Report exposes EU gaps in repair rights

Report exposes EU gaps in repair rights

Right to Repair Europe finds patchy enforcement and product coverage in EU policies. A new report published by Right to Repair Europe, a coalition representing over 170 organisations including environmental NGOs, repair businesses, and community groups, has revealed...
EU Council adopts Right-to-Repair directive

EU Council adopts Right-to-Repair directive

New EU directive empowers consumers to repair, boosting sustainability and creating quality jobs across Europe. In the last step in the legislative process, the EU Council has adopted the Right to Repair Directive (R2R). This directive promotes the repair of broken or...
New York State Senate passes Right to Repair bill

New York State Senate passes Right to Repair bill

On 3 June, the New York State Senate passed a bill, titled “Digital Fair Repair Act”, which relates to the sale of digital electronic equipment; requires original equipment manufacturers to provide diagnostic and repair information. This bill requires OEMs to make...
Repairability Index extended to more product groups

Repairability Index extended to more product groups

Decrees published in the Official Journal of 4 May 2022 formalised the extension of the repairability index to six new product categories. New categories include top-loading washing machines, dishwashers, robot vacuum cleaners, wired and non-wired and high pressure...
Spain: PC Box opens a new store

Spain: PC Box opens a new store

A new PC Box store opens today in Santa Cruz, Tenerife. PC Box opened a new store today, located at 14B Simon Bolivar Street in Santa Cruz, Tenerife. The new store opened at 10 AM today. PCBox is a unique brand in computer speciality stores channel with more than 115...