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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2289 of 13 November 2025 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the format for the reporting of data as well as the assessment methods and operational conditions for the collection and treatment of waste batteries

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**Executive Summary** This is a Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2289, dated 13 November 2025, which lays down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 regarding the format for reporting data and assessment methods for the collection and treatment of waste batteries. The regulation requires Member States to report data on batteries and waste batteries. The regulation comes into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Reporting Format:** * Member States must use the reporting format specified in Tables 1 to 5 of Annex I for the reporting requirements in Article 76(1)(a), (b), and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. * Data must be reported separately for each battery category defined in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and differentiated by battery chemistry. * Member States must use the format specified in Tables 6 and 7 of Annex I for the reporting requirements in Article 76(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. * Data for recycling efficiency must be reported according to battery chemistries in Annex XII, Part B of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542; data for material recovery must follow materials in Annex XII, Part C of the same regulation. * Member States should report data on input and output fractions for recycling efficiency and material recovery using the format in Tables 1-4 of Annex II. * **Quality Check Report:** * Member States must submit a quality check report, using the format in Annex III, as referenced in Article 76(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. * **Data Submission:** * Data must be reported in electronic form, using an interchange standard set up by the Commission. **Impact Analysis** **Member States** * **Impact:** * Required to collect and report data on batteries made available on the market, waste batteries collected, recycling efficiency, and material recovery rates. * Must ensure the comparability, reliability, and consistency of reported data. * Need to adhere to the specific reporting formats and categories as outlined in the annexes. * **Action Required:** * Implement data collection mechanisms to gather the required information. * Prepare and submit data reports in the specified electronic format. * Conduct and submit quality check reports. **European Commission** * **Impact:** * Will receive and review data from Member States. * Responsible for assessing the appropriateness of recycling efficiency and material recovery targets. * Tasked with setting up an interchange standard for data reporting in electronic form. * **Action Required:** * Establish and communicate the interchange standard for data submission. * Review data received from Member States to assess recycling efficiency and recovery targets. **Waste Management and Recycling Facilities** * **Impact:** * Data from waste management and recycling facilities informs Member State reporting. * Changes in reporting requirements may impact data tracking and reporting procedures. * **Action Required:** * Ensure accurate tracking and reporting of data related to battery treatment and recycling processes. **Battery Producers** * **Impact:** * The amount of batteries made available on the market may contribute to the data reported. * **Action Required:** * Ensure accurate tracking and reporting of data related to battery production, sales and materials.

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Regulation (EU) 2023/1542: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning batteries and waste batteries, which this regulation implements. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2289: The regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 regarding data reporting on waste batteries. Directive 2008/98/EC: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste, which is amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. European Commission: The main author and governing body publishing this implementation regulation. Member States: Entities required to implement this regulation and report data.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/2289 21.11.2025 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/2289 of 13 November 2025 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the format for the reporting of data as well as the assessment methods and operational conditions for the collection and treatment of waste batteries (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2023 concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC(1), and in particular Article 76(5) thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 76(1) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 requires Member States to make publicly available the data collected pursuant to that paragraph, for each calendar year, in accordance with a format to be established by the Commission and report that data to the Commission. The format should ensure that the reported data provides a sound basis for verifying and monitoring