European Economic
and Social Committee
Et si on réparait: Possible solutions to fight planned obsolescence
• Outlawing any implementation of planned obsolescence and compel manufacturers to increase the lifetime and the length of warranty of their products;
• Allowing the distribution on the European market only to products provided with a certificate of compliance, especially including the obligation to assure all necessary spare parts for repairs for at least 10 years, to render available all technical documents, to promote after- sales services...;
• Creating a reparability index;
• Making the consumer aware of the global impact of each replacement of materials;
• Encouraging local repair services;
• Promoting the devices reuse;
• Reducing the VAT rate for services with added ecological value (eVAT: ecological Value Added Tax).