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.
In Austria, in theory there would be health insurance, but in practice most doctors are private, meaning that you have to pay cash. The reason is that being in-circuit (to use the US term) comes with a lot of requirements and can be stopped by nearby competitors, so most doctors just don’t bother.