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 hope the UK follows this one.
Removed by mod
Unfortunately, only Europe. Because manufacturers still want to capitalize on those “not easily removable” batteries in the rest of the world.