It was learned that the UK government does not intend to comply with the EU's requirement that iPhones and all smartphones use usb-c as a universal charging system** After more than a decade of debate on universal chargers for all devices, the EU has formally agreed on this issue. From the end of 2024, the new rules requiring usb-c as a universal charger will take effect throughout Europe - but excluding the UK.
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According to BBC news, a British government spokesman said: "we are not considering copying this request." However, both UK and EU officials said that the general charger requirements would apply to equipment sold in Northern Ireland.
When Britain left the EU through "brexit", it lost the protection of the EU agreement. However, Ireland is still in the EU, which makes the British government reach a special agreement on Northern Ireland.
Subsequently, the UK proposed to break the agreement reached in its negotiations, but for now, Northern Ireland will be bound by EU product standards. The UK also insisted that it had established a strict standards body to protect users from the influence of big technology companies, but it failed to give the body any power.
Since the UK has postponed this practice and tried to renegotiate the global trade agreement on its own, it is likely that the country does not have much legislative time to consider imitating the EU's charger position.
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