Right-to-repair legislation continues to progress
the adoption of new regulations that would make the right to repair stronger within the bloc. Companies will be required to allow consumers to repair their devices while they’re still under legal warranty and provide tools to make it easier for customers to repair devices after the warranty has expired. The new rules stipulate that this post-purchase repair guarantee should be valid for up to 10 years after purchase – if repair is possible, naturally.
Phones and tablets aren't yet covered by the new regulations, but the EU says they will be soon. Manufacturers will also be required to let a customer know whether or not their device can be repaired, along with the creation of a new matchmaking platform that connects customers with local repair agents in their area. Finally, a European quality standard will be introduced, enabling customers to identify which agents commit to high-quality standards.
“We want to help consumers to repair their products if they wish to do so,” Věra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency said in a press release “We give them tools to make better informed and comparable choice. We want to incentivize producers, so they make repair possible, rather than engage in a never-ending race of buying new products that we, consumers, don’t need.
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