Up to Ten Years of Repair Law: These New Rules Will Apply From 1 October
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A washing machine that stops working after a year and a half, a refrigerator that fails shortly after the purchase or a smartphone that presents a defect when the guarantee is now...
If you have a defective product repaired, you will receive an additional year warranty under certain conditions. Manufacturers will have to offer repairs for selected devices even after the warranty period expires. AUSTRIA. In the future, a defect is less likely to lead to the replacement or disposal of a product. As of 1 October, the Goods Repair Directive Implementation Act, WaRUG for short, will enter into force in Austria.
From 1 October the new "right to repair" will apply in Austria. Manufacturers will have to accept many devices even after the end of the warranty for repair.
As of Thursday, the so-called "right to repair" will apply to many household appliances and mobile phones in Austria. As of 1 October, the provisions of the EU Goods Repair Directive, which was adopted in 2024, will enter into force. In July, the National Council poured them into national law. Manufacturers of damaged goods must offer a repair even after the warranty period has expired.
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