Why the right to repair keeps getting po • Table.Briefings

The EU Commission originally planned to present the draft on sustainable consumption of goods in July 2022. Now it is to come just under a year later. Members of Parliament and consumer advocates are concerned that implementation will be delayed – possibly even beyond the current legislative period.

Already in March 2020, the Commission announced a legislative proposal on sustainable consumption of goods and the right to repair as part of the Green Deal – its priority. Targeted amendments to the Directive on the sale of goods and a new right to repair are planned, either within the Directive or in a separate instrument. The Commission had planned to present the draft in early July 2022. In the meantime, the deadline has been postponed by almost a year.

Why the right to repair keeps getting postponed

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