An EU repair clause - A missing piece of the right to repair

Consumers want to play their part in the green transition and repair their goods instead of throwing them away too quickly. However, this is not always easy in practice because of many obstacles in the way of doing so, the most important of which is high repair prices. One of the ways to reduce these costs would be to make spare parts more affordable and accessible by eliminating IP (intellectual property) law barriers and opening up the spare parts market to more competition. This is urgently needed for consumers to benefit in practice from the EU’s intention to introduce a right to repair.