# Union requires USB-C as a common charger for many devices

Date: 2022

A 2022 radio-equipment amendment phases in USB-C. Breton made it a consumer-and-waste file. Adoption is co-legislative.

## People

- Thierry Breton: https://factrail.ai/people/thierry-breton

## Drivers

- Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy: https://factrail.ai/drivers/env-decarbonization-policy

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-usb-c-charger-law-2022-10-24/
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32022L2380

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-usbc-charger-2022