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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Well Apple will have to stop with the glue and make it easy for the batteries to be replaceable.
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No they won't.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1670/oj This directive overrides the battery directive, and here is a quote from it:
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(ii)
manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives may provide the battery or batteries referred to in point (i)(a) only to professional repairers if manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives ensure that the following requirements are met:
(a)
after 500 full charge cycles the battery has, in a fully charged state, a remaining capacity of at least 83 % of the rated capacity;
(b)
the battery endurance in cycles achieves a minimum of 1 000 full charge cycles and after 1 000 full charge cycles the battery has, in a fully charged state, a remaining capacity of at least 80 % of the rated capacity;
(c)
the device meets IP67 rating.
Because
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/214/oj/eng says that:
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Consequently, in the case of portable batteries included in products covered by Regulation (EU) 2023/1670, the removability and replaceability obligations set out in Annex II of that Regulation prevail over those set out in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.
All they need to do is to add some extra glue to iPads and declare them waterproof. Problem solved.
If you don't like reading legalese you can learn more about the directive here:
https://repair.eu/news/making-batter...eu-guidelines/