by stefanie | Jun 22, 2023 | World Focus
New rules to make products last longer and be easier to repair, upgrade, recycle and a ban on the destruction of unsold textiles and electronic appliances and will prioritise ecodesign requirements for e.g. steel, textiles, furniture, tyres, chemicals. Recently, the...
by stefanie | Apr 26, 2023 | World Focus
The European Union has approved a new regulation that strengthens safety rules for online and offline products while improving market surveillance for unsafe products. The move aims to give consumers greater protection and confidence in the safety of the products they...
by stefanie | Mar 23, 2022 | World Focus
The new measures will be introduced in May and June and apply to all electrical and electronic equipment, including printer consumables, imported into Spain from a third (non-EU) country. Spain will introduce new controls on importing electrical and electronic...
by stefanie | Jul 1, 2021 | World Focus
From today, manufacturers are legally obliged to make spare parts for products available to consumers, so that electrical appliances can be fixed easily The UK government has introduced new “right to repair” legislation to overcome “premature...
by stefanie | Jun 25, 2021 | World Focus
Earlier this month, Congressman Joe Morelle, representing the 25th District of New York, introduced legislation to guarantee consumers and small businesses a right to repair. The Fair Repair Act will require OEMs to make diagnostic and repair information, parts, and...
