FRJORFTEXT000052450618Enacted

Décret n° 2025-992 du 28 octobre 2025 relatif aux batteries et déchets de batteries

Jurisdiction:: France
Type:: EPR · Labeling · Chemical Restriction
Last action:: Jan 1, 2025

Batteries

Next steps for producers

Confirm your obligations with Ecologic (WEEE & batteries éco-organisme) and track its implementing rules

Obligations under this law

·Comply with Articles 1 and 3 of EU Regulation 2023/1542 (subject matter, scope, and definitions)
·Comply with Article 4 paragraph 2 of EU Regulation 2023/1542 (sustainability and safety requirements)
·Comply with Articles 5 to 13 of EU Regulation 2023/1542 (carbon footprint, recycled content, performance and durability, safety, labelling, information, and conformity requirements)

Ecologic (WEEE & batteries éco-organisme) →

No designated program action is recorded for this measure yet — treat the above as the general obligation and verify against the source text.

Decree transposes EU Regulation 2023/1542 on batteries and battery waste into French law, establishing EPR obligations for producers, collection targets, recycled content mandates, and hazardous substance restrictions—enacted October 2025.

Covered Products

·Batteries and battery waste (all categories covered under EU Regulation 2023/1542), specifically products intended for consumers

Producer Obligations

·Comply with Articles 1 and 3 of EU Regulation 2023/1542 (subject matter, scope, and definitions)
·Comply with Article 4 paragraph 2 of EU Regulation 2023/1542 (sustainability and safety requirements)
·Comply with Articles 5 to 13 of EU Regulation 2023/1542 (carbon footprint, recycled content, performance and durability, safety, labelling, information, and conformity requirements)
·Comply with Articles 14 paragraphs 1 to 4 of EU Regulation 2023/1542 (due diligence obligations for responsible sourcing)
·Comply with Articles 15 to 20 of EU Regulation 2023/1542 (conformity assessment procedures, EU declaration of conformity, CE marking, registration)
·Comply with Articles 38 to 46 of EU Regulation 2023/1542 (extended producer responsibility obligations)
·Comply with Articles 52 and 62 of EU Regulation 2023/1542 (collection targets and treatment requirements)
·Comply with Articles 77 and 78 of EU Regulation 2023/1542 (market surveillance and enforcement cooperation)
·Comply with Article 79 paragraph 3 of EU Regulation 2023/1542
·Comply with Article 81 paragraph 2 of EU Regulation 2023/1542
·Comply with all relevant annexes of EU Regulation 2023/1542

Enforcement

Ministre de la justice (Garde des Sceaux) and Ministre de l'économie, des finances et de la souveraineté industrielle, énergétique et numérique:

Preemption Notes

This decree implements EU Regulation 2023/1542 directly into French consumer law (Code de la consommation, Article L. 412-1). As an EU Regulation, it has direct applicability across all EU member states; French national measures must remain consistent with and cannot derogate from the EU framework.

Compliance Dimensions

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“des articles 38 à 46, des articles 52 et 62, des articles 77 et 78, du paragraphe 3 de l'article 79 et du paragraphe 2 de l'article 81 du règlement (UE) 2023/1542 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 12 juillet 2023 relatif aux batteries et aux déchets de batteries et ses annexes.”

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Article 1
La section 4 du chapitre II du titre I er du livre IV du code de la consommation est complétée par une sous-section 30 ainsi rédigée : « Sous-section 30 « Batteries et déchets de batteries « Art. R. 412-43-3. - Constituent les mesures d'exécution prévues à l'article L. 412-1, en ce qui concerne les produits destinés aux consommateurs, les dispositions des articles 1 et 3, du paragraphe 2 de l'article 4, des articles 5 à 13, des paragraphes 1 à 4 de l'article 14, des articles 15 à 20, des articles 38 à 46, des articles 52 et 62, des articles 77 et 78, du paragraphe 3 de l'article 79 et du paragraphe 2 de l'article 81 du règlement (UE) 2023/1542 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 12 juillet 2023 relatif aux batteries et aux déchets de batteries et ses annexes. »

Article 2
Le garde des sceaux, ministre de la justice, et le ministre de l'économie, des finances et de la souveraineté industrielle, énergétique et numérique sont chargés, chacun en ce qui le concerne, de l'exécution du présent décret, qui sera publié au Journal officiel de la République française.

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