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.

  • @[email protected]
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    1 year ago

    I’m an EU citizen and I strongly approve of GDPR. Out of curiosity: are you an EU citizen?

    • ijeff
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      41 year ago

      I don’t live in the EU and am supportive. It pushed a lot of companies to implement mechanisms that should’ve been there in the first place.