The new European Battery Regulation

Published

Sep 14 2023

Written By

As a partner and a member of our automotive and commercial teams in Hamburg I advise international and domestic clients on a wide range of commercial law matters.

Christina Jelinek

Associate
Germany

As an associate in our office in Düsseldorf and member of the Commercial Team as well as the Automotive Sector Group, I advise national and international companies on various aspects of commercial law.

Miriam Richter

Partner
Germany

As a Partner in our Commercial and Automotive teams in Munich, I advise domestic and international companies on commercial law matters as well as on product liability and product safety law.

The new European Battery Regulation (EU 2023/1542) came into force on 17 August 2023.

It is part of the European Green Deal and sets strict sustainability standards for batteries in the EU. It regulates the entire lifecycle of batteries, from manufacturing to recycling, with a focus on optimizing performance and reducing CO2 emissions. It also aims to ensure that environmental and human rights due diligence requirements are met in battery value chains. Companies should start early to assess what obligations will apply to them from 18 February 2024.

We provide an overview of the Regulation