EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances

Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by ar-jan on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @09:17AM (#21124958)

I will admit I did not read all 212 pages of the regulation. I doubt you did.

I'm trusting here that the Dutch minister of agriculture is being accurate in her letter to parliament describing ongoing issues [0].

0: https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/kst-28286-1062.html

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Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by shawabawa3 on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @09:52AM (#21125300)

(using google translate)

"For example, holders who only have a few pieces of poultry must also comply with requirements for I&R and there will also be obligations for holders of animal species for which no requirements currently exist, such as bees, bumble bees and camel-like animals. The Netherlands has argued against these requirements when drafting these new regulations, but received little support from other member states and the EC. The EC indicated that it can allow Member States to grant exceptions to these obligations."

So it's up to member states if they want to require owners of pet chickens to register them

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Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by ar-jan on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @11:48AM (#21126717)

That's exactly what I was saying with "and is currently trying to arrange for exceptions." The EC could allow exceptions, but they haven't yet actually allowed for them.

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Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by mpweiher on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @12:29PM (#21127336)

Possibly they haven't "yet" actually allowed for them because the regulation isn't "yet" actually in force?

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