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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radio-equipment-amendment-northern-ireland-regulations-2024/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2024/1231",
  "legislation_title": "The Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radio-equipment-amendment-northern-ireland-regulations-2024",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThe Windsor Framework requires that the European Union (“EU”) legislation listed in its Annex 2 is implemented in Northern Ireland. One of the Directives listed in Annex 2 is Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC(96), (OJ L 153, 22.5.2014, pp. 62–106) (“the Radio Equipment Directive”).The Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 implemented the Radio Equipment Directive into UK law.\nOn 23rd November 2022 the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted Directive (EU) 2022/2380 (“the Common Charger Directive”) amending the Radio Equipment Directive.\nThe Common Charger Directive introduces new requirements for certain categories of radio equipment to have a common charging solution based on USB-C, harmonised fast charging technology, the unbundling of the sale of a charger with the sale of the radio equipment and the provision to consumers of visual and written information about the charging characteristics of the radio equipment.\nThis instrument amends the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017, as they apply in Northern Ireland, in order to implement the Common Charger Directive in Northern Ireland, as required under the terms of the Windsor Framework.\nThis instrument comes into force on 28th December 2024 and the new requirements will apply to all common charger radio equipment placed on the market on or after this date with the exception of laptops. The new requirements will apply to laptops placed on the market on or after 28th April 2026.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or business sectors is foreseen.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1231/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:23:35.859258+00:00"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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