Question 1

Who issues the EU battery digital product passport?

Accepted Answer

Under the regulation the economic operator or its EU Authorised Representative issues the passport — not the EU itself; the EU only runs a public registry that records the unique identifier. The EU's DPP technical rules are not yet finalised. Kunisolutions B.V. is building a platform to issue passports — assigning the unique ID and applying an eIDAS seal on EU-resident infrastructure — and is preparing to act as EU Authorised Representative ahead of the obligation (Article 77 applies from 18 February 2027).

Question 2

What is a Digital Product Passport under EU 2023/1542?

Accepted Answer

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (the EU Batteries Regulation) requires a per-item electronic record — the battery passport — for LMT, industrial (over 2 kWh) and EV batteries, accessible via a QR code and kept current over the battery's life. Article 77 applies from 18 February 2027; Annex XIII defines the data and its access tiers.

Question 3

How is access to battery passport data controlled?

Accepted Answer

Annex XIII groups passport data by audience: public, persons with a legitimate interest, notified bodies, and market-surveillance authorities. Kunisolutions enforces this with attribute-based access control and purpose-scoping (reuse, recycle, risk) so each party sees only the fields its lawful basis covers — data minimisation under GDPR.