Rules promoting the repair of goods

 

The Commission adopted a proposal on common rules promoting the repair of goods on 22 March 2023. 

This initiative delivers on the Commission priority of the green transition, specifically the European Green Deal and its objective of sustainable consumption. The European Green Deal aims at transforming the EU into a circular economy. One key element of the circular economy is improving the sustainable consumption of goods, thus reducing waste as well as avoiding the use of unnecessary resources and the production of greenhouse gas emissions. 
The New Circular Economy Action Plan and the New Consumer Agenda announced that the Commission will promote sustainable consumption by repair and work towards a new ‘right to repair’.(...)