The European Parliament has approved a new regulation to regulate the batteries of electronic devices that are sold within the European Union, controlling the entire life cycle of the batteries, from their manufacture to their recycling or dismantling.
Among other rules, this regulation will oblige the manufacturers of devices such as smartphones or tablets to facilitate the extraction and substitution of the batteries from their terminals. In this way, it is sought that users can replace the batteries of their mobiles, tablets and also laptops by themselves without having to go to an authorized technical service.
This new standard, therefore, will influence the design of future terminals, especially those with resistance to water and dust, which will have to find new methods to combine a battery system that can be easily interchanged with designs that avoid item input.
The main smartphone manufacturers will have until 2027 to prepare for these changes, since it will be when these rules enter into force provisionally.
The regulation has been approved by an overwhelming majority in the European Parliament, with 587 votes in favour, 9 votes against and 20 abstentions.
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Computer Engineer by training, writer and hardware analyst at Geeknetic since 2011. I love gutting everything that comes my way, especially the latest hardware that we receive here for reviews. In my free time I mess around with 3d printers, drones and other gadgets. For anything here you have me.
