G/TBT/N/EU/1060  
1 May 2024  
(24-3497) 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  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Comm ission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the methodology for the 
calculation and verification of the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries; (5 page(s), 
in Eng lish), (33 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Delegated Regulation concerns the rules 
on how to calculate the carbon footprint for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 
2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste bat teries. It also contains rules for the 
verification of the carbon footprint calculation in the context of the conformity 
assessment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  In order to declare the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries as 
required by Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste 
batteries, it is necessary to specify a harmonised method allowing for the calculation of 
such carbon footprint. Further, in order to ensure that carbon footprints declared are 
correct, it is necessary to specify detailed rules that allow for and ensure proper 
verification of the declared carbon footprints of electric vehicle batteries.  
The objectives and rationale for the carbon foot print requirements of Regulation (EU) 
2023/1542 are included in notification G/TBT/N/EU/775; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/EU/1060  
 
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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/TX T/?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_02890_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/EEC/24_02890_01_e.pdf