the attainment of the minimum targets for the collection, as well as the attainment of the targets for the recycling efficiency and the recovery of materials. (2) Article 76(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 requires that the data made available by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1 of that Article be accompanied by a quality check report. (3) Comparability of the data reports and the quality check reports needs to be ensured in order to enable the Commission to review the data reported in accordance with Article 76(4) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, including the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data, the methodology used in Member States, as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of those data. (4) The data provided by Member States should enable the Commission to assess whether it is appropriate to revise the targets for recycling efficiency and recovery of materials, due to market developments, in particular concerning battery technologies impacting the type of materials recovered and the existing and forecasted availability of cobalt, copper, lead, lithium or nickel or the lack thereof, and in view of technical and scientific progress. Furthermore, that data should enable the Commission to assess market developments impacting the type of materials that can be recovered and the technical and scientific progress, including emerging new technologies in waste management. Therefore, in order to assess whether it is appropriate to revise Part C of Annex XII to Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and Part B of Annex XII to that Regulation, it is necessary to have additional information concerning materials for the recovery of materials and battery chemistries for the recycling efficiency. (5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), (1) OJ L 191, 28.7.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1542/oj. (2) Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/98/oj). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj 1/19EN OJ L, 21.11.2025 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. For the purposes of the reporting requirements set out in Article 76(1), points (a), (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Member States shall use the reporting format set out in Tables 1 to 5 of Annex I to this Regulation. 2. The data shall be reported separately for each of the battery categories set out in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and shall be differentiated into battery chemistries. 3. For the purposes of the reporting requirements set out in Article 76(1), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Member States shall use the format set out in Tables 6 and 7 of Annex I to this Regulation. 4. The data for recycling efficiency shall be reported in accordance with the battery chemistries referred to in the recycling efficiency targets set out in Annex XII, Part B, of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. The data for the recovery of materials shall be reported in accordance with the materials referred to in the recovery of materials targets set out in Annex XII, Part C, of that Regulation. 5. Member States shall report data on the input and output fractions for the recycling efficiency and the recovery of materials using the format set out in Tables 1 to 4 of Annex II to this Regulation. 6. Member States shall submit a quality check report, referred to in Article 76(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, using the format set out in Annex III to this Regulation. 7. Member States shall report the data referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 and 6 in electronic form, by means of an interchange standard set up by the Commission. Member States shall report the data referred to in paragraph 5 in electronic form to the Commission. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 13 November 2025. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN 2/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/ojANNEX I Table 1 Portable batteries 1 2 3 4 Waste portable batteries exported to Portable batteries made available on third countries for recycling, Waste portable batteries collection rate Total waste portable batteries Battery chemistries the market for the first time in the preparation for recycling, preparation in accordance with Annex XI of collected Member State for re-use or preparation for Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 repurposing(3) (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) (%)(4) 1. Lithium-based 2. Lead-acid 3. Nickel-cadmium 4. Others (please specify)(1) 5. Total 6. Non-rechargeable portable batteries included in the total (voluntary)(2) Not applicable (1) ‘Others’ means any other battery chemistries not already listed, including an entry for mixed waste batteries if applicable. (2) Member States may provide this information on a voluntary basis. (3) The amount of waste batteries exported in a reporting year may comprise temporarily stored waste batteries collected in the Member State in previous reporting years. (4) Collection rate to be indicated with one decimal place. Table 2 Light means of transport (LMT) batteries 1 2 3 4 Waste LMT batteries exported to third Waste LMT batteries collection rate in LMT batteries made available on the Total waste LMT batteries countries for