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.
Did you really just try to spin transactional and location tracking as a good thing?
How is it that some of the safest countries are also the most privacy respecting?