Annex XIII · data model

What goes inside a battery passport.

Annex XIII of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 defines the fields a passport must carry. Battery Digital Passport ships all of them as a ready-to-populate schema. Here is the full map.

Who can see it

Public
Open to anyone who scans the QR code.
Legitimate interest
Repairers, remanufacturers, second-life operators and recyclers, plus the Commission.
Authorities
Notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission.
6 fields

Identification

The battery's fingerprint — the anchor every other field hangs off.

  • Unique battery identifierPublicArt. 77(3)
  • Manufacturer & economic operatorPublicAnnex XIII 1(a)
  • Battery category & modelPublicAnnex XIII 1(a)
  • Date & place of manufacturePublicAnnex XIII 1(a)
  • Weight & batch / serialPublicAnnex XIII 1(a)
  • CE marking & conformityAuthoritiesAnnex XIII 3
4 fields

Carbon footprint

The battery's climate cost, declared and classified.

  • Total footprint (kgCO₂e/kWh)PublicArt. 7(1)
  • Footprint per life-cycle stagePublicArt. 7(1)
  • Carbon-footprint performance classPublicArt. 7(2)
  • Verification / study referencePublicArt. 7(1)
4 fields

Materials & composition

What the battery is made of — and how much of it came back from recycling.

  • Cell chemistryPublicAnnex XIII 1(b)
  • Critical raw materialsPublicAnnex XIII 1(b)
  • Hazardous substancesPublicAnnex XIII 1(b)
  • Recycled content: Co · Li · Ni · PbPublicArt. 8
2 fields

Supply-chain due diligence

Proof the raw materials were responsibly sourced.

  • Due-diligence reportPublicArt. 52
  • Third-party assuranceAuthoritiesArt. 51
4 fields

Performance & durability

How well the battery performs — and for how long.

  • Rated capacity & powerPublicAnnex IV
  • Expected lifetime / cyclesPublicAnnex XIII 1(j)
  • Internal resistancePublicAnnex XIII 1(o)
  • Round-trip efficiencyPublicAnnex XIII 1(n)
4 fields

Circularity & state of health

The living part of the passport — updated across the battery's whole life.

  • Dismantling & safety informationLegitimate interestAnnex XIII 2(c)
  • Spare-part sourcesLegitimate interestAnnex XIII 2(b)
  • State of health (live)Legitimate interestAnnex XIII 4(b)
  • Status & second-life historyLegitimate interestAnnex XIII 4(c)

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