As early as 2009, the European Union has been committed to promoting the unification of charging interfaces of consumer electronics products, reducing resource waste and promoting green environmental protection. At the same time, the universalization of charging accessories also brings consumers a better charging experience. On October 4, 2022, the plenary session of the European Parliament voted to make the USB-C interface a universal charging standard for small electronic devices by the end of 2024.
Recently, the European Union issued a new directive EU (2022/2380) to supplement the relevant requirements for charging communication protocols, charging interfaces, consumer information, etc. This regulation is not only used in a certain country, but implemented by all EU member states. Products sold in member states must comply with its regulations.
Involves equipment scope and execution time：
Devices covered by this law include newly manufactured mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headsets, portable game consoles, portable speakers, e-books, keyboards, mice, navigators, wireless headsets, and laptop computers. With the exception of laptops, EU member states will enforce the regulation on December 28, 2024. Notebooks will be enforced from April 28, 2026.
Regulated electronic products need to be equipped with a USB-C interface and can be charged using a USB-C cable, and both the interface and the cable need to comply with the “EN / IEC 62680-1-3:2021 Part 1-3” standard.
When the charging power of the device is greater than 5V3A (15W), regardless of whether other charging protocols are used, it needs to meet the power supply requirements of the “EN / IEC 62680-1-2: 2021 Part 1-2” standard, that is, to fully support USB Power Deliver (USB PD).
Add information label：
In order to allow consumers to clearly understand the charging power specification information of the equipment, all regulated products must display or provide a label, the type of label is shown in the figure. On the left is a sample of the label when the device comes with a charger, and on the right is a sample of the label without a charger.
In addition, the power specification of the device needs to be printed on the label, XX represents the minimum power specification (watts) required for the device to run, and YY represents the power specification (watts) that can achieve the maximum charging speed when the device is running. If the device supports the USB Power Deliver charging standard, it will also need to be stamped with the words “USB PD”.
Mattzon Tech Summary
As the end of 2024 approaches, the interface standards of consumer electronics products after many years have finally been unified on USB-C, which is another big change since the unification of MicroUSB interfaces more than ten years ago.
The European Union issued a new directive EU (2022/2380) that clearly lists the scope of electronic products involving unified interfaces, covering almost mainstream equipment in the market, and interfaces and cables need to be designed in accordance with relevant regulations. In addition, the new instruction also adds an information label, allowing users to know at a glance whether the device comes with a charger, the minimum charging power of the device, the maximum charging power, whether it supports the USB PD charging standard, etc. The legibility allows consumers to easily know Device charging related, convenient to buy.
