All batteries, including waste portable batteries, vehicle batteries, industrial batteries, starter batteries mainly used in vehicles and machinery, as well as batteries for light means of transport such as electric bicycles and electric scooters, must be safe, durable, and competitive throughout their entire lifecycle, from production to reuse and recycling.
Swedac accredits notified bodies that carry out conformity assessments in accordance with the EU Regulation on batteries and waste batteries.
Requirements and guidance documents
Notified body and product certification
Specific documents for the accreditation scheme
Requirements that must be fulfilled for accreditation to be granted
SS-EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 | Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services
Acceptance criteria for objects/systems/persons assessed by the accredited body
(EU) 2023/1542 | Batteries and waste batteries (BR)
General documents for the type of control
Requirements that must be fulfilled for accreditation to be granted
STAFS 2020:1 | Swedac’s regulations and general guidelines on accreditation
STAFS 2022:7 |Regulations of the Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment on bodies performing conformity assessment and to be notified and designated
Guidance and advice for meeting accreditation requirements
2022 Blue Guide on the implementation of EU product rules | 2022 Blue Guide on the implementation of EU product rules
EA-2/17 M:2020 | EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes
EA-2/20 G:2020 | Consultancy and the Independence of Conformity Assessment Bodies
SWEDAC DOC 03:9 | Swedac’s policy on accreditation with a flexible scope