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Product group

Batteries

Composition, carbon footprint and state of health.

This page shows the passport exactly as the software builds and checks it for this group. It describes what is modelled, not what the law requires.

What to have ready: the printable checklist

Categories

The kinds of product it tells apart.

A category can change which rules apply to a passport, so the software asks for one.

PortableIndustrialElectric vehicleLight means of transportStarting, lighting and ignition

Visibility

Which parts are not public.

The public sees the rest of the passport. These parts are shown only to the readers named.

For readers with a credential

Not public. Shown only to a reader who holds a credential for this product group.

  • Anode material
  • Cathode material
  • Component part numbers
  • Disassembly instructions
  • Electrolyte material
  • How state of health is measured
  • Safety measures
  • Spare-part sources

For authorities only

Evidence that the product meets the rules. Shown to notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission.

  • Test report results

For readers with a legitimate interest only

The individual item's own history. Shown only to readers with a legitimate interest in it, and not to authorities.

  • Battery status
  • Expected-lifetime measurements
  • Performance over time
  • State of health
  • State of health as a percentage
  • Usage history

These are not ranked. Authorities see the conformity evidence and not the item's own history; readers with a legitimate interest see the history and not the evidence. See how visibility works.

The law

The acts that reach it.

Dates, and where each one comes from, are on each act's page.

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