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Use the lookup as a scope confirmation tool. Search for notified bodies under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, then narrow the result by notification status, article or annex, procedure, and products. Confirm an active body whose notification covers the Batteries Regulation task you plan to rely on.

For each candidate, record the body number, legal name, country, notification status, covered legislation, covered procedure, and covered products. If the page or body detail does not show the procedure or product scope needed for your battery model, do not treat the body as confirmed for that task until the scope is verified with the notifying authority or another official record.

Repeat the public-scope check when the assessment route, battery category, body status, certificate scope, or production arrangement changes. A dated lookup proves what the public record showed on that date; it does not establish that the notification will remain active or cover later work.

The evidence file should let a reviewer see why a notified body was or was not needed, and why a selected body was in scope. For Module D1, preserve the quality-system application, the declaration that the same application was not lodged with another notified body, the quality-system documentation, the audit decision, later change assessments, surveillance audit reports, visit reports, and any test reports. For Module G, preserve the technical documentation supplied to the notified body, the examination or test basis, the certificate of conformity, and the notified-body identification number used with the CE marking where required.

For Chapter VII due diligence applying from 18 August 2027, preserve the notified body's verification report and approval decision under Article 51, audit reports under Article 48, and the public report summary that includes the name of the notified body. Material prepared before then should be labelled as readiness evidence. Importers should also be able to show that the EU declaration of conformity and technical documentation exist and that the relevant Article 17 conformity assessment was carried out by the manufacturer.

A known laboratory or certification brand is not automatically valid for Batteries Regulation work. Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 requires notification for the specific conformity assessment activity. The Commission keeps a public list of bodies notified under the Regulation, including identification numbers and the conformity assessment activities for which they are notified.

Another mistake is collapsing Annex VIII conformity assessment and battery due-diligence verification into one generic supplier check. They can both involve notified bodies, but they support different obligations, records, and outputs. The evidence should show which obligation was being satisfied.

Article 13 sets several label clocks. The Cd or Pb marking rule has applied with the Regulation since 18 February 2024 when a battery exceeds 0.002% cadmium or 0.004% lead. The separate collection symbol applies from 18 August 2025. General battery labels, capacity labels for rechargeable portable, LMT and SLI batteries, and non-rechargeable portable battery duration and non-rechargeable labels apply from 18 August 2026 or 18 months after the Article 13(10) implementing act enters into force, whichever is later.

The QR code clock is separate. From 18 February 2027, all batteries must be marked with a QR code described in Annex VI Part C. For LMT batteries, industrial batteries above 2 kWh, and electric vehicle batteries, that QR code must provide access to the battery passport under Article 77.

The general label content comes from Annex VI Part A. It includes manufacturer identification, battery category and identifying information, place and date of manufacture, weight, capacity, chemistry, hazardous substances other than mercury, cadmium or lead, usable extinguishing agent, and critical raw materials above 0.1% weight by weight.

Article 13 also adds targeted markings: capacity for rechargeable portable, LMT and SLI batteries; minimum average duration and a non-rechargeable label for non-rechargeable portable batteries; a separate collection symbol for all batteries; and Cd or Pb chemical symbols where cadmium or lead thresholds are exceeded.

For LMT batteries, industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh, and electric vehicle batteries, the QR code must open the Article 77 battery passport through a unique identifier attributed by the economic operator placing the battery on the market. Article 77 requires the passport from 18 February 2027 for those battery categories.

For other batteries, Article 13(6) points the QR code to the applicable Article 13 label and marking information, the EU declaration of conformity, the Article 52(3) due diligence report where that report applies, and waste-prevention and management information. For SLI batteries, the QR code must also provide recovered cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel information calculated under Article 8.

A battery that has been prepared for re-use, prepared for repurposing, repurposed, or remanufactured needs new Article 13 labels or markings. Its change of status must also be available through the QR code.

Article 13(10) requires the Commission to adopt implementing acts for harmonised specifications for the Article 13(1), (2), and (3) labelling requirements. That dependency matters because those label obligations apply from 18 August 2026 or 18 months after that implementing act enters into force, whichever is later.

Separate delegated-act powers cover future changes to smart labels and passport information. Article 13(8) allows delegated acts for alternative smart labels instead of, or in addition to, the QR code. Article 77 allows delegated acts to amend Annex XIII passport information and the QR-code or unique-identifier standards. Article 77(9) separately requires implementing acts specifying legitimate-interest access and permitted download, sharing, publication, and reuse rights.

