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Commission publishes guidelines on battery removability and replaceability harmonized application
EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542European CommissionEU
Announced
Jan 8, 2025
Implementation
Feb 18, 2027
Description
The European Commission published Commission Notice C/2025/214 providing guidelines to facilitate the harmonised application of provisions on the removability and replaceability of portable and LMT (light means of transport) batteries under Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. The guidelines offer technical context and elements to help manufacturers and market surveillance authorities understand how to apply the removability and replaceability requirements, which become applicable from 18 February 2027. The Notice also announced the regular publication of calls for applications for derogations under Article 11(4), with an initial application deadline of 30 April 2025.
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Commission publishes guidelines on battery removability and replaceability harmonized application
en-01.jpg) This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website EU law EU case-law Official Journal National law and case-law Information Document 52025XC00214 Commission Notice – Commission guidelines to facilitate the harmonised application of provisions on the removability and replaceability of portable batteries and LMT batteries in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 Commission Notice – Commission guidelines to facilitate
Commission publishes guidelines on battery removability and replaceability harmonized application
and technical and scientific progress, and provided there are scientifically grounded concerns over the safety of end-users removing or replacing the portable battery, or where there is a risk that the removal or the replacement of the battery by end-users would be in violation of any product safety requirements provided for by applicable EU law. When the first call is published, applicants wishing to demonstrate th
Commission publishes guidelines on battery removability and replaceability harmonized application
etitive, sustainable battery industry**, which will **support Europe’s clean energy transition and independence** from fuel imports. ## Law On July 4 2025, the Commission [published new rules](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202500606) for waste batteries that will calculate and verify the rates of recycling efficiency and recovery of materials. The aim is to boost the recycling and recovery