EN   EN 
 
 
 EUROPEAN  
COMMISSION   
Brussels, 23.9.2021  
COM(2021) 547 final  
ANNEX  
 
ANNEX  
to the proposal for a Directive  
of the European Parliament and of the Council  
amending Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States 
relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment  
{SEC(2021)  318 final}  - {SWD(2021)  244 final}  - {SWD(2021)  245 final}  -
 {SWD(2021)  246 final}    
EN 1  EN ANNEX  
‘ANNEX Ia  
Specifications and information in relation to charging applicable to certain categories or 
classes of radio equipment  
 
PART I  
SPECIFICATIONS ON CHARGING CAPABILITIES  
 
1. Hand -held mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones, headsets, handheld 
videogame consoles and portable speakers, in so far as they are capable of being 
recharged via wired charging, shall:  
(a) be equipped with the USB Type -C receptacle, as described in the standard EN 
IEC 62680 -1-3:2021 ‘Universal serial bus interfaces for data and power - Part 
1-3: Common components - USB Type -CTM Cable and Connector 
Specification’, which should remain accessible and opera tional at all times;  
(b) be capable, in the case of charging power lower than 60 watts, of being charged 
with cables which comply with the standard EN IEC 62680 -1-3:2021 
‘Universal serial bus interfaces for data and power - Part 1 -3: Common 
components - USB T ype-CTM Cable and Connector Specification’.  
 
2. Hand -held mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones, headsets, handheld 
videogame consoles and portable speakers, in so far as they are capable of being 
recharged via wired charging at voltages higher than 5 volts or currents higher than 3 
amperes or powers higher than 15 watts, shall:  
(a) incorporate  the USB Power Delivery, as described in the standard EN IEC 
62680 -1-2:2021 ‘Universal serial bus interfaces for data and power - Part 1 -2: 
Common components - USB Power Delivery specification’;  
(b) ensure that any additional charging protocol  allows  the full functiona lity of the 
USB Power Delivery  referred to in point (a) . 
 
 
PART II  
INFORMATION ON SPECIFICATIONS RELATING TO CHARGING CAPABILITIES  
In the case of ra dio equipment falling within the scope of  Article 3 (4), first subparagraph, the 
following information shall be indicated in printed form on the packaging or, in the absence 
of packaging, on a label accompanying the radio equipment with the condition that  the label 
can be visible:   
(a) a description of the power requirements of the wired charging devices that can be 
used with that radio equipment, including the maximum power required to charge the 
radio equipment expressed in watts by displaying the text: “th e minimum power  
EN 2  EN delivered by the charger shall be equal to or higher than [xx] Watts”. The number of 
watts should express the maximum power required by the radio equipment;  
(b) a description of the specifications in relation to charging capabilities of the rad io 
equipment,  in so far as they are capable of being recharged via wired charging at 
voltages higher than 5 volts or currents higher than 3 amperes or powers higher than 
15 watts , including an indication that the radio equipment supports the USB Power 
Delivery charging protocol by displaying the text “USB PD fast charging” and  an 
indication of any other supported charging protocol by displaying its name in text 
format.  
 
Such information shall be in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and  
other end -users, as determined by the Member State concerned, and shall be clear, 
understandable and intelligible.’