The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union promulgated Directive (EU) issue new amendment 2022/2380 Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment. The Directive (EU) 2022/2380 was developed to solve such problems as absence of harmonization of the charging interfaces and charging communication protocols in the Member States’ legislation, the lack of interoperability between radio equipment and charging devices that require regulation at Union level. It is expected that the new Directive becomes effective from December 27, 2022.

the following categories of products must meet the provisions of the Directive: 

handheld mobile phones

tablets

digital cameras

headphones

headsets

handheld video game consoles

portable speakers

e-readers

keyboards

mice

portable navigation systems

earbuds

Official Announcement of Directive 2022/2380 is here