European Commission publishes proposal COM(2025) 258 to amend Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 by postponing battery due diligence application to 18 August 2027 and shifting guideline date to 26 July 2026

The European Commission published legislative proposal COM(2025) 258 (2025/0129 (COD)) to amend the EU Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. The proposal would postpone the application date of the battery supply-chain due diligence obligations (Article 48(1)) from 18 August 2025 to 18 August 2027, and would shift the deadline for the Commission to publish due diligence guidelines (Article 48(5)) from 18 February 2025 to 26 July 2026. Compliance teams should track this proposal through the legislative process because it would materially change due diligence program timelines and expectations for when official EU guidance will be available.