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posted by janrinok on Sunday February 02 2020, @12:43AM   Printer-friendly
from the highly-charged-decision dept.

The European Parliament (EP) just voted 582 to 40 to require one standard for chargers for all mobile phones. The EP cited the goals of reducing both frustration and electronic waste. The next step would be for the European Commission to draft a law and vote on it in July. Currently most of the industry uses micro-USB and is slowly adopting USB-C, however there are also phones using other connectors.

From the European Parliament resolution on a common charger for mobile radio equipment (2019/2983(RSP)):

1. Strongly stresses that there is an urgent need for EU regulatory action to reduce electronic waste, empower consumers to make sustainable choices, and allow them to fully participate in an efficient and well-functioning internal market;

2. Calls on the Commission to present and publish without further delay the results of the impact assessment on the introduction of a common charger for mobile telephones and other compatible devices with a view to proposing mandatory provisions;

3. Emphasises the need for a standard for a common charger for mobile radio equipment to be adopted as a matter of urgency in order to avoid further internal market fragmentation;

4. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to take action to introduce the common charger without any further delay by adopting the delegated act supplementing Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment defining a standard for a common charger for mobile phones and other small and medium-sized radio equipment by July 2020, or, if necessary, by adopting a legislative measure by July 2020 at the latest;

Earlier on SN:
The Dream Of A Common Charger Is Alive, Despite Apple's Complaining (2020)
European MEPs Back Single Charger Standard (2014)


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by nishi.b on Sunday February 02 2020, @07:33PM

    by nishi.b (4243) on Sunday February 02 2020, @07:33PM (#952804)

    And the reason is exactly that this standard (micro-USB) was "forced" upon vendors in 2010 by the EU.
    And they are now aknowledging that this standard might be dated and should be upgrader.
    Doesn't anyone here remember how things were before ? I remember that Nokia (jack), samsung, alcatel (flat with pins) and all other brands had their own incompatible charger ?
    If you forgot your charger, good luck finding one compatible with your phone at your friends'place !
    Since micro USB became the norm, I have not had to search a charger compatible with my phone and if I forget it, I can ask anyone to share his/her own, and I never had to throw away a charger that was still working.

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