EU Batteries Regulation NANDO and notified bodies

A notified body matters when the Batteries Regulation route selected for the battery requires third-party involvement. Article 17 points manufacturers to Annex VIII. For Articles 6, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14, series batteries can use Module A or Module D1, and non-series batteries can use Module A or Module G. Module A is internal production control, so it does not make NANDO selection the central task.

The notified-body check becomes central when the route is Module D1 or Module G. Module D1 requires assessment and surveillance of the manufacturer's quality system by a notified body. Module G requires a notified body to perform, or have performed, examinations, calculations, measurements and tests for the individual battery. Article 17 also requires Articles 7 and 8 conformity assessment to use Module D1 for series batteries or Module G for non-series batteries.

For the Article 7 and 8 route, Article 96 delays Article 17(2) until 12 months after the first publication of the Article 30(2) notified-body list. Keep that publication date and the underlying requirement's application date with the module decision; a directory search alone does not establish that the duty has started.

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.