@geoffl @mmalc @raymaccarthy @EUCommission @jnfingerle Well, at least now you can request a refund if you get sold such a device, at it is cannot be legally sold in the EU.

@geoffl @mmalc @raymaccarthy @EUCommission @jnfingerle When you're dealing with that much power (up to 240W) it's indeed smart for the charger to check that the cable is actually rated accordingly, rather than burning your house down.

As for the protocol, it *must* be USB PD, super simple, no fiddling around.

The only drawback might be the markings (as the USB if is quite bad at this), though from a quick glance at the law it seems that it's being worked on (at least for the chargers).

@raymaccarthy @mmalc @EUCommission @jnfingerle The law also mandates the use of the USB Power Delivery protocol. It doesn't prevent vendors from shipping something else, but it must be alongside USB PD.

@mmalc @raymaccarthy @EUCommission @jnfingerle Mandating USB-C doesn't prevent crappy vendors from misusing the connector, badly implenting the standard or maliciously complying.

It however improves the overall user experience, by e.g requiring a single charger and cable for your iPhone, your partner's Pixel and your daughter's Kindle.

Different product categories will obviously still require different charging bricks due power requirements.