US giant Apple confirmed Wednesday that it supports a California law, currently under discussion, that requires major consumer electronics makers to make their devices usable for the user, without having to take them to the store.
This law, the Right to Repair Act, requires manufacturers to provide consumers with the necessary tools, parts, and information so they can repair their devices themselves.
The consumer advocacy organization Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), which is defending the bill, called Apple’s position an “unexpected setback,” adding that the group has so far staunchly opposed such legislation. Similar laws have already been passed in a handful of states across the country, the organization said.
Globally strengthened legislation
More and more countries are trying to impose on the main manufacturers of electronic devices, and especially smartphones, that they be repairable without the need to change much or all of the device.
Thus, the European Parliament voted at the end of June a regulation that will force manufacturers from 2027 to build models that allow the device’s battery to be easily replaced.
France, for its part, introduced in 2021 a “repairability index” that allows consumers to know which devices they can most easily repair themselves, a system that will be extended to the entire European Union in 2025.
Source: BFM TV
