French EPR - Battery Sector

Modified on Thu, 26 Jun at 1:55 PM

New categories from 18 August 2025 — Check if this affects your business!

Key Timeline

  • Effective Date: August 18, 2025 - All battery market operators in France will need to comply with EPR Battery obligations.

  • This follows the new European battery regulation 2023-1542, which introduces updated requirements for battery producers and sellers.

You are Concerned if

  • You manufacture the battery yourself

  • You buy the battery from abroad

  • You sell batteries in France  (whether sold separately or built into equipment)

If any of these apply to you, you'll need to register and comply with EPR Battery requirements.

5 Battery Categories You Need to Know:

  • Portable Batteries (≤5kg)

  • Light Transport Means (LTM) (≤25kg)

  • Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (EV/HV) (≥25kg)

  • Starting, Lighting, Ignition (SLI)

  • Industrial Batteries (≥5kg)

How Taxually Can Help?

We are working with Ecosystem, the unique eco-organization that covers both the battery sector and the electrical/electronic equipment and lamps sector.

What are the advantages for you if you subscribe with Taxually?

  • One simple process for all your EPR obligations

  • Peace of mind that your compliance is handled correctly

  • Expert support to environmental requirements

Links for more information:

European regulation 2023-1542: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1542/oj/eng

About the new categories: https://pro.ecosystem.eco/en/profil/producer/batteries


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