Cellphones sold in the EU should all use...
Cellphones sold in the EU should all use a common charger, said the European Parliament Thursday. It voted 550-12 to update the radio equipment directive, which harmonizes rules for placing devices such as mobile phones, car-door openers and modems on…
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the market. The rules are intended to ensure that the growing number of devices don’t interfere with each other while respecting essential health and safety requirements, Parliament said. Members pressed the EU to come up with a standard charger to use with some categories of radio equipment such as mobile phones to simplify their use and reduce waste and costs. Lawmakers amended the original European Commission proposal to stipulate that the ability to work with standardized charges will be an essential condition for radio equipment, but said it’s up to the EC to decide what kinds of equipment have to meet the condition. The draft now needs Council approval. The vote “sets the basis for further innovation and growth in the area of mobile communications,” said EU Industry and Entrepreneurship Commissioner Antonio Tajani.