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Express delivery of regulatory standards for battery products

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01 Regulations and standards in the sustainable field of battery products

1.1 EUBR EU Battery Law Supporting JRC Regulations - Draft Method for Calculating and Verifying the Carbon Footprint of Light Vehicle Batteries (CFB-LMT)
1.2 Proposal for European Parliament and Council Regulation on Recycling Requirements for Vehicle Design and Management of Scrap Vehicles (2023/0284 (COD))

02 Battery Product Performance Safety and Other Regulatory Standards in Various Fields

2.1 EUBR EU Battery Law - Supporting JRC Regulations - Minimum Requirements for Performance and Durability (CFB-IND) (JRC140907)
2.2 Implementation Decision of the European Commission on General Safety Requirements for Radio Equipment (EU) 2025/138

Regulatory standards in the sustainable field of battery products

1.1 EUBR EU Battery Law Supporting JRC Regulations - Draft Method for Calculating and Verifying the Carbon Footprint of Light Vehicle Batteries (CFB-LMT)

Applicable region: European Union

Applicable industries/enterprises/products: Light duty vehicle batteries (LMT)

Current status: Released on June 23, 2025

Regulation Introduction: This report proposes a draft guideline for calculating and verifying the carbon footprint of batteries for light transport vehicles (LMT) in accordance with Article 7 of the EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.

Important Notice and Interpretation:

The main differences between JRC and industrial battery carbon footprint are:

1. Distinguish LMT batteries into:
(1) Detachable Battery: Universal type, with a battery capacity of 300-1000Wh and a voltage of 36-48V, mainly used for electric bicycles, electric assisted bicycles, and electric scooters.
(2) Integrated battery: usually designed for specific vehicles, with a battery capacity of 3-5 kWh, mainly used for light motorcycles.

2. Calculation rules for total energy:

(1) Based on warranty:

Total energy=Energy capacity x Annual FEqC x Operating years
The FEqC for each year is set at 30.
• Operating life: Based on a remaining energy capacity not less than 60% of the initial energy capacity, a) battery warranty period; b) Warranty period for vehicles or components containing batteries; c) Both the year and mileage are considered as the warranty period, and the mileage is calculated at 2000 kilometers per year and the smaller value is taken; d) Other usage for 6 months.

(2) Based on Article 10 of EUBR:

Total energy=initial available energy capacity x number of cycles provided
If the number of cycles provided in the technical specifications is greater than the value declared in accordance with Article 10 and Appendix IV of the EUBR multiplied by 120 cycles per year, the value of "service life multiplied by 120 cycles per year" shall be taken; When the file cannot be provided or does not meet the requirements, the default value of 250 times per year will be used;

3. Recycling modeling: Recycling rate Rreturn=0.8 (EV battery 0.8, IND battery 0.95)

Audit method: Verification by the notified body

1.2 Proposal for European Parliament and Council Regulation on Recycling Requirements for Vehicle Design and Management of Scrap Vehicles (2023/0284 (COD))

Applicable region: European Union
Applicable industries/enterprises/products: related industries such as automobiles and batteries
Current status: Passed on June 17, 2025
Regulation Introduction: The European Council has adopted its position on the End of Life Vehicle (ELV) regulation, which proposes to ensure that the design of new vehicles supports their reuse, recovery, and recycling.

Important Notice and Interpretation:

1. The Commission is required to establish a website containing links to all national producer registers for the registration of producers in all member states. The features and procedures related to the registers should be consistent with the EUBR EU Battery Law.
2. The battery should be separately removed from the scrapped vehicle and recycled according to the EUBR EU Battery Law requirements.
3. Each vehicle launched on the market should have a digital circular vehicle passport, which should comply with the requirements of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) in the Sustainable Product Eco Design Regulation (ESPR) 2024/1781 of the European Union, and where possible, be combined with other environmental protection measures related to vehicles established under EU law, such as the EUBR battery passport.
4. It is proposed that the European Commission shall publish a review report on the technological development and environmental performance of bio based plastics in vehicles within 95 months after the entry into force of this Regulation, and, where appropriate, propose a legislative proposal containing sustainability requirements and objectives.
5. In this proposal, revision suggestions have been put forward for the EUBR EU Battery Law. Regarding Appendix 1 of the Battery Law, limit requirements for mercury, cadmium, lead, and hexavalent chromium in automotive batteries have been added, and relevant exemption conditions have been listed. The newly added limit is consistent with the limit of the previous ELV instruction.
Product performance, safety, and regulatory standards in other fields

