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Commission adopts Delegated Regulation 2025/606 on battery recycling efficiency methodology
EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542European CommissionEU
Announced
Jul 4, 2025
Effective
Jul 24, 2025
Implementation
Jul 24, 2025
Description
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/606 establishes the methodology for calculation and verification of rates for recycling efficiency and recovery of materials from waste batteries. The regulation supplements the EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and aims to boost recycling and recovery of materials, especially critical and strategic raw materials. The rules entered into force on 24 July 2025.
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Commission adopts Delegated Regulation 2025/606 on battery recycling efficiency methodology
u-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 32025R0606 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/606 of 21 March 2025 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the methodology for calculation and verification of rates for recycling efficiency and recovery
Commission adopts Delegated Regulation 2025/606 on battery recycling efficiency methodology
recycling of critical and strategic raw materials. * News article * 4 July 2025 * Directorate-General for Environment * 2 min read © naumoid, Getty Images The Commission published [new rules](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202500606) on Friday for calculating and verifying recycling efficiency and the recovery of materials from waste batteries. Batteries play a crucial role in advancing the