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.
they might just go pure wireless too to avoid USB-C. Not sure how the are going to do with the battery, but there will be some trick.
As long as I don’t have to keep a lightning cable just for my phone I’ll be happy. Everything else I have is USB-C.
Lightning cable for wireless charger.