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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

The notified body shall carry out third-party verifications. Such third-party verifications shall: (a) cover all activities, processes and systems used by economic operators to fulfil their due diligence obligations in accordance with Articles 49, 50 and 52; (b) have as their objective the determination of conformity of the due diligence practices of economic operators placing batteries on the market in accordance with Articles 49, 50 and 52; (c) where relevant, include checks on undertakings and gather information from stakeholders; (d) identify, for the economic operators that place batteries on the market, areas of potential improvement in relation to their due diligence practices; (e) respect the audit principles of independence, competence and accountability, as set out in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.

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