{"id":4145,"date":"2023-09-14T22:38:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T22:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/belgium-reviews-apples-iphone-12-after-france-halts-sales-over-radiation-daily-times\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T22:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T22:38:04","slug":"belgium-reviews-apples-iphone-12-after-france-halts-sales-over-radiation-daily-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/belgium-reviews-apples-iphone-12-after-france-halts-sales-over-radiation-daily-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium reviews Apple’s iPhone 12 after France halts sales over radiation – Daily Times"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cIt is my duty to make sure all citizens \u2026 are safe\u201d, Mathieu Michel, Belgium\u2019s state secretary for digitalisation, said in a statement emailed to Reuters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have rapidly reached out to the IBPT-BIPT (regulator) to ask for an analysis about the potential danger of the product\u201d, Michel said, adding he had also asked the regulator to review all Apple smartphones, as well as devices made by other producers, at a later stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Germany\u2019s network regulator BNetzA reiterated that the work in France could act as a guide for Europe as a whole and that it would examine the issue for the German market if the process in France had progressed sufficiently.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Dutch digital watchdog<\/a>\u00a0also said it was looking into the matter and would ask the U.S. firm for an explanation, while stressing there was \u201cno acute safety risk\u201d.<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s industry ministry, meanwhile, said it was monitoring the situation but not taking any action for now.<\/p>\n

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Britain, where the iPhone 12 met radiation safety standards when it was released, has not announced any plans in the wake of France\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n

In Spain, consumers\u2019 associations OCU urged authorities to follow France\u2019s move and halt the sales of iPhone 12.<\/p>\n

Industry experts said there were no safety risks as regulatory limits, based on the risk of burns or heatstroke from the phone\u2019s radiation, were set well below levels where scientists have found evidence of harm.<\/p>\n

Apple doesn\u2019t break out its sales by country or model.<\/p>\n

The company launched the iPhone 15 on Tuesday and the three-year old iPhone 12 is not available to buy from Apple online in France and other European countries. It can, however, be bought from third parties, including Amazon France.<\/p>\n

\u201cLimiting iPhone 12 sales, in and of itself, should not be that impactful for iPhone. We would be more concerned if newer models were involved,\u201d DA Davidson analyst Tom Forte said, while pointing out that Apple could face bigger problems\u00a0elsewhere<\/a>, such as potential\u00a0curbs<\/a>\u00a0on the use of iPhones in China and new data regulations in Europe.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s revenues totalled about $95 billion in Europe last year, making the region its second biggest behind the Americas. Some estimates say it sold over 50 million iPhones last year in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt is my duty to make sure all citizens \u2026 are safe\u201d, Mathieu Michel, Belgium\u2019s state secretary for digitalisation, said in a statement emailed to Reuters. \u201cI have rapidly reached out to the IBPT-BIPT (regulator) to ask for an analysis about the potential danger of the product\u201d, Michel said, adding he had also asked the 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