The timeline orders binding EU milestones and reliable planning signals for product passports, battery passports and sustainability reporting chronologically.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 has applied since 18 August 2023. It establishes the battery passport, QR-code labelling, carbon-footprint declarations and tiered access rights for affected batteries.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 enters into force. It sets the framework for ecodesign requirements, the Digital Product Passport and the ban on destroying unsold consumer products.
From this date, the EU Battery Regulation provides for a carbon-footprint declaration for electric-vehicle batteries. Manufacturers should prepare PEF-based calculation, battery model data, sources and approvals with version control.
The European Commission prioritises iron and steel, aluminium, textiles, furniture, tyres, mattresses and horizontal requirements for electrical and electronic products. The plan is not a final legal deadline, but it is the strongest signal for DPP preparation.
The Commission adopts delegated and implementing acts for the destruction ban. They clarify derogations and the disclosure format for unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear.
The carbon-footprint declaration extends to rechargeable industrial batteries with external storage. Data model, supplier evidence and audit trail should be reliable by then.
The Omnibus I amendment to CSRD and CSDDD enters into force. For CSRD, the scope is narrowed to companies with more than 1,000 employees and above EUR 450 million net annual turnover.
The European registry for Digital Product Passports must be operational under the ESPR timeline. For manufacturers, this is the anchor point for unique product identifiers, data access and later customs checks.
Large companies may no longer destroy unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear. Micro and small enterprises are exempt; medium-sized companies follow from 19 July 2030.
Companies in the revised CSRD scope must prepare sustainability information under simplified ESRS for financial years starting in 2027. For many companies, the first publication follows in 2028.
EV batteries, LMT batteries and industrial batteries above 2 kWh need an electronic battery passport. The QR code is only the entry point; model-level and individual battery data with access layers are decisive.
Non-EU companies with significant EU activity enter the CSRD timeline. Companies need to assess EU turnover of the parent undertaking and turnover of EU subsidiaries or branches.
The carbon-footprint declaration also applies to light means of transport batteries. Companies should not handle LMT batteries separately, but integrate them into the same battery-passport data architecture.
The ban on destroying unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear extends to medium-sized companies. Inventory governance, donation processes and recycling evidence become relevant for mid-market companies as well.
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