EU's Right to Repair Directive Takes Effect Across 27 Member States

Directive (EU) 2024/1799 on the right to repair became applicable across the EU on July 31, requiring manufacturers of goods including washing machines, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, electronic displays, mobile phones, tablets and servers to offer repairs within a 'reasonable time' and at a 'reasonable price', publish repair manuals for free, and provide clear spare-parts pricing — even for products bought before the deadline. As of the effective date, only a handful of member states had formally notified the European Commission of complete national transposition; the Netherlands missed the deadline entirely despite the directive being adopted back in June 2024, underscoring the EU's recurring transposition-lag problem for single-market legislation.