Tracker entry M08: EU Batteries Regulation: battery passport
Adopted
EU
Next date
in 108 days
QR marking and battery passport apply
- Region
- EU
- Sector
- Batteries and EVs
- Imposed by
- European Commission
- Applies to
- EV, light means of transport and industrial batteries over 2 kWh
- Technology
- ID required, technology open
What the rule requires
EV, light means of transport and industrial batteries over 2 kWh need a digital passport, and all batteries a QR code. QR is the named carrier: RFID is not required, but it is used to track batteries through production and recycling.
Status: Adopted; passport and QR marking apply from 18 Feb 2027
What it means for RFID
The Batteries Regulation names the QR code as its data carrier: all batteries need one, and EV, light means of transport and industrial batteries over 2 kWh also need a digital battery passport. RFID is not required, so the rule creates no direct demand for tags.
The RFID angle is indirect. RFID is already used to track batteries through production and recycling, and that use sits alongside the compulsory QR marking rather than replacing it.
The dates to watch are 18 February 2027, when QR marking and the battery passport apply, and 18 August 2027, when the due diligence obligations apply after a two-year postponement. The regulation has been in force since 17 August 2023.
Timeline
- Regulation enters into force
- QR marking and battery passport apply
- Due diligence obligations apply (postponed by two years)
Sources
Official source: EUR-Lex
Last checked against the official source on 1 November 2026.
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