Samsung has become one of the first manufacturers to comply with the new ‘repairability index’ introduced in France from 01 January. The initiative is one of several measures brought in as part the country’s anti-waste legislation, with the aim to inform consumers about the ease of repairing selected products. In practice, all sales channels need to add repairability scores provided by manufacturers to the information available to shoppers. Ranging from one to ten, the scores have already become compulsory for smartphones, laptops, TVs, washing machines and lawn mowers, with more appliances to follow in the future.
As reported by Les Echos, non compliance with the new regulation will be sanctioned, with fines ranging from EUR 3,000 to EUR 15,000 for sellers failing to display repairability scores. These penalties, however, will only come into force from 2022.
