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## Open hardware
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* Right-to-repair laws gaining force
* Repairability & durability labels becoming standard
* Modular, user-serviceable hardware is thriving
* Big brands opening up self-service repair
* Local-first smart-home standards
* Broader sustainability framework in the EU
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* Right-to-repair laws gaining force
* EU Directive on Promoting the Repair of Goods adopted 13 Jun 2024; obliges makers to offer spare parts and repair at “reasonable cost” for at least 10 years after purchase.
European Commission
* California SB 244 (in force 1 Jul 2024) requires parts, tools and diagnostics for electronics and appliances—first US state to cover everything from phones to tractors.
California Legislative Information
* Repairability & durability labels becoming standard
* From 20 Jun 2025 every phone and tablet sold in the EU must carry AG grades for battery life, durability and repairability, plus a pledge that key spares arrive in ≤10 days.
* Modular, user-serviceable hardware is thriving
* Framework Laptop 16 ships with socketed CPU/GPU modules, replace-in-minutes keyboard and open parts store.
* Fairphone 5 promises 8 years of Android and 10 years of security
* Big brands opening up self-service repair
* Apple Self Service Repair expanded to 33 European countries in 2024 and now covers iPhone, Mac, and Studio Display diagnostics
* Local-first smart-home standards
* Matter 1.3 (Nov 2024) adds energy & water-management clusters while keeping the “works without the internet” rule; Home Assistant earned full Matter certification in Mar 2025.
* Broader sustainability framework in the EU
* The forthcoming Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) will set durability, recyclability and firmware-support minima for nearly all consumer hardware.
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## EU Right-to-repair / timeline
* 2021 - 1st wave "whitegoods" - washing-machines, dish-washers, fridges, displays, servers, vacuum-cleaners
* Spare-parts catalogue for 710 yrs
* 15-day delivery time
* Disassembly with basic tools
* 2021-2027 - Batteries Regulation - All portable devices (phones, tablets, cameras, laptops, earbuds)
* Battery must be user-removable with commercially-available tools by Feb 2027
* Diagnostic software & instructions must be public
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## EU ight-to-repair / timeline
* 2024 - Right-to-Repair Directive - whitegoods, portable devices
* After the 2-year legal-guarantee, the manufacturer must still offer repair “at a reasonable cost” unless impossible
* May not obstruct 3rd-party parts
* Must publish a European Repair Information Form and join the new EU repair-matching platform
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* 2024 - Right-to-Repair Directive
* Member-states must transpose by 31 Jul 2026; applies the same day
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## EU Right-to-repair / outline
* Minimum repair window
* No more “parts-pairing” road-blocks
* European Repair Platform (2026)
* Transparent labels drive demand-side pressure
* Batteries come out again
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* Minimum repair window
* Between the 2-year Sales-of-Goods guarantee, the extended 12 months if a consumer chooses repair (Art. 12 R2R), and the Ecodesign spare-parts period, most white goods must now be fixable for 710 years, smartphones for 5 years (parts) and batteries for as long as the device is sold plus 5 years.
* No more “parts-pairing” road-blocks
* Both the R2R Directive and the smartphone Ecodesign rules ban software practices that prevent using independent parts or disable features after repair.
* European Repair Platform (2026)
* Think “EUwide Booking.com for fixes”: repairers and refurbishers list services; consumers compare price/time via the mandatory information form.
* Transparent labels drive demand-side pressure
* From June 2025 every phone/tablet box in the EU carries the new multi-icon label, letting buyers rank devices on battery endurance and repairability score at a glance.
* Batteries come out again
* By 2027 a dead phone battery will once more be a screwdriver job, not a €300 replacement or a new handset.