Article 11 calls for the batteries to be "readily removable" by end users. There don't seem to be any further clarifications but the dictionary definition would

Article 11 calls for the batteries to be "readily removable" by end users. There don't seem to be any further clarifications but the dictionary definition would call for batteries to be removable "easily, without much difficulty". I don't believe Apple's current self-service repair program would meet this bar. > Portable batteries incorporated in appliances shall be readily removable and replaceable by the end-user or by independent operators during the lifetime of the appliance, if the batteries have a shorter lifetime than the appliance, or at the latest at the end of the lifetime of the appliance. > A battery is readily replaceable where, after its removal from an appliance, it can be substituted by a similar battery, without affecting the functioning or the performance of that appliance. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2020/0798/COM_COM(2020)0798_EN.pdf https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_instituti...