The market for electronic products is about to see a real break. The European Commission is expected to disclose in the near future its draft directive to impose on manufacturers of electronic products the marketing of a universal charge for all devices with similar charging characteristics. SOMMAIREI- The context of the European Commission’s intervention in the electronic equipment marketII- The legal basis for the European Commission’s intervention as a public authority in the structuring of the internal market A — Choice of European competence B- Towards a new structuring of the electronic equipment market — A necessary Commission intervention to improve the regulation of the internal market A — Consumer protection: continuous research to increase collective well-being B — Environmental protection: the desire to eradicate electronic waste