Batteries
We are your Authorised Representative for product compliance. In each country you ship to, we arrange your EPR registration and the contract with a producer responsibility organisation. Everything runs online, and importers and authorities can check your mandate at any time.
Not every product needs a representative: it depends on the product and on who else takes the role in the EU, for example an importer. We check it before you sign.
The company check is free.
Two representatives, one partner
EU battery law has two different representatives. We cover both under one contract.
| Topic | Authorised Representative (Article 40) | EPR representative (Article 3(48), Article 56) |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Product compliance: EU declaration of conformity, technical documentation, cooperation with market surveillance | Producer registration, reports of quantities, financing of collection, contract with a producer responsibility organisation |
| Scope | One for the whole EU | One in each country where you need one |
| Batteries | LMT batteries (e-bikes, scooters), industrial batteries and energy storage | All battery types |
| How we do it | We are your representative. | In Slovakia we are your representative. In other countries we work with local partners and sign the contracts on your behalf. |
Low-cost representative offers are usually for the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) and often exclude batteries. A battery mandate under Article 40 includes a check of your documentation, product liability insurance and a security deposit.
Price on request
The price depends on the battery category, the number of battery families, how you sell in the EU and the countries for EPR. It includes:
- A check of your documentation before we accept the mandate
- Keeping your documentation for 10 years and answering authorities
- The online mandate check for your importers and customers
- EPR registrations, reports and fees in the countries you choose
Countries
One contract for all of them. In Slovakia we are your representative; in the other countries our partners act for you and we sign the contracts on your behalf.
- AustriaThrough our partner
- BelgiumThrough our partner
- BulgariaThrough our partner
- CroatiaThrough our partner
- CyprusThrough our partner
- CzechiaThrough our partner
- DenmarkThrough our partner
- EstoniaThrough our partner
- FinlandThrough our partner
- FranceThrough our partner
- GermanyThrough our partner
- GreeceThrough our partner
- HungaryThrough our partner
- IrelandThrough our partner
- ItalyThrough our partner
- LatviaThrough our partner
- LithuaniaThrough our partner
- LuxembourgThrough our partner
- MaltaThrough our partner
- NetherlandsThrough our partner
- PolandThrough our partner
- PortugalThrough our partner
- RomaniaThrough our partner
- SlovakiaEURep360
- SloveniaThrough our partner
- SpainThrough our partner
- SwedenThrough our partner
- United KingdomThrough our partner
Another country? Write to us.
For importers and online shops
You sell batteries from a manufacturer outside the EU? Check that its Authorised Representative is real: enter the model or mandate number below. The manufacturer can also invite you to see its mandate and approved models in our portal.
Key dates
- Producers must meet the EPR obligations for batteries in every country where they sell.
- New labelling rules for batteries apply from this date at the earliest; the final date depends on an implementing act (Article 13).
- New product liability rules apply: if the manufacturer is outside the EU, its Authorised Representative can be held liable, alongside the importer.
- The battery passport is mandatory for LMT, industrial batteries over 2 kWh and EV batteries.
Legal basis
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542: Authorised Representative under Article 40 for the whole EU, and authorised representative for EPR under Article 3(48) and Article 56(3) in the countries where you need one.
Questions
Which batteries do you cover?
Under Article 40: LMT batteries, industrial batteries and energy storage. For EPR: all battery types.
Do I need both representatives?
If you sell to customers in the EU without an importer there, usually yes: Article 40 for the product and EPR in each country. If an importer brings the batteries into a country, the importer usually has the EPR obligations there.