recycling, preparation for the reporting year in accordance with Battery chemistries market for the first time in the collected recycling, preparation for re-use or Annex XI of Regulation Member State preparation for repurposing(2) (EU) 2023/1542 (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) (%)(3) 1. Lithium-based 2. Lead-acid ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj 3/19 OJ L, 21.11.2025 EN1 2 3 4 Waste LMT batteries exported to third Waste LMT batteries collection rate in LMT batteries made available on the Total waste LMT batteries countries for recycling, preparation for the reporting year in accordance with Battery chemistries market for the first time in the collected recycling, preparation for re-use or Annex XI of Regulation Member State preparation for repurposing(2) (EU) 2023/1542 (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) (%)(3) 3. Nickel-based 4. Others (please specify)(1) 5. Total (1) ‘Others’ means any other battery chemistries not already listed, including an entry for mixed waste batteries if applicable. (2) The amount of waste batteries exported in a reporting year may comprise temporarily stored waste batteries collected in the Member State in previous reporting years. (3) Collection rate to be indicated with one decimal place. Table 3 Starting, lighting and ignition (SLI) batteries 1 2 3 Waste SLI batteries exported to third countries for SLI batteries made available on the market Battery chemistries Total waste SLI batteries collected recycling, preparation for recycling, preparation for re-use for the first time in the Member State or preparation for repurposing(2) (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) 1. Lead-acid 2. Lithium-based 3. Others (please specify)(1) 4. Total (1) ‘Others’ means any other battery chemistries not already listed, including an entry for mixed waste batteries if applicable. (2) The amount of waste batteries exported in a reporting year may comprise temporarily stored waste batteries collected in the Member State in previous reporting years. 4/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj EN OJ L, 21.11.2025Table 4 Industrial batteries 1 2 3 4 5 Waste industrial batteries exported Industrial batteries made Waste industrial batteries Waste industrial batteries delivered to third countries for recycling, available on the market for Total waste industrial delivered to permitted facilities Battery chemistries to permitted facilities for preparation for recycling, the first time in the Member batteries collected for preparation for preparation for re-use(2) preparation for re-use or State repurposing(2) preparation for repurposing(3) (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) 1. Lithium-based 2. Lead-acid 3. Nickel-cadmium 4. Others (please specify)(1) 5. Total (1) ‘Others’ means any other battery chemistries not already listed, including an entry for mixed waste batteries if applicable. (2) The amount of waste batteries delivered to permitted facilities in a reporting year may comprise temporarily stored waste batteries collected in the Member State in previous reporting years. (3) The amount of waste batteries exported in a reporting year may comprise temporarily stored waste batteries collected in the Member State in previous reporting years. Table 5 Electric vehicle (EV) batteries 1 2 3 4 5 Waste EV batteries exported to EV batteries made available Waste EV batteries delivered to Waste EV batteries delivered to third countries for recycling, Total waste EV batteries Battery chemistries on the market for the first permitted facilities for preparation permitted facilities for preparation for recycling, collected time in the Member State for re-use(2) preparation for repurposing(2) preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing(3) (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) 1. Lithium-based 2. Nickel-based ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj 5/19 OJ L, 21.11.2025 EN1 2 3 4 5 Waste EV batteries exported to EV batteries made available Waste EV batteries delivered to Waste EV batteries delivered to third countries for recycling, Total waste EV batteries Battery chemistries on the market for the first permitted facilities for preparation permitted facilities for preparation for recycling, collected time in the Member State for re-use(2) preparation for repurposing(2) preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing(3) (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) 3. Others (please specify)(1) 4. Total (1) ‘Others’ means any other battery chemistries not already listed, including an entry for mixed waste batteries if applicable. (2) The amount of waste batteries delivered to permitted facilities in a reporting year may comprise temporarily stored waste batteries collected in the Member State in previous reporting years. (3) The amount of waste batteries exported in a reporting year may comprise temporarily stored waste batteries collected in the Member State in previous reporting years. Table 6 Recycling efficiency rate per battery chemistry Battery chemistry Total input (tonnes) Total output (tonnes) Recycling efficiency rate (%) Lead-acid batteries Lithium-based batteries Nickel-cadmium batteries Other waste batteries Table 7 Recovery of materials rate per material Material Total input (tonnes) Total output (tonnes) Recovery of materials rate (%) Cobalt (Co) Copper (Cu) Lead (Pb) Lithium (Li) Nickel (Ni) 6/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj EN OJ L, 21.11.2025ANNEX II Table 1 Recycling efficiency and recovery of materials of lead-acid batteries 1 Total weight in the reporting year (tonnes) 1 Waste lead-acid batteries delivered for recycling 2 Lead (Pb) 3 Dry sulphuric acid (H SO ) 2 4 4 Plastics Input: Fractions that are counted as input 5 Steel into the recycling process Others (please 6 specify)(1) 7 Total 2 3 4 Output generated in Output generated in third countries with Fraction Member States Total output (tonnes) confirmed equivalent (tonnes) conditions (tonnes)(2) 8 Lead (Pb) Output: Fractions that are counted as 9 Dry sulphuric acid (H SO ) 2 4 output of the recycling process which 10 Plastics account for the recycling efficiency rate and recovery of materials rate 11 Steel Others (please 12 specify)(1) 13 Total (1) Add other cells if necessary to specify other elements or compounds. (2) In accordance with Article 72(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. Row 7: Sum of values from rows 2 to 6. Row 13: Sum of values from rows 8 to 12. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj 7/19 OJ L, 21.11.2025 ENTable 2 Recycling efficiency and recovery of materials of lithium-based batteries 1 Total weight in the reporting year (tonnes) 1 Waste lithium-based batteries delivered for recycling 2 Cobalt (Co) 3 Copper (Cu) 4 Lithium (Li) 5 Nickel (Ni) 6 Manganese (Mn) 7 Aluminium (Al) 8 Steel 9 Plastics 10 Oxygen (O ) Input: Fractions that are counted as 2 input into the recycling process 11 Carbon from carbon sources at cell level (C) 12 Iron from iron sources at cell level (Fe) 13 Phosphorus (P) 14 Chlorine (Cl) 15 Sulphur (S) 16 Others (please specify)(1) 17 Total 8/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj EN OJ L, 21.11.20252 3 4 Output generated in third countries with Output generated in confirmed Fraction Member States Total output (tonnes) equivalent (tonnes) conditions (tonnes)(2) 18 Cobalt (Co) 19 Copper (Cu) 20 Lithium (Li) 21 Nickel (Ni) 22 Manganese (Mn) 23 Aluminium (Al) Output: Fractions that are counted as 24 Steel output of the recycling process which account for the recycling efficiency rate 25 Plastics and recovery of materials rate 26 Oxygen (O ) 2 27 Carbon from carbon sources at cell level (C) 28 Iron from iron sources at cell level (Fe) 29 Phosphorus (P) 30 Chlorine (Cl) 31 Sulphur (S) 32 Others (please specify)(1) 33 Total (1) Add other cells if necessary to specify other elements or compounds. (2) In accordance with Article 72(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. Row 17: Sum of values from rows 2 to 16. Row 33: Sum of values from rows 18 to 32. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj 9/19 OJ L, 21.11.2025 ENTable 3 Recycling efficiency and recovery of materials of nickel-cadmium batteries 1 Total weight in the reporting year (tonnes) 1 Waste nickel-cadmium batteries delivered for recycling 2 Cobalt (Co) 3 Copper (Cu) 4 Lead (Pb) 5 Lithium (Li) 6 Nickel (Ni) 7 Manganese (Mn) 8 Aluminium (Al) 9 Steel Input: Fractions that are counted as input into the recycling process 10 Electrolyte (KOH) 11 Electrolyte (NaOH) 12 Plastics 13 Cadmium (Cd) 13 Others (please specify)(1) 14 Total 10/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj EN OJ L, 21.11.20252 3 4 Output generated in third countries with Output generated in confirmed Fraction Member States Total output (tonnes) equivalent (tonnes) conditions (tonnes)(2) 15 Cobalt (Co) 16 Copper (Cu) 17 Lead (Pb) 18 Lithium (Li) 19 Nickel (Ni) Output: Fractions that are counted as 20 Manganese (Mn) output of the recycling process which account for the recycling efficiency rate 21 Aluminium (Al) and recovery of materials rate 22 Steel 23 Electrolyte (KOH) 24 Electrolyte (NaOH) 25 Plastics 26 Cadmium (Cd) 27 Others (please specify)(1) 28 Total (1) Add other cells if necessary to specify other elements or compounds. (2) In accordance with Article 72(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. Row 14: Sum of values from rows 2 to 13. Row 28: Sum of values from rows 15 to 27. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj 11/19 OJ L, 21.11.2025 ENTable 4 Recycling efficiency and recovery of materials of other waste batteries 1 Total weight in the reporting year (tonnes) 1 Other waste batteries delivered for recycling 2 Cobalt (Co) 3 Copper (Cu) 4 Lead (Pb) 5 Lithium (Li) 6 Nickel (Ni) 7 Manganese (Mn) 8 Aluminium (Al) 9 Steel 10 Electrolyte (KOH) 11 Electrolyte (NaOH) Input: Fractions that are counted as 12 Plastics input into the recycling process 13 Oxygen (O ) 2 14 Carbon from carbon sources at cell level (C) 15 Iron from iron sources at cell level (Fe) 16 Phosphorus (P) 17 Chlorine (Cl) 18 Sulphur (S) 19 Others (please specify)(1) 20 Total 12/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj EN OJ L, 21.11.20252 3 4 Output generated in third countries with Output generated in confirmed Fraction Member States Total output (tonnes) equivalent (tonnes) conditions (tonnes)(2) 21 Cobalt (Co) 22 Copper (Cu) 23 Lead (Pb) 24 Lithium (Li) 25 Nickel (Ni) 26 Manganese (Mn) 27 Aluminium (Al) Output: Fractions that are counted as 28 Steel output of the recycling process which 29 Electrolyte (KOH) account for the recycling efficiency rate and recovery of materials rate 30 Electrolyte (NaOH) 31 Plastics 32 Oxygen (O ) 2 33 Carbon from carbon sources at cell level (C) 34 Iron from iron sources at cell level (Fe) 35 Phosphorus (P) 36 Chlorine (Cl) 37 Sulphur (S) 38 Others (please specify)(1) 39 Total (1) Add other cells if necessary to specify other elements or compounds. (2) In accordance with Article 72(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. Row 20: Sum of values from rows 2 to 19. Row 39: Sum of values from rows 21 to 38. