Article 5 — Sustainability, safety, labelling and information requirements for batteries — REGULATION (EU) 2023/1542 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12…

Article 5 — Sustainability, safety, labelling and information requirements for batteries

REGULATION (EU) 2023/1542 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 July 2023 concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

1. Batteries shall only be placed on the market or put into service if they meet the following requirements: (a) the sustainability and safety requirements laid down in Articles 6 to 10 and 12; and (b) the labelling and information requirements laid down in Chapter III. 2. For any aspects not covered by Chapters II and III, batteries placed on the market or put into service pursuant to paragraph 1 shall not present a risk to human health, to the safety of persons, to property or to the environment.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-08-26