The EU gives the definitive green light to the single charger that will be mandatory for mobile phones in 2024 and for laptops in 2026

The

has approved this Tuesday the

that

for mobile phones, headphones, speakers, tablets and cameras, among other small and medium-sized electronic devices for which it will be

Laptops

which at final have also been affected by the standard, they will have to have a common charger from

.

It is a

that will have to be present in all devices and that will allow users to have the

The European Parliament calculates that the measure will allow Europeans to

the equivalent of the loss of income that technology manufacturers will suffer.

At the same time, electronic waste will be reduced by

"

. We have waited more than ten years for this law, but the plethora of current chargers will soon be a thing of the past. The regulation enables the development of innovative charging solutions and will benefit everyone from consumers, fed up with changing chargers, to the environment", highlighted

, Maltese MEP and rapporteur in charge of presenting the proposal during his speech at the

in which the Competition Commissioner,

The new legislation has gone ahead with

Affected products also include

, as well as

, speakers, navigation systems and laptops.

Apple will have to adapt

Companies like

, which stand out for having their own chargers that are incompatible with devices from other brands or even with different models from their own firm,

to this legislation in order to continue marketing their devices on the continent.

As the MEPs explained in the debate, with the new standard, the devices must come with

on their charging characteristics, which will allow customers to check if the chargers they have at home is enough to replenish their battery and, therefore, knowing whether or not they have to purchase a new charger.

Once approved by the Parliament,

before its publication in the Official Journal of the EU.

Once published, it

and the states will have

the new regulations into their legislation and another twelve months to start applying them.

That 24-month period will be extended to 40 months for laptops.

Products marketed before the application date will not be subject to the new rules.

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