It's official: USB Type-C mandatory for devices sold in the EU from December 28, 2024 - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com

The EU has published its caller 'Common Charger' directive successful its Official Journal, and with that we yet get the day from erstwhile it goes into action. Starting connected December 28, 2024, each phone, tablet, camera, brace of headphones and earbuds, headset, handheld videogame console, portable speaker, e-reader, keyboard, mouse, and portable navigation strategy sold successful the EU volition person to person a USB Type-C port. If the charging is higher than 15W, past it's besides required to incorporated USB Power Delivery.

This volition evidently impact Apple, arsenic the media has wide reported ever since the instrumentality was lone an idea, but not conscionable - different instrumentality makers volition person to guarantee USB-PD compatibility if they person their products charging astatine rates implicit 15W. Additionally, this directive lone covers wired charging, truthful Apple could simply determine to region the charging larboard from its iPhones altogether, and trust connected wireless charging only. That would not enactment it successful breach of these regulations, and it's a determination that has been rumored a batch of times already.

From April 28, 2026, the aforesaid stipulations regarding the usage of USB Type-C volition use to laptops arsenic well. The adjacent measurement is EU subordinate states adopting and publishing, by December 28, 2023, the laws, regulations, and administrative provisions indispensable to comply with this directive.