(c)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 of 16 June 2023 laying down ecodesign requirements for smartphones, mobile phones other than smartphones, cordless phones and slate tablets pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/826 (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

From 20 June 2025, manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall ensure that the process for battery replacement: meets the following criteria: fasteners shall be resupplied or reusable; the process for replacement shall be feasible with no tool, a tool or set of tools that is supplied with the product or spare part, or basic tools; the process for replacement shall be able to be carried out in a use environment; the process for replacement shall be able to be carried out by a layman. or, as an alternative to point (i), ensure that the process for battery replacement meets the criteria set out in (a); after 500 full charge cycles the battery must have in a fully charged state, a remaining capacity of at least 83 % of the rated capacity; the battery endurance in cycles achieves a minimum of 1 000 full charge cycles, and after 1 000 full charge cycles the battery must, in addition, have in a fully charged state, a remaining capacity of at least 80 % of the rated capacity; the device is at least dust tight and protected against immersion in water up to one meter depth for a minimum of 30 minutes.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-03 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.