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 "title": "What Are the 71 Battery Passport Data Points, and Which Are Actually Required?",
 "description": "The Commission's August 2026 guidance breaks the Batteries Regulation into 71 rows. Which bind, which are conditional, which apply to your battery type.",
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   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2025/1561, postponing battery due-diligence obligations to 18 August 2027.",
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