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Re:EU Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appeali... by normaler on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @01:05PM (#40134283)
In germany and maybe the entire EU there is a one year mandatory time where the manufacturer has to replace/fix the item and after the replace/fix event there is another 2 months on top.
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Re:EU Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appeali... by tracnar on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @01:28PM (#40134586)
I thought it was 2 years warranty across Europe now?
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Re:EU Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appeali... by exyi on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @01:37PM (#40134708)
Yes it's 2 years (if you are buying it as the consumer)

[1]: https://www.eccnet.eu/consumer-rights/what-are-my-consumer-r...

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Re:EU Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appeali... by normaler on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @05:29AM (#40142292)
Thank you for the clarification
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Re:EU Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appeali... by kalupa on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @01:23PM (#40134530)
sounds like an incentive to make sure things only fail after 14 months, then
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