Source: European Parliament
The powers conferred on the Commission to adopt delegated and implementing acts and the detailed requirements in terms of the subject, scope and timing of those acts are laid down in the Batteries Regulation[1].
In adopting implementing acts the Commission is assisted by the committee established by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC[2] (code C37000[3]). As regards delegated acts, the Commission consults the expert group on waste (code E03343[4]).
Drafts of the delegated act on the calculation and verification of the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries and of the implementing act for the carbon footprint declaration were published for public feedback[5] on 30 April 2024.
Following a dedicated meeting of the expert group and of the committee on 11 July 2024, the Commission is currently analysing the way forward in view of their adoption pursuant to Article 7 of the regulation .
A draft delegated act on the calculation and verification of rates for recycling efficiency and recovery of materials pursuant to Article 71 of the regulation was published for public feedback[6] on 20 September 2024. This act is due to be adopted by February 2025.
The Commission is also preparing implementing acts establishing rules for harmonised application of the labelling requirements for batteries pursuant to Articles 13 and 7, and the format for reporting on waste batteries pursuant to Article 76 of the regulation. These acts are due to be adopted by August 2025.
Further work on secondary legislation, for example related to the collection of waste batteries and to recycled content in new batteries, is at early preparatory stages.
The Commission will continue to carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work to implement the regulation.
- [1] 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, OJ L 191, 28.7.2023, p. 1-117.
- [2] Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives, OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3-30.
- [3] https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/comitology-register/screen/committees/C37000/consult
- [4] https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3343
- [5] https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13877-Batteries-for-electric-vehicles-carbon-footprint-methodology_en and https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13878-Batteries-format-of-carbon-footprint-declaration_en
- [6] https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14265-Calculation-and-verification-methodology-of-rates-for-recycling-efficiency-and-recovery-of-materials-of-waste-batteries_en