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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9931

30 June 2009
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/industry
Commission welcomes mobile phone makers commitment to provide common charger

Brussels, 29/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 29 June, the major producers of mobile phones submitted a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the European Commission in which they undertake to ensure that all mobile phone chargers are compatible. This will not only make life easier for consumers, its will all reduce electronic waste, since there will ne no need to discard the old charger when changing mobile, the Commission says. Commissioner Günter Verheugen, who has responsibility for...

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