The executive arm of the European Union, the European Commission, is intensifying efforts to ensure that smartphone OEMs adopt a single USB-C charging port on their devices. The EU had first made a case for the adoption of a single charger in 2018 and has since then been making efforts to get manufacturers to adopt this policy aimed at reducing environmental wastes. The efforts haven’t reduced the desired result as Apple has opposed the proposal. 
Apparently, the commission is poised to move ahead with the proposal by adopting legislation to that effect. The commission has announced plans to push ahead with the proposal. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton disclosed in a press conference that the proposals only cover wired connectivity and don’t extend to wireless gadgets or chargers.
The new revised Radio Equipment Directive proposal won’t be limited to smartphones but will extend to other devices such as cameras, videogame consoles, tablets, headphones, and portable speakers. Also, the proposal will compel manufacturers to make their fast-charging standards uniform and to also provide information to customers about what charging standards their device supports. 
The proposal still has a long way to go before it will become a law. It will be subjected to a vote at the European Parliament. If it succeeds in getting the majority vote, manufacturers will get a 24-month window to implement it on their devices. There is no doubt that the EU parliament will vote in favor of the proposal having earlier in 2020 voted in a related proposal that sought to make manufacturers adopt a common charger for all devices.
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