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New EU law requires devices to be repairable - Every phone, television or washing machine you buy in Europe must be easier to repair starting tomorrow. That’s when the European Right to Repair Act tak (www.nporadio1.nl)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by inari@piefed.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The products covered by the obligation to repair currently include:

washing machines and washer-dryers
dishwashers
refrigerators
electronic displays
welding equipment
servers and data storage products
mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets
tumble dryers
e-bikes and e-scooters batteries (from 18 February 2027)
local space heaters

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I wonder how it handles things like protected software code? Repairable probably would mean buying an electronics module worth more than the device.

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