I don't think you understand how the EU legislative system works. The EU is composed of multiple bodies, one of which is unelected people, one of which is peop

I don't think you understand how the EU legislative system works. The EU is composed of multiple bodies, one of which is unelected people, one of which is people chosen by someone who is elected (roughly) and one of which is people directly elected by EU citizens. This last body is a Parliament, and is where laws happen. Once laws are voted, each individual country has a delay to transform it into a local law. So, yes, the fact that phones must have a usb-c connector is, in fact, the law. The text is here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32022L2380 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32... Admittedly, it's a bit more complicated than that between who has to say OK and whatnot because, you know, that is how The Law works.