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.
People are so deep in the corporate drug. They defend anything against their own interests.
Holy fuck you are arrogant.
Please daddy tell me again why my preferences are wrong.