EPRmatrixEPR requirements — DE battery
DE · battery · non_eu · distance_sale
State as of 2026-09-05 · Profile confidence: high
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Registration
RequiredWhy: is required — for producers under Battery Regulation Art 3(47)(a)-(d) before first placing batteries on the German market (stiftung ear)
Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 — Article 55 (register of producers) and Article 96(2)(c) (application date)
Corroborating sources: Batterierecht-Durchführungsgesetz (BattDG) vom 30. September 2025 (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 233) — §3 Nr.1, §4 (Verkehrsverbote), §5 (Registrierung der Hersteller) · stiftung ear — Batterieregistrierung beantragen (official registration guide)
Effective from 2025-08-18 · Evidence layer: national · Confidence: high
claim: ac-de-batt-001
Authorised representative
RequiredWhy: is required — for producers without German establishment selling directly to DE end users (Battery Regulation Art 56(3) + BattDG §40(2))
Corroborating sources: BattDG — §40(2) (Beauftragung Dritter und Bevollmächtigung): authorised representative for non-German producers · stiftung ear — Bevollmächtigter werden für den deutschen Markt (official registry guidance)
Effective from 2025-08-18 · Evidence layer: national · Confidence: high
claim: ac-de-batt-002
OFH participation
RequiredWhy: is required — for producers per battery category to ensure nationwide take-back, unless EPR fulfilled individually (BattDG §7(1))
Legal basis: BattDG — §7 (Pflichten der Hersteller: OfH participation) and §60 (Bußgeldvorschriften: fine tiers)
Effective from 2026-01-01 · Evidence layer: national · Confidence: high
claim: ac-de-batt-003
Reporting
RequiredWhy: is required — producers must report battery quantities and types placed on the German market and keep producer register data current (Batteries Regulation Art 56; national reporting duties under BattDG)
Corroborating sources: Batterierecht-Durchführungsgesetz (BattDG) vom 30. September 2025 (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 233) — §3 Nr.1, §4 (Verkehrsverbote), §5 (Registrierung der Hersteller)
Effective from 2026-08-12 · Evidence layer: law · Confidence: high
claim: ac-de-batt-007
Marketplace verification
Required by lawWhy: applies under national law — dealers (incl. online platforms) must not supply batteries of producers — or their authorised representatives — that are not properly registered (BattDG §4(3))
Effective from 2025-10-07 · Evidence layer: national · Confidence: high
claim: ac-de-batt-008
Fulfilment pause risk
At riskWhy: creates distribution and fulfilment pause risk — for unregistered producers (BattDG §4(3)) — fulfilment service providers must not store, pack, address or ship their batteries
Effective from 2025-10-07 · Evidence layer: national · Confidence: high
claim: ac-de-batt-004
Enforcement fine
Up to €100,000Why: is up to EUR 100,000 — for registration-type offences (placing without valid registration), EUR 500,000 for due-diligence-type offences
Legal basis: BattDG — §7 (Pflichten der Hersteller: OfH participation) and §60 (Bußgeldvorschriften: fine tiers)
Effective from 2025-10-07 · Evidence layer: national · Confidence: high
claim: ac-de-batt-005
Official register
stiftung ear (Stiftung Elektro-Altgeräte Register) — official website ↗
Pending legislative changes
omnibus_com_2025_982 — status: proposal_ongoing · suspend Battery Regulation Art 56(3) AR obligation (time-limited)
Revision history
| Rev | Valid from | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-08-18 | initial state from Evidence Ledger build (Day 1, DE × Battery) |
| 2 | 2026-08-12 | data model correction: reporting split into ac-de-batt-007 (was shared with OfH participation ac-de-batt-003) and marketplace/dealer ban split into ac-de-batt-008 (was shared with fulfilment ban ac-de-batt-004); legal state unchanged |