Prepare to Repair: Right-to-Repair Rules in the US and the EU

Webinar Overview

In 2024, we finally saw the adoption of new repair rules in the European Union, ensuring affordable repairs for selected products. This webinar will clarify manufacturers’ obligations to repair beyond the legal guarantee period, fairer access to spare parts for independent repairers, as well as the information to be provided to consumers. We will also provide an overview of the US state Right to Repair legislation, including enacted and proposed bills.

As part of the European Green Deal, the European Council published Directive (EU) 2024/825, which bans greenwashing, to prevent unfair commercial practices which can mislead consumers with regard to the environmental, social and sustainability/circularity aspects of the product. Our regulatory experts will explore what unfair commercial practices are now banned, the use of a harmonized notice and a harmonized label, as well as the implementation deadlines.

This interactive webinar also touches upon some key regulatory developments in the rest of the world, so you can manage obligations impacting your business and stay ahead in today’s regulatory landscape.

Webinar Agenda

Our experts will be discussing:

• ​​Overview and timelines of the EU’s Draft Directive on common rules promoting the repair of goods
• Directive (EU) 2024/825 against greenwashing and unfair commercial practices
• Overview of US state Right to Repair legislation – including enacted and proposed bills
• The rest of the world
• And much more!

Date

This webinar took place on Wednesday, 29th May, 2024 at 08:00 PDT, 11:00 EDT, 17:00 CET.

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Presenters

Juliana Kecerová, Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist

Juliana Kecerová is a Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist with a focus on consumer electronics and water efficiency. She specializes in researching and monitoring legislative activity in Ukraine, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary and Croatia.

Juliana graduated with a Master’s Degree in British and American Studies at Pavol Jozef Safarik University of Kosice, Slovakia. She is a native Slovak speaker and is fluent in English and Czech, with good competencies in Polish and Hungarian.

Kelly Bugiera, Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist

As part of her role at C&R, Kelly specialises in researching and monitoring legislative activity on the US state and federal levels, as well as tracking international developments related to topics of customer concern.

With 30 years of experience in the field of product compliance, she is involved in an array of special customer consulting and assessment projects that cover international standards and regulatory activity for a variety of products and topics. Areas of special focus include chemicals, product safety, gas appliances, consumer electronics and drinking water.

Vish Karasani, Product Marketing Manager

Vish is a Product Marketing Manager at Compliance & Risks, with over 8 years of international experience working in highly competitive industries and at hyper-growth startups.

An avid storyteller, her product marketing philosophy begins with listening to Compliance & Risks’ customers, understanding their pain points, solving for their problems and building for their future.