BEUC and ANEC comments following the Ecodesign Consultation Forum meeting on Imaging Equipment of 3 July 2024
Published on 04.09.2024
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- BEUC and ANEC welcome and support the European Commission’s decision to regulate printers and cartridges under Ecodesign.
- Printers are amongst the most reported products by consumers when it comes to early failures, who also face exorbitant prices for original cartridges. It is high time to bring on the market durable and repairable printers and enable consumers to access third party and refillable cartridges.
- BEUC and ANEC support the proposed Ecodesign measures for printers and cartridges and the introduction of a repair score for printers, which can be a very useful tool for consumers to compare the repairability of products, if correctly designed and implemented.
- BEUC and ANEC strongly disagrees with the proposed approach related to software and firmware updates that worsen printers’ performance or result in non-compatibility of printers with cartridges. It is not acceptable to enable such harmful practices based on consumers’ consent. They should simply be restricted.
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