The new Regulation establishes a comprehensive framework covering all types of batteries and addressing their whole life cycle from production process to design requirements as well as second life, recycling and incorporating recycled content into new batteries. 2. What does the Commission aim to achieve with the current proposal for a regulation?
Negotiations on the proposal for a new EU Regulation on sustainable batteries have finally concluded. On 10 July 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted the new Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries (EU) 2023/1542 (the " Batteries Regulation ").
The Batteries Regulation applies to all categories of batteries, including portable batteries, starting, lighting and ignition (SLI) batteries, light means of transport (LMT) batteries, electric vehicle (EV) batteries and industrial batteries that are placed on the EU market.
Under the new rules, minimum levels of recovered cobalt (16%), lead (85%), lithium (6%) and nickel (6%) from manufacturing and consumer waste must be reused in new batteries. The new rules foresee that batteries will need to be easier to remove and replace, while consumers are better informed.
Batteries that are more sustainable throughout their life cycle are key for the goals of the European Green Deal and contribute to the zero pollution ambition set in it. They promote competitive sustainability and are necessary for green transport, clean energy and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
The new category comes alongside the existing portable, automotive and industrial battery classes. Global demand for batteries is set to increase 14 fold by 2030 and the EU could account for 17% of that demand. This is mainly driven by the rise of the digital economy, renewable energy and low carbon mobility.
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To make batteries a true enabler of the green transition, a new regulatory framework has to be put in place. The existing EU Batteries Directive dates back to 2006 and is no longer up-to-date.
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The agreed rules will cover the entire battery life cycle, from design to end-of-life and apply to all types of batteries sold in the EU: portable batteries, SLI batteries (supplying …
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