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That was 2012. The EU made the rules more stringent recently, at least, that is what the press reports. See for example http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?doc_id=1321606. On the other hand, http://www.dvice.com/2014-3-18/eu-says-all-mobile-devices-mu... thinks that the USB-to-lightning adapter will still be allowed.