It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article:
The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.
I’m sure we’ll see plenty of skirting the laws around these batteries. “well actually, out barriers are removable and easily accessible if you do XYZ”
Any time there’s regulations there’s always a raft of companies saying how it’s going to put them out of business, yet they’ll all stick around and continue to make sales, almost like they need to adapt to changing environments.