by stefanie | Aug 5, 2021 | World Focus
The French based Halt Obsolescence Programme (HOP) has expressed their concerns that the monetary amount envisaged to be allocated by the EEE sector to lower the cost of repairing equipment is less than the sum required. France plans to introduce the repair fund for...
by stefanie | Jul 26, 2021 | Around the Industry
Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, is the latest high-profile supporter for the “right to repair”. In a cameo video for Louis Rossmann, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak talks about the Right to Repair issue, and comments in the video: “We wouldn’t have had an...
by stefanie | Jul 22, 2021 | World Focus
The Commission unanimously adopts policy statement aimed at restoring Right to Repair for small businesses, workers, consumers, and government entities. The Federal Trade Commission unanimously voted to ramp up law enforcement against repair restrictions that prevent...
by stefanie | Jul 19, 2021 | World Focus
In comments published on 5 July, European NGOs said they “firmly reject the proposed update to the voluntary agreement on imaging equipment and expect the Commission to propose a dedicated regulatory measure without delay in line with the commitments set out in the...
by stefanie | Jul 19, 2021 | Around the Industry
President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order to address “some of the most pressing competition problems across our economy”. A recent announcement from the European Right to Repair movement, said that “while this is big news for repair, it remains an Executive Order...