2.1 EUBR EU Battery Law - Supporting JRC Regulations - Minimum Requirements for Performance and Durability (CFB-IND) (JRC140907)

Applicable region: European Union
Applicable industries/enterprises/products: Industrial batteries (>2kWh, excluding external storage)
Current status: Announcement on May 26, 2025
Regulation Introduction: This report proposes recommendations and solutions for the minimum performance and durability requirements applicable to rechargeable industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh (excluding external storage) in accordance with Article 10 (5) of EU 2023/1542.

Important Notice and Interpretation:

1. Minimum durability requirements:
The capacity decay test is recommended to be evaluated after 152 days or 350 FEqCs, using a double standard (time and cycle), whichever comes first.
Assess the expected lifespan when the available energy capacity decreases by 30% or less.
Simultaneously considering the Base Thresholds and Stress Factor (SF), parameter adjustments are made to adapt to different operating conditions.
2. Classify industrial batteries into:
Repetitive Energy Supply (REP), FEqC ≥ 40 per year
On demand/standby (OND), annual FEqC<40
3. Propose performance parameters for Energy Round Trip Efficiency (RTE) as the MinReqs parameters that are conditionally applicable.
4. Second life batteries are divided into reuse and hierarchical utilization, and it is necessary to ensure that the first life cycle data is traceable.  
Used batteries that have met the first life cycle equivalent requirements (such as electric vehicle batteries that comply with EU regulations or UN technical regulations) are exempt from the minimum requirements.
Used batteries with insufficient data are considered new batteries and must fully meet the minimum requirements.

If sufficient first life cycle data (such as BMS or battery passport) is provided for second-hand batteries, the minimum requirements can be appropriately reduced. But strict verification of data authenticity is necessary to prevent regulatory evasion.

Audit method: Verification by the notified body

2.2 Implementation Decision of the European Commission on General Safety Requirements for Radio Equipment (EU) 2025/138

Applicable region: European Union
Applicable industries/enterprises/products: most of the wireless terminal products that are exported to the EU and include Internet access (excluding equipment regulated by other specific directives)
Current status: Announcement on January 30, 2025
Regulation Introduction: Revision of the General Safety Requirements for Radio Equipment in Annex I of Implementation Decision (EU) 2022/2191.

Important Notice and Interpretation:

1. Articles 6.2.5.1 and 6.2.5.2 of the coordination standards EN 18031-1:2024, EN 18031-2:2024, and EN 18031-3:2024 involve default passwords. These terms provide manufacturers with the possibility to allow users to not set or use any passwords. If this option is implemented, the related authentication risks will not be properly handled, and therefore it will not be possible to ensure compliance with the basic requirements set out in Article 3 (3) (1) (d), (e), and (f) of Directive 2014/53/EU.
2. Articles 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.5, and 6.1.6 of the EN 18031-2:2024 coordination standard specify access control mechanisms for toy radios and childcare radios. More specifically, the implementation categories described under the "Evaluation Criteria" section are as follows: role-based access control, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, or others. Some of these categories may be incompatible with the control of parents or guardians. In this case, if parental or guardian control is not implemented, it is considered that the relevant identity verification risks will not be resolved, and therefore compliance with the basic requirements set out in Article 3 (3) (1) (e) of Directive 2014/53/EU cannot be ensured.
3. Article 6.3.2.4 of the EN 18031-3:2024 coordination standard includes evaluation criteria for security updates. This standard specifies four different implementation categories based on digital signatures, secure communication mechanisms, access control mechanisms, or other mechanisms. No single method is sufficient to handle financial assets. These evaluation criteria fail to properly address the relevant identity verification risks, and therefore cannot ensure compliance with the basic requirements set out in Article 3 (3) (1) (f) of Directive 2014/53/EU.
4. The references to the coordination standards EN 18031-1:2024, EN 18031-2:2024, and EN 18031-3:2024 should be published with restrictions in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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