The European Union wants to make life easier for consumers and reduce waste making USB-C the common charger for smartphones and other mobile devices.
The European Parliament has been defending a single rule for 10 years, so that we no longer need too many cables, but just one.
The European Commission tried to get companies to join through voluntary agreements, but it partially worked. therefore heThe Commission finally proposed legislation for a common standard for shippers.
The proposal consists of two parts. The first is a common standard for cables and devices, which means they will be interchangeable ​​in the future.
The second part concerns the breakdown. “If I buy a new phone, I usually get a new cable automatically”, Cavazzini said, Chairman of the Parliament’s Consumer Protection Committee.
In the future, phones and devices will no longer automatically be sold with cables and this will reduce e-waste.
This would mean that consumers would have to purchase the cable separately. But since most people already have cables, this shouldn’t be a big deal.
At best, the regulations could come into force in 2024. Cavazzini hopes the European Parliament will finish working on the proposal and reach an agreement with the Council of Ministers, which co-legislates with the Parliament, by the end of 2022. Countries would then have two years to apply the law.