The time has come to use the Green Deal objectives as the foundation of a single market that promotes durable products and services by design
27 november 2020
EU Parliament wants to boost sustainability by promoting reuse and repairs and by tackling practices that shorten the lifespan of products.
The resolution on a more sustainable Single Market was adopted with 395 in favour, 94 against and 207 abstentions.
MEPs call on the Commission to grant consumers a “right to repair” by making repairs more appealing, systematic, and cost-efficient, whether by extending guarantees, providing guarantees for replaced parts, or better access to information on repair and maintenance.
They also insist on increasing support for second-hand goods markets, call for measures to tackle practices that shorten the lifetime of a product, and endorse sustainable production. MEPs reiterate their demand for a common charger system to reduce electronic waste and want products to be labelled according to their durability (e.g. a usage meter and clear information on the estimated lifespan of a product).
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