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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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[–] Hipervan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That's nice.

[–] Tucumano88@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

What a time to be alive

[–] andyMFK@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

I mean, that's like saying a bodybuilder is developing muscles a lot better than a baby. You're right but that bar is so incredibly low it may as well not even exist

[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

As long as I can have good waterproofing, this works for me!

[–] AuginTuga34@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] BeardyGrumps@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

This applies to other electronic devices other than just phones right? Are things like tablets, earbuds, smart watches, etc also covered?

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well that's excellent news lol unless they have an exception for phones or something.

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