2026-02-18
Battery carbon-footprint declaration now applies
As of 18 February 2026, manufacturers of EV batteries must provide a carbon-footprint declaration per model per manufacturing plant.
From today, 18 February 2026, the carbon-footprint declaration obligation under Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 applies to electric-vehicle batteries placed on the EU market.
What is required
Manufacturers must provide, for each battery model and each manufacturing plant:
- Total carbon footprint in kg CO₂-equivalent per kWh of energy provided over the battery's service life.
- A breakdown by life-cycle stage (raw-material acquisition, main production, distribution, end-of-life).
- Reference to the PEFCR for Batteries (v2) methodology.
- A link to a verifiable dataset in line with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/134.
What this means operationally
The declaration is a precursor to the full Battery Digital Product Passport, which applies from 18 February 2027. Data, signatures and access controls that are stood up for the carbon-footprint declaration today are the same infrastructure you will extend to host the full DPP next year.
Foundation guidance
- If your organisation places EV batteries on the EU market and has not published a carbon-footprint declaration, treat this as a compliance incident and contact your market-surveillance authority.
- If you are on schedule, start the transition to the full DPP now: the data model, resolver and Verifiable Credentials infrastructure are shared.
- Track operational guidance updates via the delegated-acts tracker and the batteries sector page.