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EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes into force

www.france24.com /en/europe/20241228-eu-law-mandating-universal-chargers-for-devices-comes-into-force

Suck it micro USB, mini USB, and lightning! 🪫🔋

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EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes into force

www.france24.com /en/europe/20241228-eu-law-mandating-universal-chargers-for-devices-comes-into-force

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EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes into force

www.france24.com /en/europe/20241228-eu-law-mandating-universal-chargers-for-devices-comes-into-force

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Only suck it lightning. It still allows standard chargers like micro USB and mini USB
- Are you sure? The EU parliament explicitly mentions USB C as the new mandatory standard.
  
  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32022L2380
  USB C is mentioned in annex Ia and as an example in articles 11 and 12. As I understand previous articles, it is possible to use other standards that satisfy citeria from article 9.
  
  Open standard W

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