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ARTICLE · 28 SEPTEMBER 2023

EU Batteries Regulation Enters Into Force

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On 17 August 2023, the EU Batteries Regulation (the "Regulation") entered into force, two and a half years after the Commission first published its proposal in December 2020.

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Reza Dadbakhsh
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On 17 August 2023, the EU Batteries Regulation (the "Regulation") entered into force, two and a half years after the Commission first published its proposal in December 2020.

The Regulation will replace the current Batteries Directive, which was implemented in 2006, a time when batteries played a drastically different role within our daily lives. The Regulation sets out the regulatory framework aimed at fostering the development and competitiveness of the EU's batteries sector, with the overarching objective of supporting the EU's goal to reach net zero by 2050 and achieving independence from fossil fuel imports.

EU Regulations are directly applicable and have binding legal force on all Member States, while EU Directives set out legislative objectives which must be achieved by Member States but leave the method of their implementation up to each Member State to decide. The old Batteries Directive led to divergence between Member States' regulatory regimes. By

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