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EU Parliament ratifies Right to Repair Directive
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of the Right to Repair Directive on Tuesday (23 April), aimed at improving consumer access to repair services in order to reduce waste.
Press release – Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appealing to consumers
The new rules reinforce the right to repair, aim to reduce waste and bolster the repair sector by making it easier and more cost-effective to repair goods.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
EU agrees new law granting consumers a โright to repairโ products
European consumers will have the right to have common household appliances, including mobile phones, repaired, while EU countries will have to produce schemes to boost repair rates according to a new law adopted on Friday (2 February).
Press release – Deal on strengthening consumersโ right to repair
EU negotiators reached a provisional deal on a bill that aims to reduce waste and bolster the repair sector by making product repairs more accessible and cost-effective.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Source : ยฉ European Union,…
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EU Parliament adopts Right to Repair law with broad support
The European Parliament endorsed a beefed-up ‘right to repair’ law with a large majority on Tuesday (21 November), setting its position before negotiations with the Council representing the 27 EU countries.
Press release – New EU rules encouraging consumers to repair devices over replacing them
Parliament adopted its negotiating position on new measures to strengthen the right to repair and reduce the environmental impact of mass consumption.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Source : ยฉ European Union, 2023 – EP
Press release – Right to repair: press conference with lead MEP
On Tuesday at 14.30, rapporteur Renรฉ Repasi will brief journalists on the outcome of the plenary vote on the right to repair.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Source : ยฉ European Union, 2023 – EP
Leading parliamentary committee adopts Right to Repair directive
A leading committee of the European Parliament adopted on Wednesday (25 October) its version of the Right to Repair directive, including bicycles in its scope, as well as other options to help consumers with a defective product.
Press release – Right to repair: incentives for consumers to repair rather than replace
The Internal Market Committee adopted its position on new measures to strengthen the right to repair and promote sustainable consumption.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Source : ยฉ European Union, 2023 – EP
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Right to repair: Germany pushes for more ambitious EU rules
The EU is still a way away from reaching its goals regarding manufacturers’ obligations to repair faulty goods, a German official said at a discussion on Tuesday (19 September).