G/TBT/N/EU/1061  
1 May 2024  
(24-3498) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electric 
vehicle batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries and batteries for light means of 
transpo rt 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation establishing the format of the carbon footprint 
declaration for batteries pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2023/1542; (3 page(s), in English), 
(2 pa ge(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerns the 
format of the carbon footprint declaration that is required by Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 
2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries. The pr oposed format is tabular 
format, both in the case of a physically declaration and in the case of an electronic one.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste 
batteries, specifies that a carbon footprint declaration has to be drawn up for certain 
categories of batteries and lists the information that has to be contained in such 
declaration. In order to ensure easy comparability of carbon footprint declarations by 
consumers, it is necessary to specify a harmonised format for this declaration.  
The objectives and rationale for the carbon footprint requirements of Regulation (EU) 
2023/1542 are included in notification G/TBT/N/EU/775; Pr otection of the environment  G/TBT/N/EU/1061  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
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  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32023R1542  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2024 
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (The provisions shall apply from 18 February 2025 or later as specified in Article 
7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/EEC/24_02892_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/EEC/24_02892_01_e.pdf