EPR requirements — DE battery

Registration

Required

Why: DE battery registration 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

Authorised representative

Required

Why: DE battery EPR authorised representative (AR) is required — for producers without German establishment selling directly to DE end users (Battery Regulation Art 56(3) + BattDG §40(2)).

Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 — Article 56 (extended producer responsibility) and Article 57(1) (producer responsibility organisation)

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

OFH participation

Required

Why: DE battery OfH participation (producer responsibility organisation) 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

Reporting

Required

Why: DE battery producer reporting (quantities and categories) 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).

Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 — Article 56 (extended producer responsibility) and Article 57(1) (producer responsibility organisation)

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

Marketplace verification

Required by law

Why: DE battery dealer/marketplace supply ban for unregistered producers 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)).

Legal basis: Batterierecht-Durchführungsgesetz (BattDG) vom 30. September 2025 (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 233) — §3 Nr.1, §4 (Verkehrsverbote), §5 (Registrierung der Hersteller)

Effective from 2025-10-07 · Evidence layer: national · Confidence: high

Fulfilment pause risk

At risk

Why: DE battery fulfilment service provider ban creates distribution and fulfilment pause risk — for unregistered producers (BattDG §4(3)) — fulfilment service providers must not store, pack, address or ship their batteries.

Legal basis: Batterierecht-Durchführungsgesetz (BattDG) vom 30. September 2025 (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 233) — §3 Nr.1, §4 (Verkehrsverbote), §5 (Registrierung der Hersteller)

Effective from 2025-10-07 · Evidence layer: national · Confidence: high

Enforcement fine

Up to €100,000

Why: DE battery enforcement fines 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