Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 is the provision that establishes the battery passport. Article 77(1) requires that, from 18 February 2027, each LMT battery, industrial battery with a capacity greater than 2 kWh, and electric vehicle battery placed on the market or put into service has an electronic record — a battery passport — that corresponds to each individual battery. The passport must be unique to a single physical battery, not a model, type, or lot.
Article 77 also sets the rules for who may access, enter, and update passport data, links the passport to a unique identifier and QR code, and requires the data to remain available even after the responsible economic operator ceases to exist.
Related terms
Need a compliant battery passport?
Self-serve, published pricing. Ready for 18 February 2027.