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj 13/19 OJ L, 21.11.2025 ENEN OJ L, 21.11.2025 ANNEX III Format for the quality check report accompanying the data referred to in Annex I PART 1 General information Member State Title Quality check report for the data submitted for the purposes of Article 76 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 Organisation submitting the data and the quality check report Contact person / contact details Reporting year Delivery date / version of the quality check report 14/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/ojEN OJ L, 21.11.2025 Claim for confidentiality This quality check report shall be available — to the public (on the Commission’s webpage): Yes / Yes, with the exception of specific section(s) for specific reasons; please provide explicit information on which section(s) should be confidential and the justification(s) for confidentiality:___________ — to the members of the Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC) and the Expert Group on waste: Yes / Yes, with the exception of section(s) for specific reasons; please provide explicit information on which section(s) should be confidential and the justification(s) for confidentiality:___________ No, neither on the Commission’s webpage, nor to the members of the TAC. If no, please provide explicit information on the reasons for confidentiality of the entire report: _________________________________ PART 2 Sources of data, process for validation of data and coverage A. QUANTITY OF BATTERIES MADE AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A MEMBER STATE AND WASTE BATTERIES COLLECTED AND TREATED A.1. Exclusion of batteries that have left the territory before being sold to end-users from the amount of batteries made available on the market for the first time in a Member State Please describe how it is tracked that batteries that have left the territory of the Member State in the reporting year before being sold to end-users are excluded in accordance with Article 76(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. Please detail for which batteries exclusion is unclear, if any, and the reasons for a possible lack of exclusion. A.2. Waste batteries collected Please describe how data on the chemistries of waste batteries collected is distinguished and how it is ensured that, e.g. starting, lighting and ignition lead-acid batteries, industrial nickel-cadmium batteries and electric vehicle lithium-based batteries are not mixed up. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj 15/19EN OJ L, 21.11.2025 A.3. Waste batteries collected and exported to third countries for recycling, preparation for recycling, preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing Please describe if and how the amount of waste batteries collected, which are temporarily stored before being exported to third countries for recycling, preparation for recycling, preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing are tracked and how accurate reporting over different reporting years is ensured. B. TREATMENT, RECYCLING EFFICIENCY RATES AND RECOVERY OF MATERIALS RATES B.1. Treatment systems and operational conditions Please generally describe the waste battery treatment systems available (nationally and/or outside the Member State) for the Member State’s batteries and provide information about measures taken to ensure that the operational treatment conditions are met, as referred to in Article 70 and Annex XII, Part A, of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. B.2. Output fractions generated outside the Member State If quantities of waste batteries are treated in other Member States and/or in third countries, please specify how it is ensured and tracked that the generated output fractions are declared and considered correctly for the calculation of the recovery of materials rates and recycling efficiency rates. B.3. Aggregation of recycling efficiency data Please describe how the data on recycling input and output fractions are aggregated in order to calculate the recycling efficiency rates on a national level. B.4. Aggregation of recovery of materials data Please describe how the data on material input and output fractions are aggregated in order to calculate the recovery of materials rates on a national level. 