A new report comes from Brussels called “A New Action Plan for the Circular Economy – For a Cleaner and More Competitive Europe”. Among other things, this includes requirements for the economy to make mobile devices more repairable for a longer service life. New “regulatory measures for mobile phones” are planned, it says in the FAQ section. There is even talk of the right to repair. What you are planning for smartphones should of course also apply to tablets and notebooks. There is also a repetition of the demand for uniform chargers, a topic that has appeared more frequently in recent years.
EU plans “right to repair” for mobile devices
“The Action Plan proposes an” Circular Economy Electronics Initiative “that aims to extend product life thanks to reusability and repairability, and to improve the retrofit of components and software to avoid premature obsolescence.
This sector will be a priority area for the implementation of the “right to repair”. The Commission intends to introduce new regulatory measures for mobile phones, tablets and laptops under the Ecodesign Directive. It is also aiming for new regulatory measures for chargers for cell phones and similar devices. An EU-wide return system for the return or resale of old cell phones, tablets and chargers is also being considered. ”
As is so often the question, the extent to which such demands can be implemented for manufacturers from Asia. So far, the EU had not covered itself with fame, as the topic of a single charger has clearly emphasized for years.
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