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Paris CNN —Apple plans to update iPhone12 software for users in France after the country’s regulators ordered a pause on sales of the 2020 model over radiation concerns. “We will issue a software update for users in France to accommodate the protocol used by French regulators. We look forward to iPhone 12 continuing to be available in France,” an Apple (AAPL) spokesperson told CNN Friday. France’s National Frequency Agency, the ANFR, ordered Tuesday an immediate withdrawal of the iPhone 12 from the French market, saying it exceeded European radiation exposure limits. The sales suspension came on the same day Apple unveiled the iPhone 15 and the iPhone 15 Pro, its newest iterations of the iconic product, at its annual keynote event in California.

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☆ Apple to implement Iphone 12 update in next few days in France - Minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Sept 15 (Reuters) - French Digital Affairs Minister Jean Noel Barrot on Friday said Apple told him that it will implement an update for its iPhone 12 model in the next few days to fix radiation issues which earlier this week triggered a sales halt in France. The French ANFR regulator is preparing to rapidly test this update, which would eventually bring the model into compliance with European standards applied in France, and lift the marketing withdrawal, Barrot's ministry said in a statement. Reporting by Elizabeth Pineau, Writing by Dominique VidalonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jean Noel Barrot, Apple, Barrot's, Elizabeth Pineau, Dominique Vidalon Organizations: French Digital Affairs, Thomson Locations: France, French

☆ Germany says France's iPhone 12 process has guiding function for Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Germany will examine radiation concerns about Apple's (AAPL.O) iPhone 12 for the German market if France's probe advances sufficiently, its network regulator said on Thursday, adding that the French procedure has a guiding function for Europe as a whole. "The Federal Network Agency is in close contact with the responsible authority in France," the regulator told Reuters. Researchers have conducted a vast number of studies over the last two decades to assess health risks resulting from mobile phones. According to the World Health Organisation, no adverse health effects have been established as being caused by mobile phone use. Reporting by Riham Alkousaa Editing by Miranda MurrayOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Apple disputes French findings, says iPhone 12 complies with radiation standards
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An Apple logo is pictured in an Apple store in Paris, France September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O) said on Wednesday its iPhone 12 model was certified by multiple international bodies as compliant with global radiation regulations and standards after a French watchdog ordered it to stop selling the phones due to above-threshold radiation levels. The ANFR radiation watchdog told Apple on Tuesday it should stop selling iPhone 12 in France after carrying out tests which it said showed the smartphone's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) was higher than legally allowed. The ANFR said it expected Apple "to deploy all available means to put an end to the non-compliance. Apple said it had provided ANFR multiple Apple and independent third-party lab results proving its compliance.

Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, Apple, AFNR, Mathieu Rosemain, Silvia Aloisi Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Paris, France

LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - France's radiation watchdog has banned sales of Apple's (AAPL.O) iPhone 12 after tests that it said showed the smartphone breached European radiation exposure limits. Apple disputes the watchdog's conclusions, saying the iPhone 12 was certified by multiple international bodies as compliant with global radiation standards. The ANFR said it recently carried out random tests on 141 phones, including iPhone 12, bought from shops. Smartphone radiation tests have so far led to 42 imposed sale stops in the country, it said. The ANFR said the iPhone 12 had failed to meet European Union standards, raising questions over whether more sales bans could be coming elsewhere.

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☆ Apple disputes French findings, says iPhone 12 meets radiation rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Apple said on Wednesday its iPhone 12 model was certified by multiple international bodies as compliant with global radiation standards after a French watchdog ordered it to stop selling the handset on the grounds it breaches European exposure limits. The ANFR said it would send agents to Apple stores and other distributors to check the model was no longer being sold. Apple said it had provided ANFR with multiple Apple and independent third-party lab results proving its compliance with all applicable SAR regulations and standards in the world. The European standard is a specific absorption rate of 4.0 watts per kilogram. ANFR added the tests showed the phone complied with so-called body-SAR standards when it was in a jacket pocket or bag.

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CNN —Apple is fighting France’s claims that the iPhone 12 surpasses European radiation exposure limits after French regulators on Tuesday ordered a pause on sales and a fix to phones already sold to customers. France’s National Frequency Agency said it “has demanded that Apple withdraw the iPhone 12 from the French market, effective 12 September 2023, as measures show the specific absorption rate exceeds the set limits.” The agency said the iPhone 12 is not compliant with European Union regulations. “Apple must immediately adopt all necessary measures to prevent the iPhone 12 in the supply chain from being made available on the market,” ANFR added. The company said it was contesting the AFNR’s review results and would continue to work with the agency to demonstrate the phone’s compliance. SAR is a measure of the rate of energy absorption by the body from the source being measured, according to the ANFR.

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☆ Dutch watchdog seeks Apple explanation on French iPhone12 radiation tests, media report
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

AMSTERDAM, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The Dutch digital watchdog is looking into a French report saying Apple's (AAPL.O) iPhone 12 model breaches European Union radiation exposure limits and will ask the U.S. company for an explanation, according to an official quoted by the daily Algemeen Dagblad. "The Netherlands attaches as much importance as France to safe use of mobile phones. Mobile phones must comply with Europeans norms." Germany's network regulator BNetzA said it might launch similar proceedings and was in close contact with French authorities, while Spain's OCU consumers' group urged authorities there to halt the sales of the iPhone 12. Reporting by Toby Sterling and Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ French watchdog halts iPhone 12 sales over too-high radiation - minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/ Regis Duvignau/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Apple must stop selling its iPhone 12 model in France due to above-threshold radiation levels, France's junior minister for the digital economy told newspaper Le Parisien in an interview published on Tuesday. France's radiation watchdog ANFR notified Apple of its decision to ban iPhone 12 sales after it had carried out tests which showed the smartphone's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) was slightly higher than legally allowed, Jean-Noel Barrot told the paper. Barrot said a software update would be sufficient to fix the radiation issues linked to the phone which the U.S. company has been selling since 2020. The French watchdog will now pass on its findings to regulators in other EU member states. In 2020, France widened regulations requiring retailers to display the radiation value of products on packaging beyond cell phones, including tablets and other electronic devices.

Persons: Regis, Le, Jean, Noel Barrot, Barrot, Tassilo Hummel, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, Rights, Le Parisien, U.S ., European Union, Thomson Locations: Lusignac, France, U.S

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