Specialist Record Anatomy and How a Specialist Passport Reads

A specialist passport has the same anatomy as any battery passport, because Annex XIII sets a single structure for model information and individual information, split by access tier, and specialist detail appears inside that structure rather than in a separate specialist structure. The model part describes the battery model, the individual part describes the particular battery and its later use, and the tiers decide who sees which part. A reader who looks for a separate specialist section will miss the specialist detail, which sits in the fields that describe composition, performance, safety and status for that particular battery. The anatomy reading therefore starts from the general structure and then asks where specialist facts appear within it.

The scope is the Annex XIII structure for batteries within Article 77, applied to specialist batteries that fall inside the Regulation. The guide describes the structure in general terms, without stating the field content for any particular specialist battery. The position is stated as checked on 28 October 2026.

What does the model part of a specialist record contain?

The model part contains information relating to the battery model, split by access tier, including manufacturer information, model identifier, category, chemistry, capacity and related model facts in the public tier, and detailed composition, part numbers, dismantling information and safety measures in the legitimate interest tier, with test reports in the authority tier. For a specialist battery, the model part should reflect the specialist model as placed on the market, including any specialist variant that is a distinct model, rather than describing a general model and leaving the specialist variant to be inferred. A distinct specialist variant that is described only as a general model creates a model mismatch that a later reader cannot resolve from the passport alone.

What does the individual part contain?

The individual part contains information specific to the particular battery, including the unique identifier, and information resulting from use, including state of health and status information such as original, repurposed or remanufactured. For a specialist battery, the individual part should show the history of that battery in its specialist application, including any change of status, any refurbishment or remanufacturing, and any later use information that the system records. The individual part is where specialist history lives, and a specialist record that contains only model information is an incomplete record, because it describes the kind of battery without describing the life of the battery in hand.

How do access tiers shape a specialist reading?

Access tiers shape a specialist reading by deciding which fields a reader can see, with public fields open to general access, legitimate interest fields open to persons with a legitimate interest and the Commission, and authority fields open to notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission. A specialist operator, repairer or recycler will often need legitimate interest access to read detailed composition, dismantling information and safety measures, and should establish that access before work begins. A general reader who reads only the public fields should state that limit, and should not treat the absence of a field from the public view as proof that the field does not exist in the record. The tier structure requires a reader to name the tier read, not only the facts found.

What does a record anatomy table look like?

A record anatomy table maps the part, the tier and the kind of information, so that a reader can locate a fact before judging it. The table below uses the Annex XIII structure in general terms.

How is specialist detail found inside the general structure?

Specialist detail is found by reading the fields that describe the battery in operational terms, namely performance and durability, safety measures, dismantling information and status, and by comparing those fields with the equipment documentation for the specialist application. A specialist operating range, a specialist duty or a specialist safety measure that appears in the equipment documentation should have a corresponding entry, or a corresponding absence that is explained, in the passport fields. The comparison is the specialist reading, and it requires both documents open at once, with dates aligned. A reader who reads the passport alone, without the equipment documentation, will see the structure but will miss whether the specialist detail is consistent.

What does a complete specialist record look like over time?

A complete specialist record over time reads as a single history under one identifier, with model information stable, individual information accumulating, status changes shown in order, and earlier entries preserved when later entries are added. The record should show first placing, specialist use, any intervention, any status change and the present position, in sequence, with dates. A record that jumps from first placing to present position without intermediate entries may still be accurate, but it leaves the intermediate history to be reconstructed from other documents, and the reconstruction should be kept with the record. Completeness over time is a property of the sequence, not of the number of entries alone.

What limits apply to anatomy readings?

The limits are that anatomy describes structure, not content, and a well structured record can still contain inaccurate entries. This guide gives general educational information only and is not individual legal advice. A reader with a specific specialist battery should check the Regulation text and Annex XIII as checked on 28 October 2026 before acting.