16/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/ojEN OJ L, 21.11.2025 C. DATA SOURCES For the following specified data sets, please describe the data sources (e.g. administrative data, national statistics, data from waste operators and/or producers/producer responsibility organisations (PROs), business reporting obligations, specific impact assessments, etc.) which provided the data per data set C.1. Data on batteries made available on the market for the first time in a Member State (for all categories) C.2. Data on waste batteries collected (for all categories) C.3. Data on waste batteries exported to third countries for recycling, preparation for recycling, preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing (for all categories) C.4. Data on waste industrial and electric vehicle batteries delivered to preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing C.5. Data on waste battery recycling efficiencies (for all chemistries) C.6. Data on waste battery recovery of materials (for all materials) D. DATA QUALITY AND VALIDATION D.1. Quality of data sources and estimations Please describe the quality (i.e. accuracy and reliability) of the data for the different battery categories, chemistries and data types (including how data quality is guaranteed, challenges with data quality and how the Member State intends to improve data quality in the future). D.2. Validation process for data accuracy Please describe how competent authorities ensure the accuracy and reliability of data for the achievement of collection and recycling efficiency and recovery of materials targets. In the description, please indicate how aggregated data from different producers and waste management operators is validated. D.3. Sorting of batteries into correct category Please describe which processes are in place to ensure that all batteries are sorted into the correct battery categories and that the data for a given battery category does not include batteries of another battery category, e.g. how is it ensured that industrial batteries weighing less than 5 kg are not incorrectly categorised as portable batteries and not incorrectly accounted for the portable batteries collection rate? Please describe how the categorisation is verified. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj 17/19EN OJ L, 21.11.2025 E. DATA COMPLETENESS AND COVERAGE E.1. General What percentage of the batteries collected and treated is covered or estimated to be covered by the reporting scheme and what are the main systematic data gaps (e.g. a PRO or a specific company did not provide a (complete) data set; preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing is not or is only partially covered; a specific data source is missing or incomplete; etc.)? Describe the measures being taken to remedy the failure to provide the required data. E.2. Difficulties in data collection from another Member State or a third country Please indicate which difficulties, if any, were experienced in collecting data from treatment operators located in another Member State or a third country. Please describe the difficulties, including their possible reasons, and the actions taken to address the difficulties. F. DATA PLAUSIBILITY Please indicate in the table below whether any of the following situations has occurred. If the response for one or more of the questions is yes, please provide additional information on the occurrence and its reasons. Question Answer F.1. The quantity of batteries from a category collected is higher than the quantity of Yes/No batteries from that category made available on the market for the first time in a Member State. F.2. The collection rate for waste portable batteries exceeds 90 % Yes/No F.3. The collection rate for waste LMT batteries exceeds 80 % Yes/No F.4. The quantity of batteries from a category and chemistry exported to third countries for Yes/No recycling, preparation for recycling, preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing is higher than the quantity of batteries from that category and chemistry collected. F.5. The quantity of batteries from a chemistry supplied to recycling and accounted for in the Yes/No recycling efficiency is higher than the quantity of all batteries from that chemistry collected. F.6. The recycling efficiency for lead-acid batteries exceeds 90 %. Yes/No F.7. The recycling efficiency for lithium-based batteries exceeds 80 %. Yes/No 18/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/ojEN OJ L, 21.11.2025 Question Answer F.8. The recycling efficiency for nickel-cadmium batteries exceeds 95 %. Yes/No F.9. The recycling efficiency for other waste batteries exceeds 75 %. Yes/No F.10. The recovery of materials rate for cobalt, copper, lead or lithium exceeds 99 %. Yes/No F.11. The recovery of materials rate for lithium exceeds 70 %. Yes/No F.12. Break in time series (significant changes of the amounts reported over time). Yes/No G. OTHER DIFFERENCES OR DEVIATIONS COMPARED TO REPORTING IN PREVIOUS YEARS In case a significant variation from the data submitted for the previous reporting year occurs, please provide explanations detailing the tonnage difference and the causes of the difference for any data type (batteries made available on the market, collected waste batteries, recycling efficiency, recovery of materials, etc.), battery category, battery chemistry and/or material. H. MAIN NATIONAL WEBSITES, REFERENCE DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS Please provide any other relevant data or data sources not indicated in the questions above, including: downloadable reference documents for data sources (e.g. from PROs, specific manufacturers, recyclers, etc.); reports addressing aspects of data quality or coverage; reports on best practice on battery collection and treatment; reports on imports and exports of batteries; reports addressing enforcement, such as from PROs on the achievements as concern battery collection, treatment and recycling; and any other source of data and information related to batteries for national reporting. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2289/oj 19/19

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