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Who needs a passport
Under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, each electric-vehicle battery, each light-means-of-transport battery (e-bikes, scooters) and each industrial battery above 2 kWh placed on the EU market needs its own digital passport. It is identified by a unique ID and reached through a QR code on the battery. It is per battery, not per model. The start date is 18 February 2027. That date is under discussion in Brussels, so we follow it and keep your plan flexible.
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What goes in it
The data listed in Annex XIII: who made the battery and where, the model and chemistry, capacity and expected performance, materials and recycled content, the carbon footprint declaration, due-diligence information, and how to dismantle, repair and recycle it. Over the life of the battery, its state of health is added.
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Who sees what
Part of the data is public and opens from the QR code. Part is only for market-surveillance authorities. Part is only for the people who repair or recycle the battery. The system keeps these access levels apart.
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What our system does
The MES already records every cell, test and step on your line. We build the passport from that record, check that every required field is filled before release, publish the public page behind the QR code, and keep a signed, tamper-evident history of each passport.
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What stays with you
Some data does not come from the line, such as the carbon footprint calculation and the supplier due-diligence evidence. The completeness check shows what is missing. The carbon-value function is still in development. The legal responsibility for the passport stays with the manufacturer.
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What to do now
First, check which of your batteries are in scope. Second, start the free pilot on one product. Third, run the completeness check to see which data you are missing. Fourth, close the gaps before the start date.
This is general information, not legal advice. Check the rules that apply to your batteries.