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EU will require removable batteries from 2027 (www.consilium.europa.eu)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article:

The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you mean the European Health Insurance Card, it's not the same as Universal Heathcare. If you travel to another contry that accepts it, you cannot go with any problem to the doctor, only ones that cannot wait until you return to the contry where you're insured. Still useful to not have to have travel insurance within the EU, just might be useful to know.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are correct, and it is indeed good to make this clear. I meant to argue that it is a bit of an exaggeration to say the the EU has nothing to do with universal healthcare. Arguably, I have more rights to health care as a EU citizen visiting another member state than a US citizen who can't afford health insurance. Furthermore, it is unlikely that a state without socialized healthcare such as the US would be able to join the EU without reforming its public health policies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ireland joined the EU without it.

Even now Ireland's system public system is still very limited access for most people.