It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article:
The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.
The EU does not have jurisdiction outside the EU, so they can’t force it. That said, the EU is a large enough market that it would force manufacturers to also make these modifications outside the EU.