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    The Brussels effect

    Jun 17, 2022 3 minutes

    What’s going on with cables?

    he European Commission has announced new rules covering mobile phones and several other kinds of consumer electronics goods that mean products sold in the EU will have to be fitted with a standard USB type-C charging port. The new rule (assuming it is signed off by the European Parliament and European Council) will take effect from the autumn of 2024 and will initially apply to “small and medium-sized portable electronics”, including tablets, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles, e-readers and portable speakers, as well as mobile phones.

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