Brussels- . sale of Apple Products using the company-owned Lightning charger port will be banned in the European Union under a deal lawmakers agreed on Tuesday that aims to set a common charging standard for mobile phones and other portable electronic devices. is, and likely to hit the US tech giant. largest market.
planned law, which Apple protested, aims to reduce electronic waste and improve consumer convenience. The European Parliament said it would make USB Type-C chargers—which are typically installed on many new laptop computers and Android phones—the standard for small and medium-sized electronic devices sold in the European Union.