{"id":4299,"date":"2023-12-11T14:29:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T12:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/?p=4299"},"modified":"2024-03-18T11:47:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T09:47:00","slug":"repairing-instead-of-replacing-the-eu-parliaments-position-on-the-right-to-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/repairing-instead-of-replacing-the-eu-parliaments-position-on-the-right-to-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Repairing instead of replacing: The EU Parliament&#8217;s position on the Right to Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having broken appliances repaired instead of replacing them with new ones saves resources and protects the environment. The so-called &#8220;Right to Repair&#8221; is intended to promote repairs by providing the necessary incentives. The EU Parliament recently presented its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/press-room\/20231117IPR12211\/new-eu-rules-encouraging-consumers-to-repair-devices-over-replacing-them#:~:text=On%20Tuesday%2C%20Parliament%20adopted%20its,and%20supporting%20the%20repair%20sector.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">negotiating position<\/a> on this.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div id=\"attachment_4297\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/service-428539_640.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4297\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-4297\" src=\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/service-428539_640-300x199.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/service-428539_640-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27199%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20199%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27199%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/service-428539_640-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/service-428539_640-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/service-428539_640-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/service-428539_640-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/service-428539_640.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source: Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Spare parts, repair platform and exchange<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To ensure that more repairs are carried out, the EU Parliament wants to set up repair platforms. These should help customers to find a suitable repair business in their area. The repairers, in turn, should have better access to the necessary repair information and spare parts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Many questions still unanswered<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, there are still a few hurdles to overcome in terms of implementing the right to repair. These include logistics: how can it be ensured that all repair stores have the necessary spare parts in stock? It is also questionable how to deal with devices from third countries. Last but not least, there could be a lack of skilled workers to carry out the repairs.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming months, the Right to Repair issue will continue to be discussed between Parliament and member states in the Council. Further information and background information on the Right to Repair can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/de\/headlines\/society\/20220331STO26410\/recht-auf-reparatur-warum-sind-eu-rechtsvorschriften-wichtig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU Parliament&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dihk.de\/de\/themen-und-positionen\/europaeische-wirtschaftspolitik\/right-to-repair-nimmt-weitere-huerde--108126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIHK<\/a> (German)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having broken appliances repaired instead of replacing them with new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Repairing instead of replacing: The EU Parliament&#039;s position on the Right to Repair - Nicola Bernard<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/repairing-instead-of-replacing-the-eu-parliaments-position-on-the-right-to-repair\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Repairing instead of replacing: The EU Parliament&#039;s position on the Right to Repair - Nicola Bernard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Having broken appliances repaired instead of replacing them with new [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/repairing-instead-of-replacing-the-eu-parliaments-position-on-the-right-to-repair\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nicola Bernard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-11T12:29:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-18T09:47:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/service-428539_640-300x199.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"nicola.bernard\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"nicola.bernard\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/repairing-instead-of-replacing-the-eu-parliaments-position-on-the-right-to-repair\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/repairing-instead-of-replacing-the-eu-parliaments-position-on-the-right-to-repair\/\",\"name\":\"Repairing instead of replacing: The EU Parliament's position on the Right to Repair - Nicola Bernard\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/repairing-instead-of-replacing-the-eu-parliaments-position-on-the-right-to-repair\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/repairing-instead-of-replacing-the-eu-parliaments-position-on-the-right-to-repair\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/service-428539_640-300x199.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-11T12:29:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-18T09:47:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/7a09693188c7e9880d798b5b412350a4\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/repairing-instead-of-replacing-the-eu-parliaments-position-on-the-right-to-repair\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/repairing-instead-of-replacing-the-eu-parliaments-position-on-the-right-to-repair\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/service-428539_640-300x199.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/service-428539_640-300x199.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Nicola Bernard\",\"description\":\"Serviceb\u00fcro f. 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