh, and EV batteries with a compliant QR resolver, Annex XIII data model." published_at: "2026-02-21" updated_at: "2026-02-21" keywords: - "battery passport implementation" - "Article 77 battery passport" - "Article 78 battery passport" - "QR battery passport" - "legitimate interest access battery passport" - "repurposed battery new passport" - "EU Batteries Regulation" - "Battery passport" - "Article 77" - "Article 78" - "QR code" --- **[SORENA](https://www.sorena.io/)** - AI-Powered GRC Platform [Home](https://www.sorena.io/) | [Solutions](https://www.sorena.io/solutions) | [Artifacts](https://www.sorena.io/artifacts) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us) | [Contact](https://www.sorena.io/contact) | [Portal](https://app.sorena.io) --- # Battery Passport Implementation Implement the EU battery passport for LMT batteries, industrial batteries above 2 kWh, and EV batteries with a compliant QR resolver, Annex XIII data model. *EU Batteries Regulation* *Implementation* ## EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) Battery passport implementation The battery passport is an operating system for product data, not a static document. Build it around the legal access tiers, QR resolution, lifecycle updates, and interoperability requirements that apply from day one. Article 77 makes the battery passport mandatory from 18 February 2027 for each LMT battery, each industrial battery over 2 kWh, and each electric vehicle battery placed on the market or put into service. The implementation challenge is not only publishing data. It is building a durable resolver, permissions model, and lifecycle update process that remain valid when the battery changes status or the original operator disappears. ## Scope and timeline for implementation The passport obligation begins on 18 February 2027 for the in scope categories. The same date also matters for QR code access under Article 13(6). Before then, teams should already have model and instance identifiers, data ownership, and plant specific declaration integrations prepared. Do not wait for the final quarter before go live. The passport depends on labeling, data model, supplier inputs, and system design choices that take time to stabilize. - In scope categories: LMT, EV, and industrial batteries above 2 kWh. - Go live date: 18 February 2027. - Related dependency: QR marking from Article 13(6). - Related dependency: carbon footprint, recycled content, and due diligence data feeds where applicable. ## Identifier and QR architecture Article 77 requires the battery passport to be accessible through the QR code referred to in Article 13(6), linked to a unique identifier attributed by the economic operator placing the battery on the market. The Regulation points to ISO or IEC identifier standards for the QR code and unique identifier route. Design the resolver as an infrastructure service. The QR should resolve predictably, survive supplier changes, and keep working even if the business model or storage provider changes. - Unique identifier issuance per battery instance. - Stable QR resolution service with version aware redirects if needed. - Fallback and continuity plan if the responsible operator ceases activity in the Union. - Monitoring for link failures, stale data, and unauthorized changes. ## Access rights and restricted data handling The passport is not fully public. Public users, persons with a legitimate interest, notified bodies, market surveillance authorities, and the Commission do not see the same information. The architecture therefore needs granular access control, clear lawful purpose handling, and audit logging on restricted fields. The Commission will further specify legitimate interest access in an implementing act, so the access model should be flexible enough to absorb later detail without redesign. - Public access for the Annex XIII public layer. - Restricted model and instance access for persons with a legitimate interest. - Authority only access for test reports and equivalent restricted evidence. - Audit trail for every privileged access, update, and download event. ## Lifecycle events and lineage Article 77 transfers responsibility to the economic operator that places on the market or puts into service a battery after preparation for re use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing, or remanufacturing. That battery must have a new passport linked to the original passport or passports. The passport ceases to exist after recycling. That means your implementation needs a status model, lineage graph, and closure logic. Without these, second life operations will be error prone. - Status transitions for original, re used, repurposed, remanufactured, and waste. - Linked passport history for batteries that change status. - Owner reassignment workflow for the new responsible economic operator. - Closure and archive logic when the battery is recycled. ## Article 78 technical design requirements Article 78 adds the architectural standards. The passport must be fully interoperable with other Union digital product passports, free of charge to the relevant users within their access rights, stored by the responsible operator or its authorized service provider, protected against unauthorized reuse of the data by service providers, and designed to ensure security, privacy, and fraud prevention. These are product requirements, not just legal niceties. They should appear in the system specification and the vendor contract. - Open standards and no vendor lock in. - Machine readable, structured, searchable data. - Role based access to introduce, modify, and update information. - Security, privacy, and fraud prevention controls built into the platform. *Recommended next step* *Placement: near the end of the main content before related guides* ## Operationalize EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) Battery passport implementation across ESG workflows ESG Compliance can take EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) Battery passport implementation from operationalizing this sustainability obligation across workflows and reporting to a reusable workflow inside Sorena. Teams working on EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) can keep owners, evidence, and next steps aligned without copying this guide into separate documents. - [Open ESG Compliance for EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) Battery passport implementation](/solutions/esg-compliance.md): Start from EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) Battery