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What does the European definition of "right to repair" entail, then?
by css 5y ago
What does the European definition of "right to repair" entail, then?
- spamizbad 5y agoThe article gives some examples, but I think more broadly the European Right to Repair efforts seem to align the repairability of consumer electronics with what we've come to expect from automobiles.
- anticristi 5y agoThat industry can also use some "right to repair". I can't type www.peugeot.fr and find schematics, propriety diagnostic codes and repair instructions. Granted, these are available from 3rd parties for a rather modest fee.
- mattmanser 5y agoThey've got a whole study about it, if you've got time to read it (I haven't :): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/648767/IPOL_STU(2020)648767_EN.pdf https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/6487...
- GuB-42 5y agoNot exactly the answer to your question but France recently adopted a repairability score that has to be shown, just like the energy efficency class or nutrition labels. The criteria are: 1- Documentation 2- Ease of disassembly, with a subsection on the necessary tools and a focus on the parts that are most likely to be serviced (for smartphones: battery, screen, ...) 3- Availability of spare parts 4- Price of spare parts relative to the finished product price 5- Extra criteria which depend on the type of item, for a smartphone, software updates are in this category
- rasz 5y agoand Apple devices score 7 out of 10 and up. Its all self assessment. This law is a farce.
- GuB-42 5y agoiPhones are surprisingly repairable. But yes, some scores are... unexpected.
- jll29 5y agoThe idea is good, the implementation needs improvement. Germany hasn't adopted the French approach, but awaits a Europe-wide initiative. Let's hope the lobbyists can't pull its teeth.