{"id":23777,"date":"2024-06-12T10:46:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T02:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=23777"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T08:45:08","slug":"type-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/type-c\/","title":{"rendered":"New EU Common Charger Directive Requirements Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23777\" class=\"elementor elementor-23777\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c870cbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c870cbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52397b5\" data-id=\"52397b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d4d67d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d4d67d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For electronic device manufacturers and retailers, it is crucial to understand and comply with the latest guidance released by the European Commission known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=OJ:C_202402997#ntr1-C_202402997EN.000101-E0001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Common Charger Directive<\/a>. The Directive is an update to the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) which applies to all electrical and electronic devices that intentionally emit and receive radio waves at frequencies below 3,000GHz.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13b4110 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13b4110\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0168d79\" data-id=\"0168d79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a25896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a25896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Products Covered by the Common Charger Directive<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2cf1de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2cf1de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61b0140\" data-id=\"61b0140\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6940641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6940641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aiming to improve consumer convenience and reduce the environmental footprint associated with the production and disposal of chargers, <strong>starting December 28, 2024<\/strong>, specific electronic devices need to be equipped with a <strong>USB Type-C charging port<\/strong>, particularly:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>handheld mobile phones<\/li><li>tablets<\/li><li>digital cameras<\/li><li>headphones<\/li><li>headsets<\/li><li>handheld videogame consoles<\/li><li>portable speakers<\/li><li>e-readers<\/li><li>keyboards<\/li><li>computer mice<\/li><li>portable navigation systems<\/li><li>earbuds<\/li><li><strong>laptops (from April 28, 2026)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Learn More:<\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/usb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Let\u2019s Connect: USB Basics<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcbeb94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcbeb94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b778935\" data-id=\"b778935\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9cb20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c9cb20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2306041285-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23781\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2306041285-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2306041285-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2306041285-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2306041285-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2306041285-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The EU released new guidance on charger requirements in May 2024.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-783a497 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"783a497\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af1e3fb\" data-id=\"af1e3fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c8646e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c8646e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Updates on Charger Requirements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97b64e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97b64e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b976afc\" data-id=\"b976afc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c1e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54c1e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In terms of <strong>sale<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>harmonization of charging receptacles<\/li><li>harmonizing charging technology<\/li><li>unbundling of charging devices<\/li><\/ul><p>In terms of <strong>product labeling<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>request of user-friendly and accessible graphic pictograms to show new device\u2019s specifications for compatibility<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b025a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b025a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54253fe\" data-id=\"54253fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb3155 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" 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