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No, it doesn't. The technical details are passed as a so called 'delegated act', which defers the power to set the details of acts to the European Commission.[1

No, it doesn't. The technical details are passed as a so called 'delegated act', which defers the power to set the details of acts to the European Commission.[1] They can update this when necessary, and will do so if the USB forum updates to a newer version. I detest all the people who are confidently wrong about these things, it detracts from the interesting steps the EU has taken here. [1]: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=LEGISSUM:delegated_acts https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=LEGISSUM...

alain94040 4y ago
Assuming you are correct, it still means that any startup that has an idea for an innovation in the phone cable space will first need to worry about how to convince the European Commission to approve it. That's quite a road block for a startup.
- frosted-flakes 4y ago
  Easy solution: add your new innovative charging port in addition to USB-C.
  - barsonme 4y ago
    So the choices are (a) convince the EU Commission to adopt another charging port, or (b) manufacture devices with multiple charging ports?
    - ben_w 4y ago
      (b) describes wireless charging, so… yes?
- moogly 4y ago
  > any startup that has an idea for an innovation in the phone cable space That's a lot of money for a startup to burn on something inconsequential instead of using off-the-shelf stuff for the least important area where you can innovate. Also, I haven't put a charging cable into my phone since... 2012 or something like that when the Nexus 4 came out. Ever since I tried wireless charging, going back to regularly using a charging cable feels like going back to the stone age.
- int_19h 4y ago
  Startups innovating in the AC power cable space are even worse off. Should we ditch the standard on AC outlets to encourage innovation there?