The EU wants to promote a more sustainable consumer market
Repairing a CD player is a snap.
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The European Parliament debated on Monday in Brussels about a more sustainable consumer market.
MEPs call in an initiative report to prioritize the repair of objects rather than the purchase of new goods.
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With our correspondent in Brussels,
Joana Hostein
Repairing rather than buying new would allow the consumer to save money, reduce the ecological footprint of consumer goods and limit the number of relocations, because who says repair, quite likely means calling a local technician.
The report therefore insists on this
right to repair
for consumers, with some essential incentives, as explained by
David Cormand
, French MEP for the environment at the initiative of the report on a more sustainable single market: “
If your spare part you must wait three months, it is obvious that you will replace the appliance and not deprive yourself of your toaster or your washing machine for three months.
So in the report we ask that the spare parts be accessible at the correct prices within a reasonable timeframe.
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Parliamentarians also advocate mandatory and standardized labeling to measure the durability of a product, for example with a usage counter and clear information on the estimated end of life of the item to support second-hand goods markets.
The second hand rather than new.
Finally, Parliament calls for combating planned obsolescence and increasing the legal warranty period for your products.
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