Report on common rules promoting repair of goods
EP Position
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, through rapporteur René Repasi, presented a report on the Commission proposal for a directive on common rules promoting the repair of goods, and the report was introduced in plenary. The dossier was debated by MEPs from multiple political groups and by the Commission, and an earlier plenary debate on the file had taken place on 20 November 2023.
Key Trade Point
The report addresses the establishment of common EU rules to promote repairability and explicitly proposes amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and to Directives (EU) 2019/771 and (EU) 2020/1828, signaling changes to the EU consumer and enforcement legal framework. Contributions in plenary reflected cross-party interest in the impacts of those proposed legal changes on consumers and market functioning.
What Comes Next
An initial vote on the file had been held and the matter was referred back to the committee for interinstitutional negotiations under Rule 59(4).
Sources
Official Documents
- Monday, 22 April 2024 - Strasbourg Plenary debate on the repair of goods directive report; matter referred back to the responsible committee for interinstitutional negotiations.
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