Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 is amended as follows:
(1)
In Article 1(2) the following point is added:
‘(c)
smartphones, other mobile phones, cordless phones and slate tablets intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres and covered by Directive 2014/34/EU.’
(2)
Article 6 is deleted.
(3)
In Article 9 the last paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘other equipment for the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images, including signals or other technologies for the distribution of sound and image other than by telecommunications, but excluding electronic displays covered by Regulation (EU) 2019/2021, cordless phones covered by Regulation (EU) 2023/1670, and projectors with mechanisms for exchanging the lenses with others with different focal length.’.
Annex II and IV to Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 are corrected in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 20 June 2025.
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX
Annex II and Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 are corrected as follows:
A.
Annex II is corrected as follows:
(1)
In Part A, section 1.1, is corrected as follows:
(a)
in point (3), point (a) is replaced by the following:
‘(a)
manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall ensure that:
(i)
during the first 5 years of the period referred to in points 1(a) and (c), spare parts are delivered within 5 working days after having received the order;
(ii)
during the remaining years of the period referred to in points 1(a) and (c), spare parts are delivered within 10 working days after having received the order.’
(b)
in point (5), point (b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b)
From 20 June 2025, manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall ensure that the process for replacement of parts referred to in point 1(c), with the exception of the battery or batteries and the display assembly, meets the following criteria:
(i)
fasteners shall be removable, resupplied or reusable;
(ii)
the process for replacement shall be feasible with no tool, a tool or set of tools that is supplied with the product or spare part, or basic tools;
(iii)
the process for replacement shall be able to be carried out in a use environment;
(iv)
the process for replacement shall be able to be carried out by a layman.’
(2)
In part B, section 1.1, is corrected as follows:
(a)
in point (3), point (a) is replaced by the following:
‘(a)
manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall ensure that:
(i)
during the first 5 years of the period referred to in points 1(a) and (c), spare parts are delivered within 5 working days after having received the order;
(ii)
during the remaining years of the period referred to in points 1(a) and (c), spare parts are delivered within 10 working days after having received the order.’
(b)
in point (5) point (b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b)
From 20 June 2025, manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall ensure that the process for replacement of parts referred to in point 1(c), with the exception of the battery or batteries and the display assembly, meets the following criteria:
(i)
fasteners shall be removable, resupplied or reusable;
(ii)
the process for replacement shall be feasible with no tool, a tool or set of tools that is supplied with the product or spare part, or basic tools;
(iii)
the process for replacement shall be able to be carried out in a use environment;
(iv)
the process for replacement shall be able to be carried out by a layman.’
(3)
In part C, section 2.1, is corrected as follows:
(a)
in point (3), point (a) is replaced by the following:
‘(a)
manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall ensure that:
(i)
during the first 5 years of the period referred to in points 1(a) and (c), spare parts are delivered within 5 working days after having received the order;
(ii)
during the remaining years of the period referred to in points 1(a) and (c), spare parts are delivered within 10 working days after having received the order.’
(b)
in point (5), point (c) is deleted.
(4)
In Part D, section 1.1, is corrected as follows:
(a)
in point (3), point (a) is replaced by the following:
‘(a)
manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall ensure that:
(i)
during the first 5 years of the period referred to in points 1(a) and (c), spare parts are delivered within 5 working days after having received the order;
(ii)
during the remaining years of the period referred to in points 1(a) and (c), spare parts are delivered within 10 working days after having received the order.’
(b)
in point (5) point (b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b)
From 20 June 2025, manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall ensure that the process for replacement of parts referred to in point 1(c), with the exception of the battery or batteries and the display assembly, meets the following criteria:
(i)
fasteners shall be removable, resupplied or reusable;
(ii)
the process for replacement shall be feasible with no tool, a tool or set of tools that is supplied with the product or spare part, or basic tools;
(iii)
the process for replacement shall be able to be carried out in a use environment;
(iv)
the process for replacement shall be able to be carried out by a layman.’
B.
Annex IV is corrected as follows:
Paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘Where a model is not in conformity with the requirements laid down in Article 40 paragraphs 1 to 4 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not compliant.’
