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Repairability score for tumble dryers

Energy

The Commission aims to develop a repairability index for household tumble dryers to promote their repairability and the circular economy. It will be displayed by means of an icon with an A-to-D rating in the supplementary information part of the EU energy label of household tumble dryers

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ID: 14063

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6 responses

Consultation response

Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs, 3 Dec 2024

As reported in the 2019 review study for tumble dryers, the average lifetime of tumble dryers over the last decade has decreased from 14 to 12 years. This is a worrying trend which needs to be reverted, both for the resulting negative impact on the environment and the additional costs for…

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EuroCommerce, 28 Nov 2024

EuroCommerce, representing European retailers and wholesalers, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback regarding the planned initiative to develop a repairability index for household tumble dryers. We welcome and support the draft's provision allowing the sale of existing stock if the product…

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APPLiA (Home Appliance Europe), 2 Dec 2024

Clear legal conditions and transition time for manufacturers. APPLiA would like to submit comments to the proposals for amendments to the energy labelling (EU) 2023/2534 for household tumble dryers published by the EU Commission on 5th of November 2024. While the association supports the…

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Halte à l'obsolescence programmée (HOP), 3 Dec 2024

We would once again like to stress the importance of spare parts prices and the need to include this criterion in the repair score in order for such a score to be relevant and correspond to consumers expectations. Since self-repair is a well-established practice in the current market, we also…

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FEICA - Association of the European Adhesive Sealant Industry, 2 Dec 2024

FEICA, the Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry, thanks the Commission for the publication of the draft Delegated regulation and the revision of the Annex III (1 c) for the so called METHOD FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE REPAIRABILITY INDEX OF HOUSEHOLD TUMBLE DRYERS. Please see the…

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The Restart Project, 3 Dec 2024

The Right to Repair Europe coalition represents over 170 organisations from 27 European countries. It represents repair actors such as repair and refurbishing businesses, spare parts distributors, community repair groups, social economy actors, self-repairers, environmental NGOs and any citizen who…