The EU has just taken a big step to introduce stronger legislation in “right repair". The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of a "sustainable single market", according with iFixit.
The vote marks the latest major push for one of the EU's biggest goals to make appliances last longer and reduce e-waste. The EU Commission had announced its plans earlier this year for new laws on the "right of repair" for phones, tablets and laptops by 2021.
Με το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο να έχει εγκρίνει τώρα την αρχική πρόταση της Επιτροπής της ΕΕ, το μπαλάκι επιστρέφει στο δικαστήριο της επιτροπής για την “ανάπτυξη και εισαγωγή υποχρεωτικής σήμανσης, που θα παρέχει σαφείς, άμεσα ορατές και κατανοητές πληροφορίες στους καταναλωτές για την εκτιμώμενη διάρκεια ζωής και την επισκευή ενός προϊόντος κατά τη στιγμή της market of."
The same law also supports the increased availability of repair instructions and spare parts to independents stores repair, in order to facilitate repairs and extend the life of the devices.
However, it will take more time for the EU Commission to adopt the regulations, and many questions will probably have to be answered about the format of things like product labeling. But if the committee manages to "catch" its original goal (2021), we could have the regulations relatively soon.