EU Battery Regulation

Our customized training sessions offer more than just a general overview of the EU Battery Regulation. We dive deep into product-specific requirements, providing technical advice and interpretation insights. Furthermore, we offer a dedicated platform for addressing individual questions through our Q&A sessions.

Here, you can engage directly with our experts, receiving clear and concise answers to your product-specific queries.

The CE marking indicates conformity with the applicable regulations and directives and subsequently, corresponding health, safety and environmental protection standards for products sold within the EU.

TÜV SÜD supports customers on their way to CE marking readiness. Therefore, we conduct an initial audit to determine the status quo and then eliminate deviations or omissions step by step. In a final check, we validate CE marking readiness for you.

Due diligence is the process of evaluating the status of compliance. We support customers on their way to due diligence policy readiness:

• Pre-assessment to evaluate the status of the management system maturity based on international instruments.
• Recurring review loops to eliminate deviations occurred during the pre-assessment.
• Final onsite audit to validate the management system developments by document review, management and employee interview
• Notified body due diligence assessment

As a Notified Body, we hold ourselves to the highest standards, ensuring your policy meets all requirements.

In our commitment to ensuring the safety and reliability of batteries and stationary storage systems, TÜV SÜD offers a comprehensive array of testing services in its EN ISO/IEC 17025 accredited labs.

Our accredited testing and documentation processes are designed to rigorously demonstrate compliance with safety requirements. We conduct thorough assessments to identify and mitigate potential safety hazards according to industry standards. Examples of this testing scheme are thermal propagation and fire testing according to contemporary standards.

TÜV SÜD´s services focus on the meticulous evaluation of battery performance and durability. This includes the precise determination of parameters crucial to performance and longevity.

Utilizing state-of-the-art test benches and testing methodologies, to ensure adherence with relevant industry standards. Moreover, our services encompass thorough documentation, including detailed records of testing data and results.

The regulation applies to all categories of batteries. It shall apply to batteries that are incorporated into or added to products, or that are designed to be incorporated into or added to products.

Battery testing is essential in various industries, including electronics, automotive, renewable energy, and aerospace, to ensure that batteries meet safety standards, performance requirements, and industry regulations.

Therefore, the EU Battery Regulation is important as it streamlines and standardises the regulatory landscape for batteries. Besides, as the legally binding framework it promotes environmental responsibility, ensures consumer safety, and enhances energy efficiency in the European Union.

The EU Battery Regulation is relevant to a wide range of stakeholders, including:

Manufacturers and Importers:

Battery manufacturers and importers of batteries operating within the EU or those exporting batteries to the European market must comply with the requirements outlined in the EU Battery Regulation. This includes compliance with safety standards, labeling requirements, and environmental regulations. Moreover, companies in the battery business are responsible for the collection, treatment, and recycling of waste batteries. They are required to establish systems for the proper collection and recycling of used batteries.

Recycling and Waste Management Companies:

Companies involved in the collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal of batteries must comply with regulations regarding the safe handling and recycling of batteries. This ensures that hazardous substances within batteries are managed appropriately to prevent environmental contamination.

Electric Vehicle (EV) Manufacturers:

EV manufacturers and companies producing energy storage systems, which heavily rely on batteries, must comply with the EU Battery Regulation. This includes meeting specific performance standards and ensuring the responsible disposal of batteries at the end of their life cycle.

The requirements that apply to the product depend on several factors.

These are:

• Type of battery
• Type of economic operator
• Results of risk assessment
• Company size
• Product release date

A conformity assessment body is a body that performs one or several elements of conformity assessment. These elements include one or several of the following activities: testing, certification and inspection.

Notified bodies are conformity assessment bodies which have been officially designated and notified by their national authority. These notified bodies carry out the procedures for conformity assessment within the meaning of applicable Union harmonisation legislation when a third party is required. They are called ‘notified bodies’ under EU legislation.

Notified bodies take responsibilities in areas of public interest and, therefore, must remain accountable to the competent national authorities. To be eligible a body must be a legal entity established on the territory of a Member State and, thus, come under its jurisdiction. Member States remain free to decide whether or not to notify a body which complies with the requirements laid down in the relevant Union harmonisation legislation.

Yes, TÜV SÜD would like to become a notified body for the EU Battery Regulation.