The EU votes in favor of the regulation that converts USB-C into a universal charger

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After the provisional agreement carried out last June between the European Commission and the 27 countries of the EU member states to make USB-C the standard connector in up to 15 categories of electronic devicesexcluding smaller devices such as smart watches and bracelets for size reasons, today the decisive step has been taken in the European Parliament to make the rule on the USB-C standard mandatory from autumn 2024.

Precisely, a total of 602 legislators have voted in favor, while 13 have been against and there have been 8 abstentions.

Thus, the European Union is about to see the reality of a job that has taken more than ten years of developmentand in which it is sought reduce the amount of e-waste that ultimately ends up in the environmentalthough it will also make it easier for citizens to manage their devices by having a single charger for all of them.

This has been revealed by Alex Agius Saliba, the main promoter of the measure, comparing a set of chargers with a single USB-C cable saying that «“We are replacing this battery of chargers with just this”.

To the extent it only remains go through the final approval of the member states so that in early 2013 it becomes law.

And with today’s approval, eyes have turned to Apple, a company reluctant to replace its proprietary connector with the standard USB-C connector, although some of its devices already have a USB-C connector, not the iPhone, including the new iPhone 14, which still uses the company’s proprietary connector.

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We learned months ago that those from Cupertino are currently testing iPhone models with USB-C, perhaps to direct them towards the European market, although the idea of ​​making USB-C a mandatory standard is also taking steps in the United States.

Currently, the vast majority of Android phones use USB-C, where mobile phones with a micro-USB connector are rarely seen anymore.

Laptops will have more time to adapt, having to comply with the regulations from spring 2015, while the commission is also working to define a single standard for wireless charging.

More information: European Parliament