The new Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 laying down ecodesign requirements for external power supplies (EPS) was approved at the end of 2025. It repeals Regulation (EU) 2019/1782.

Exclusions

- uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)

- standalone control gear (other than for battery-operated products)

- standalone control gear for emergency lighting luminaires

- standalone control gear for light sources with low luminous flux

- external power supplies intended exclusively for use with medical devices

- docking stations for standalone devices

- external power supplies intended exclusively for use with personnel or goods transport equipment

- consumer products whose converted voltage mainly does not supply the end product

Other information

- conformity assessment procedures

- verification procedures for market surveillance purposes

- benchmarks for the best-performing products and technology available on the market

Ecodesign requirements

- energy efficiency requirements

- power output performance requirements

- interoperability requirements

- information requirements

- technical documentation requirements

Note that under the new information requirements, EPS chargers that can be used with multiple devices or different generations of the same device must display the "common charger" logo shown below:

The logo must have a minimum height of:

- 5 mm on the rating plate

- 7 mm on the enclosure, packaging or instructions

"XX" denotes:

- the maximum rated output power delivered through a single USB Type-C or USB-PD port

- the guaranteed output power value for dynamic external power supplies

Manufacturers must also display the logo clearly on their websites. In addition, under Directive 2014/53/EU the "common charger" logo must appear on the labels required for the supplied product. The regulation applies from 14 December 2028, but EPS manufacturers may comply voluntarily from the date of approval, in which case the product is also deemed compliant with the current Regulation (EU) 2019/1782.