Six months to comply with new battery regulation warns TÜV SÜD
Summary
After this date, sustainability, labelling, and safety requirements for all batteries and battery-operated products must be complied with. Manufacturers, importers, and distributors whose batteries do not comply will have products removed from the market by enforcement authorities and face financial penalties. Grant Gibbs, Senior Manager for Energy Storage at TÜV SÜD said: “Companies throughout the supply chain have no time to waste if they want to continue selling their products on the EU market after 18 August. The regulation seeks to promote transparency and responsibility throughout the battery supply chain.” To help businesses understand the overall framework and timelines, TÜV SÜD’s experts have developed a free white paper – “An Overview of the EU Battery Regulation”. Key requirements within the regulation relate to battery passports, restricted substances, carbon footprint, recycled content, performance and durability, safety, labelling, battery health monitoring, economic operator due diligence checks, and waste management.