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UK considering making USB-C the common charging standard, following the EU
The UK Government has begin a consultation into whether USB-C should be made a common charging standard.
"We consider that it would potentially help businesses and deliver consumer and environmental benefits if we were to introduce standardized requirements for chargers for certain portable electrical/electronic devices across the whole UK. The EU's version of the law will come into force by the end of the year, with a key focus on reducing e-waste from propietary cables and chargers, and this will impact a variety of devices including phones, tablets and headphones. Meanwhile, India has asked for manufacturers in the country to make the same move by March 2025, 3 months later than the EU's deadline, but would still impact the same list of consumer electronics but specifying that feature phones are also covered by this requirement.
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