Glossary
Glossary term

market participant

A regulatory term referring to a market participant as defined in Article 2, point (25).

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What does market participant mean?

Market participant is part of the formal vocabulary used in battery regulation, battery passports, producer obligations, and EV or industrial battery compliance. For this glossary, the key point is understanding how the source defines the term and where that definition sits within broader compliance or data requirements.

Official definitions by source

EU Battery Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries

a market participant as defined in Article 2, point (25), of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council (45).

Reference: Article 3, point 68

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Why it matters in practice

In practice, this term matters when mapping who is responsible for obligations, declarations, market placement, recordkeeping, or due-diligence steps within battery regulation, battery passports, producer obligations, and EV or industrial battery compliance.

Minespider commentary

For Minespider, market participant is best treated as a responsibility and workflow term. The important question is which actor, document, or compliance step the source is actually assigning through this definition.

Common confusions

  • Assuming the everyday meaning of market participant is enough without checking the official source definition.
  • Using market participant as a loose generic label rather than the narrower meaning used in the source text.
  • Confusing market participant with a neighboring legal actor or responsibility term without checking how the source allocates obligations.