by stefanie | Apr 26, 2023 | World Focus
The European Union has approved a new regulation that strengthens safety rules for online and offline products while improving market surveillance for unsafe products. The move aims to give consumers greater protection and confidence in the safety of the products they...
by stefanie | Mar 23, 2022 | World Focus
The new measures will be introduced in May and June and apply to all electrical and electronic equipment, including printer consumables, imported into Spain from a third (non-EU) country. Spain will introduce new controls on importing electrical and electronic...
by stefanie | Jul 1, 2021 | World Focus
From today, manufacturers are legally obliged to make spare parts for products available to consumers, so that electrical appliances can be fixed easily The UK government has introduced new “right to repair” legislation to overcome “premature...
by stefanie | Jun 25, 2021 | World Focus
Earlier this month, Congressman Joe Morelle, representing the 25th District of New York, introduced legislation to guarantee consumers and small businesses a right to repair. The Fair Repair Act will require OEMs to make diagnostic and repair information, parts, and...
by stefanie | Oct 15, 2020 | World Focus
The draft Voluntary Agreement has been published and will now be open for discussion and revision ahead of a decision by the European Union to accept the VA in lieu of Legislation. For the first time, this VA includes cartridges and containers (consumables) where the...