passport implementation and manage cross team sustainability work, reporting, and evidence from one workflow. - [Talk through EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542)](/contact.md): Review your current process, evidence gaps, and next steps for EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) Battery passport implementation. ## Primary sources - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 - Official Journal](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1542/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Primary legal text for scope, categories, dates, economic operator duties, waste obligations, and battery passport rules. - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 - Consolidated text](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32023R1542&ref=sorena.io) - Useful article and annex reference for implementation teams. - [Commission Standardisation Request M/579](https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/enorm/mandate/579_en?ref=sorena.io) - Standardisation request supporting implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. - [European Commission - Batteries overview](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/waste-and-recycling/batteries_en?ref=sorena.io) - Commission implementation page for Batteries Regulation updates and related acts. ## Related Topic Guides - [Battery Carbon Footprint Declarations | Article 7 Implementation Guide](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/carbon-footprint-declarations.md): Implement the carbon footprint declaration requirements in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 with plant specific battery model declarations. - [Battery Due Diligence Program | Articles 48 to 52 Implementation Guide](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/due-diligence-program.md): Build a battery due diligence program for Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 with an Article 48 policy, Article 49 management system and traceability. - [Battery Due Diligence Supplier Questionnaire | EU Batteries Regulation](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/battery-due-diligence-supplier-questionnaire.md): Use a practical supplier questionnaire for the battery due diligence obligations in Articles 48 to 52 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. - [Battery Labeling and Consumer Information | Article 13 and Article 74 Guide](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/labeling-and-consumer-information.md): Implement battery labeling, QR code, and consumer information duties under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, including the separate collection symbol. - [Battery Passport Data Model Template | Annex XIII Ready Structure](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/battery-passport-data-model-template.md): Design a battery passport data model for Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 using the Annex XIII access tiers for public model data, legitimate interest data. - [Battery Recycled Content and Recovery Targets | Article 8 and Annex XII Guide](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/recycled-content-and-recovery-targets.md): Understand the recycled content roadmap in Article 8 and the recycling efficiency and material recovery targets in Annex XII. - [EU Batteries Regulation Applicability Test | Category, Scope, and Obligation Routing](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/applicability-test.md): Run a grounded applicability test for Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 by checking whether the battery is portable, LMT, SLI, industrial, or EV. - [EU Batteries Regulation Battery Categories and Scope | Portable, LMT, SLI, Industrial, EV](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/battery-categories-and-scope.md): Use the legal category definitions in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 to classify batteries as portable, LMT, SLI, industrial, or EV. - [EU Batteries Regulation Checklist | Practical Compliance Checklist by Battery Category](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/checklist.md): Use a detailed checklist for Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 covering battery classification, labeling, QR, battery passport, carbon footprint declarations. - [EU Batteries Regulation Compliance Program | Build an Operational Batteries Program](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/compliance.md): Build a practical compliance program for Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 covering battery classification, technical documentation, carbon footprint declarations. - [EU Batteries Regulation Deadlines and Compliance Calendar | Exact Dates and Workplan](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/deadlines-and-compliance-calendar.md): Track the exact dates in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, including application from 18 February 2024, Article 14 and Chapter VI timing from 18 August 2024. - [EU Batteries Regulation FAQ | Dates, Categories, Passport, Due Diligence, and Waste Duties](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/faq.md): Get grounded answers to common questions on Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, including the main application date, when battery passport starts. - [EU Batteries Regulation Penalties and Enforcement | Article 93 Guide](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/penalties-and-fines.md): Understand the penalty and enforcement structure in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. - [EU Batteries Regulation Requirements | Article by Article Requirement Map](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/requirements.md): Get a practical map of the main requirements in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, including category rules, carbon footprint, recycled content, removability. - [EU Batteries Regulation vs ESPR | Battery Passport vs Digital Product Passport](/artifacts/eu/batteries-regulation/batteries-regulation-vs-espr.md): Compare the battery passport in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 with the broader ESPR Digital Product Passport model. --- [Privacy Policy](https://www.sorena.io/privacy) | [Terms of Use](https://www.sorena.io/terms-of-use) | [DMCA](https://www.sorena.io/dmca) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us) (c) 2026 Sorena AB (559573-7338). 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