18 August 2027

Economic operators placing batteries on the market must meet the battery due diligence obligations (Article 48).

This date is 301 days away. It has moved 1 time; before the last change it was 18 August 2025.

Every date it has had

1. 18 August 2025: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (Batteries Regulation), Article 48(1).
   “From 18 August 2025, economic operators that place batteries on the market or put them into service shall fulfil the due diligence obligations”
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2. 18 August 2027 (in force): Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 amending the Batteries Regulation, Article 1(a).
   “in paragraph 1, the date ‘18 August 2025’ is replaced by ‘18 August 2027’”
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All EU deadlines · JSON: /v1/eu/deadlines/batteries-due-diligence

Last checked 20 October 2026. This is information, not legal advice.