Making repair a reflex is the State's new hobbyhorse to promote more responsible consumption.

While a whole sector, hitherto niche, is being organized and developing, the legislator has decided to tackle the problem of price.

Because if repairing an everyday device is much more ecological than throwing it away, it often costs more than buying a new one.

New financial aid

To put an end to this price deterrent, the anti-waste law for a circular economy of February 10, 2020 has programmed the creation of a series of repair assistance funds dedicated to various product categories.

Thanks to the contributions of the manufacturers, these jackpots must make it possible to finance a “bonus repair” directly deducted from the invoice, when the households will call on an authorized repairer to restore in working condition an out-of-warranty device.

Four of the six sectors targeted must set up this new system during 2022 for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), toys, sports and leisure items and DIY and garden items.

Will follow, in the years to come, clothes, shoes and household linen.

However, the amount of the refund will vary depending on the type of device repaired.

Considered as priorities, large household appliances, smartphones, computers and televisions should benefit from the largest repair subsidies.

However, the exact scale remains to be determined.

An impartial observatory

While this program is slowly being put in place – a national network of approved repairers still needs to be established – a repair fund observatory dedicated to electrical and electronic equipment has been created in collaboration with the eco-organizations of the branches and placed under the responsibility of the CLCV.

As the association specified in a press release, its mission is "to study consumer behavior with regard to repair, while identifying the factors that promote it", and this, from the data provided. by these eco-organizations.

In addition, the CLCV has already “set up a price watch in order to study the impact of this financial support as accurately as possible”.

The association will not fail to publish the results of these observations on its website Clcv.org.

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