{
  "version": "categories-2026.1",
  "source": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1542/oj",
  "effectiveDate": "2026-07-20",
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "battery-ev",
      "name": "Electric Vehicle Battery",
      "description": "Batteries for electric road vehicles (BEV, PHEV, HEV) as defined in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.",
      "regulation": "Regulation (EU) 2023/1542",
      "annex": "Annex XIII",
      "article": "Article 77",
      "mandatory": "2027-02-18",
      "thresholdKwh": null,
      "scopeNote": "All EV traction batteries regardless of capacity.",
      "dataModelVersion": "annex-xiii-2027.1"
    },
    {
      "id": "battery-lmt",
      "name": "Light Means of Transport Battery",
      "description": "Batteries for light means of transport: e-bikes, e-mopeds, e-scooters, and similar L-category vehicles.",
      "regulation": "Regulation (EU) 2023/1542",
      "annex": "Annex XIII",
      "article": "Article 77",
      "mandatory": "2027-02-18",
      "thresholdKwh": null,
      "scopeNote": "All LMT batteries regardless of capacity.",
      "dataModelVersion": "annex-xiii-2027.1"
    },
    {
      "id": "battery-industrial",
      "name": "Industrial Battery (>2 kWh)",
      "description": "Industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh, including stationary energy storage systems.",
      "regulation": "Regulation (EU) 2023/1542",
      "annex": "Annex XIII",
      "article": "Article 77",
      "mandatory": "2027-02-18",
      "thresholdKwh": 2,
      "scopeNote": "Industrial batteries with capacity > 2 kWh. Batteries ≤ 2 kWh are out of scope.",
      "dataModelVersion": "annex-xiii-2027.1"
    }
  ]
}