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EU will require removable batteries from 2027 (www.consilium.europa.eu)
submitted 1 year ago by AccidentalLemming@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article:

The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.

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[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Barely anyone has this card. I never heard about it before

[–] nivenkos@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

You should get it when travelling in the EU though.

Some countries make it a real hassle though.

[–] happyhippo@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In Italy your national social security card acts as a European health card as well.

In France, where I've lived for 10 years, it doesn't. But the European one is just a few clicks away on your personal online account, you just request it in a timely manner and it gets delivered at your address free of charge.

Dunno about other EU countries but I guess it's pretty much the same.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

German insurance cards are also EU cards, I have no idea why any country which has cards wouldn't include the necessary EU stuff on it.

The UK were a reasonable exception as they don't have insurance cards, you just walk into the doctor's office they don't care as long as you're a human you're getting treated. And because they didn't record anything they never got reimbursed when non-UK EU citizens went to the NHS, and then they complained that it's unfair that they have to reimburse when UK folks get treatment in other countries. You know, complaining about issues they themselves created, typical Brit stuff.