Article 17 splits the conformity assessment route by requirement type and production pattern. For the requirements in Articles 6, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14, batteries manufactured in series can use Annex VIII Module A, internal production control, or Module D1, quality assurance of the production process. Batteries not manufactured in series can use Module A or Module G, conformity based on unit verification.

For Article 7 carbon footprint requirements and Article 8 recycled content requirements, Article 17 points series production to Module D1 and non-series batteries to Module G. Batteries that have been prepared for re-use, prepared for repurposing, repurposed or remanufactured need an additional Module A assessment covering Articles 6, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14.

Article 17 generally applies from 18 August 2024. The Article 7 and 8 conformity assessment in Article 17(2) has a separate trigger: Article 96 says it applies 12 months after the first publication of the Article 30(2) notified-body list. A manufacturer should record the list-publication date used for its applicability decision instead of assuming that every Article 17 route began on the same day.

The manufacturer should treat the CE mark as evidence-backed output. Annex VIII requires technical documentation that lets authorities assess conformity, including the applicable requirements, design and manufacturing information, label specimen, standards or common specifications used, alternative technical solutions where needed, calculations, examinations, technical or documentary evidence, and test reports.

Article 18 requires the EU declaration of conformity to state that compliance with Articles 6 to 10 and Articles 12, 13 and 14 has been demonstrated. The declaration must follow the Annex IX model structure, stay up to date, be translated into the language required by the relevant Member State, and be available electronically and, when requested, on paper.

A notified body is not needed for every battery conformity assessment. Module A is internal production control by the manufacturer. Module D1 and Module G involve a notified body: Module D1 assesses and surveils the production quality system, while Module G verifies an individual battery through examinations, calculations, measurements and tests and issues a certificate of conformity.

Where Annex VIII requires notified body involvement, Article 20 requires the CE marking to be followed by the notified body's identification number. The public notified-body directory should be checked for the body, notification status, Batteries Regulation legislation scope, module, procedure and battery categories.

Importers cannot rely only on a supplier statement. Before placing a battery on the EU market, Article 41 requires importers to verify that the EU declaration of conformity and Annex VIII technical documentation have been drawn up, that the Article 17 conformity assessment has been carried out, that the battery bears CE marking, and that required marking, labelling, documents, instructions and safety information are present.

Distributors have a narrower but still concrete gate under Article 42. Before making a battery available on the market, they must verify producer registration, CE marking, required marking and labelling, required documents, instructions and safety information, and the manufacturer and importer identity details. If either actor has reason to believe the battery is non-conforming, it should not proceed until brought into conformity.

A useful Batteries Regulation conformity file should let a reviewer reconstruct the path from battery scope to CE marking. It should show the battery category, whether the product is series or non-series, which Article 17 module applies, which Articles 6 to 10 and 12 to 14 requirements are relevant, and whether Article 7 or Article 8 triggered notified body involvement.

The evidence file should also separate manufacturer evidence from importer and distributor checks. That prevents a downstream actor from treating CE marking as a substitute for verifying the declaration, technical documentation availability, labels, instructions, producer registration and identity details.

Start with the Member State where each battery category is made available on the market for the first time. Article 55 requires a producer register in each Member State, and producers may place batteries on that Member State market only if they, or their authorised representative where applicable, are registered there.

The registration file should identify the producer, battery categories and chemistries, and the measures used to meet extended producer responsibility and collection obligations. For portable and LMT batteries, the record should also explain the system used to keep reported data reliable. Chapter VIII, which contains these waste-management duties, applies from 18 August 2025; national registers, competent authorities, and filing mechanics still have to be checked in each Member State.

The Batteries Regulation uses extended producer responsibility. Article 56 makes producers responsible for batteries they make available for the first time in a Member State, including batteries resulting from preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing, or remanufacturing.

Producer financial contributions cover separate collection, transport and treatment, compositional surveys where required, information on prevention and management of waste batteries, and data gathering and reporting to competent authorities. A producer responsibility organisation can carry out obligations on behalf of producers.

For portable batteries and LMT batteries, producers or their producer responsibility organisations must establish take-back and collection systems in the Member State where they make those batteries available for the first time. Those systems must cover the whole territory, taking account of population, expected waste battery volumes, accessibility, and proximity to end-users.

End-users must be able to discard waste portable batteries and waste LMT batteries at collection points without being charged, without having to buy a new battery, and without having to prove they bought the battery from the producer that set up the collection point.