One Year Into EU Ecodesign Rules, 80% of Smartphones Still Lack Required Repair Information
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Brussels, 7 Sep (EFE).- Four out of five models of mobile phones marketed in the European Union fail to comply with Community rules requiring manufacturers to provide information on their repair, according to an analysis of the Right to Repair Europe (Right to Repair Europe) platform published on Monday.That coalition of Oeneges reviewed the [...] The entry 80% of mobiles do not comply with EU rules on repair, according to Oeneges was first publ…
The mandatory repair instructions in the European Union since 2025 are far from always accessible, points out a report by Right to Repair. The same problem for the price of spare parts, which is crucial for comparing the durability of mobiles.
Brussels.- Four out of five models of mobile phones marketed in the European Union fail to comply with Community rules requiring manufacturers to provide information on their repair, according to an analysis of the Right to Repair Europe (Right to Repair Europe) platform published on Monday.That coalition of oeneges reviewed the records of 2,334 [...] The entry 80% of mobile phones do not comply with EU rules on repair was first published in EFE…
One Year Into EU Ecodesign Rules, 80% of Smartphones Still Lack Required Repair Information
Written by Thomas Opsomer, iFixit’s EU policy spokesperson. Mandatory repair information for smartphones Since June 20th, 2025, smartphones and tablets sold in the EU are subject to repairability requirements. These also include a mandatory repairability score and an obligation to publish repair information. The repairability score is self-reported by manufacturers and rates the ease of … Continue reading "One Year Into EU Ecodesign Rules, 80% …
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