Interpretation on EU carbon footprint and carbon tariff,
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▍What is CE Certification?

The CE mark is a “passport” for products to enter the EU market and the EU Free Trade Association countries market. Any stipulated products (involved in the new method directive), whether manufactured outside the EU or in EU member states, in order to circulate freely in the EU market, they must be in compliance with the requirements of the directive and relevant harmonized standards before being placed on the EU market , and affix the CE mark. This is a mandatory requirement of EU law on related products, which provides a unified minimum technical standard for the trade of products of various countries in the European market and simplifies trade procedures.

▍What is CE directive?

The directive is a legislative document established by the European Community Council and the European Commission under authorization of the European Community Treaty. The applicable directives for batteries are:

2006/66 / EC & 2013/56 / EU: Battery Directive. Batteries that comply with this directive must have a trash can mark;

2014/30 / EU: Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC Directive). Batteries that comply with this directive must have the CE mark;

2011/65 / EU: ROHS directive. Batteries that comply with this directive must have the CE mark;

Tips: Only when a product complies with all CE directives (the CE mark needs to be pasted), can the CE mark be pasted when all the requirements of the directive are met.

▍The Necessity of Applying for CE Certification

Any product from different countries that wants to enter the EU and the European Free Trade Zone must apply for CE-certified and CE marked on the product. Therefore, CE certification is a passport for products entering EU and the European Free Trade Zone.

▍Benefits of Applying for CE certification

1. EU laws, regulations, and coordinate standards are not only large in quantity, but also complex in content. Therefore, obtaining the CE certification is a very smart choice to save time and effort as well as to reduce the risk;

2. A CE certificate can help earning the trust of consumers and market supervision institution to a maximum extent;

3. It can effectively prevent the irresponsible allegations situation;

4. In the face of litigation, the CE certification will become legally valid technical evidence;

5. Once punished by EU countries, the certification body will jointly bear the risks with the enterprise, thus reducing the risk of the enterprise.

▍Why MCM?

● MCM has a technical team with up to more than 20 professionals engaged in the field of battery CE certification, which provide clients with faster and more accurate and latest CE certification information;

● MCM provides various CE solutions including LVD, EMC, battery directives, etc. for clients;

● MCM has provided more than 4000 battery CE tests worldwide till today.

EU’s Regulation on Batteries and Waste Batteries, also known as the EU’s New Battery Regulation, was proposed by the EU in December 2020 to gradually repeal Directive 2006/66/EC, amend Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020, and update EU battery legislation.The current battery Directive (2006/66/EC), published in 2006, mainly sets limits on the limiting value and marking of harmful substances (mercury, cadmium and lead) contained in batteries placed on the EU market, but does not specify other performance indicators at the stage of battery production, use and recycling. The New Battery Regulation makes up for this shortfall, proposing a series of requirements for more sustainable, recyclable and safe batteries, including carbon footprint rules, minimum recycling content, performance and durability standards, and so on. The addition of carbon footprint in this battery regulation amendment has attracted particular attention from manufacturers. Recently, MCM has received a large number of inquiries related to this, so we edit and analyze the content and requirements of carbon footprint here for your reference.
Chapter 7 of the New Battery Regulation is about the carbon footprint requirements for electric vehicle batteries, light vehicles and industrial batteries. Electric vehicle batteries and rechargeable industrial batteries with a capacity of more than 2kWh should be accompanied by technical documents. Each battery model and each manufacturing plant batch should have a carbon footprint statement, including:
(a) Information about the manufacturer;
(b) Documents on the type of battery to which the declaration applies;
(c) Information on the geographical location of battery production facilities;
(d) The carbon footprint of the battery life cycle is in kilograms of CO2 equivalent;
(e) The carbon footprint of the battery at each stage of its life cycle;
(f) The identification number of the battery’s EU declaration of conformity.