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Common chargers for mobile phones and similar devices

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The act aims at limiting fragmentation of the charging solutions for mobile phones and other similar devices, in order to enhance consumers' convenience and limit e-waste.

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Public consultation

ID: 2020

Lobbying Activity

16 responses

Consultation response

Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs, 31 Jan 2019

BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to standardise chargers for mobile phones and other similar devices. Consumers own and use either for work or leisure time many different battery-operated devices daily. Carrying with each device a different…

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DIGITALEUROPE, 18 Nov 2021

DIGITALEUROPE fully supports and shares the Commission’s ambition to reduce the amount of electronic waste and to increase consumer convenience. Our members have already shown their commitment to carbon neutrality and we recently launched a new tool for recyclers, the Information for Recyclers…

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DIGITALEUROPE, 31 Jan 2019

DIGITALEUROPE appreciates the opportunity to provide its views and feedback on the roadmap objective to limit fragmentation of charging solutions in the EU while not hampering innovation in the smartphone market. It is important to recall that the amount of 90% of compliant mobile phones…

Apple urges rejection of EU common charger mandate

Apple Inc., 18 Nov 2021

Apple requests policymakers reconsider the proposal entirely or amend it to avoid mandating specific technology. They want flexibility to update to newer USB standards, at least two additional years for existing models to phase out naturally, and digital rather than physical labeling requirements.
This would let them sell older iPhone models longer and avoid redesigning products already in development.
Consumers lose faster access to improved charging safety and efficiency standards available globally.

Consultation response

Apple Inc., 31 Jan 2019

Apple stands for innovation. Regulations that would drive conformity across the type of connector built into all smartphones freeze innovation rather than encourage it. Such proposals are bad for the environment and unnecessarily disruptive for customers. More than 1 billion Apple devices have…

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Connect Europe, 18 Nov 2021

ETNO represents the main telecommunications network operators in Europe. We welcome the initiative by the European Commission to achieve important objectives on consumer choice, reducing cost for the consumer, and reducing waste and environmental impact. Please find attached our detailed response.

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Environmental Coalition on Standards, 18 Nov 2021

ECOS welcomes the common charger initiative unveiled by the European Commission on 23 September. With an estimated half a billion chargers shipped for portable devices in Europe each year, the initiative to reduce consumer inconvenience and easily avoidable e-waste caused by the prevalence of…

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Environmental Coalition on Standards, 31 Jan 2019

Following the expiration of the MoU of 2014 and the continuation of market fragmentation for mobile phone chargers, ECOS calls for the adoption of binding regulatory measures ECOS believes voluntary agreements (VAs) have proven to be ineffective in fostering market change and a single competitive…

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ACT | The App Association, 17 Nov 2021

Please find attached the feedback of ACT | The App Association (Transparency Reg. # 72029513877-54) to the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the…

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ACT | The App Association, 30 Jan 2019

Please find attached comments of ACT | The App Association regarding the EC's Inception Impact Assessment regarding common chargers for mobile telephones and other compatible devices. We appreciate the opportunity to provide this input, and stand ready to assist the EC in this matter any way we can…

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RECHARGE aisbl, 30 Jan 2019

RECHARGE answer to the Commission Inception Impact Assessment. Introduction The European Commission has requested feedback on the intended initiative aiming at standardizing the chargers of various electronic devices. RECHARGE acknowledges the interest of assessing the impact of…

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Japan Business Council in Europe, 18 Nov 2021

Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the amending 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 of the Common Charger for Electronic Devices. JBCE…

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The European Consumer Voice in Standardisation, 31 Jan 2019

For many years, ANEC – the European consumer voice in standardisation – and other consumer organisations have been calling on manufacturers to provide a common external power supply for mobile phones and other devices. The present plethora of chargers – both within brands and among brands -…

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Mobile & Wireless Forum (Mobile Manufacturers Forum), 31 Jan 2019

The Mobile & Wireless Forum (MWF) and its members appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the inception impact assessment regarding “common chargers for mobile telephones and other compatible devices”, please find our submission attached below. The Mobile & Wireless Forum (MWF,…

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Associação Portuguesa para a Defesa do Consumidor, 18 Nov 2021

• We have verified through our tests that almost all recent smartphones allow fast charging and can effectively be charged in less time with fast chargers. However, we also noted that many of these devices will only be able to take full advantage of their potential in terms of speed of charging if…

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Auch Engel brauchen Schutzengel e.V., 16 Oct 2021

Proiectul de lege este bine venit chiar dacă este prea târziu. Este inacceptabil ca fiecare producător de aparatura electronica sa aibe modelul lui de cablu. Ba chiar și în aceeași companie exista 2-3 modele de cabluri. Cetățenii au nevoie de un singur model de cablu și nu se 10. Pe lângă ca…