Availability as spare parts

Article 11(7) requires that portable batteries or LMT batteries are available as spare parts of the equipment that they power, for a minimum of five years after placing the last unit of the equipment model on the market, with a reasonable and non-discriminatory price for independent professionals and end users. For guidance, similar provisions in other existing EU harmonisation legislation, such as ecodesign implementing regulations, require the delivery of the spare part within five working days after having received the order. Such requirement is not applicable to products placed on the market that incorporate portable or LMT batteries before the date of entry into force of Article 11, which is 18 February 2027. The replacement of a portable or LMT battery may require physical elements, such as fasteners, other than the battery itself. If the disassembly and re-assembly of the battery requires reusable fasteners, these can be reused for the replacement. If the fasteners are not reusable, such fasteners should also be available as spare parts so the battery can be easily replaced. Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 requires that, from 20 June 2025, manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of phones make available to professional repairers and end users portable batteries (16), including required fasteners, if not reusable, until at least seven years after the date of end of placement on the market. As stated in Recital (38) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 ‘the general provisions of this Regulation […] could be complemented with requirements laid down for particular products powered by batteries under implementing measures under Directive 2009/125/EC’. In cases where both Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 are applicable to portable batteries incorporated in smartphones and slate tablets being available as spare parts, the requirements outlined in both pieces of legislation therefore apply.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.