European Union Puts Teeth in Right to Repair

• 作者: Sean O'Neill
• 来源期刊: 工程（英文）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（9）
• 所属期刊栏目: News&Highlights
• 页码范围: 1197-1198
• 页数: 2页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

On 1 March 2021,new regulations reinforcing consumers'right to repair entered into legal force across the European Union(EU)[1].The regulations stem from the EU's Ecodesign Directive of 2009,which among other objectives aims to compel manufacturers of energy-using products to design them with ecological and envi-ronmental considerations in mind,such as reducing the pollution created in the production process and increasing recyclability[2].This latest legislation moves the EU closer to a circular economy in which products,rather than being thrown away and replaced,are kept in working order for longer through easier access to spare parts and repair facilities.