Speakers, electric bikes, kitchen robots, etc. 12 new product categories soon affected by the repairability index
It is a keystone key that is starting to make itself known. Since 2021 and the adoption of the Agec lawthe repairability index helps buyers to consume more responsible and smart. If he still meets a little resistanceits democratization seems unstoppable.
As the Halte association explains in planned obsolescence (HOP)2025 will see a whole bunch of new categories of products inherit this small note out of 10. Among these, close -ups scrutinized like electric bikes, speakers and culinary robots.
Three waves and 12 products concerned
The announcement of an extension of the bonus was made in July 2024 and reiterated During the last national repair days. However, no news had been given since by the Ministry of Ecological Transition or the General Commission for Sustainable Development. The fault is now corrected, since “Work waves” will first think about the implementation of this index on these products:
- Electric assistance bikes
- The hair dryer
- Audio speakers
- Culinary robots
All stakeholders will meet in 2025 to establish the rating grids, the weights and other scales of values necessary for the implementation of the repairability index. But that doesn't stop there because two others “Waves” will arrive to further extend the bonus. In 2026 will thus be concerned:
- Microwave ovens
- Electric razors and epilators
- Helmets and headphones
- Electric scooters
Finally, in 2027, the work will aim:
- Air fryers
- Styling devices
- Video projectors
- Air conditioners
A long wait in perspective
It will undoubtedly be necessary to wait a few long months for each of these workshops to bear these fruits, but the extension of the index proves that the State does not intend to abandon it in the open countryside. Good news, therefore.
Not everything is rosy, notes hop. Indeed, the arrival of the European sustainability index, Less well that the hexagonal repairability indexraises fears of consumer protection.
Faced with this danger, the association calls for “Maintain French ambition” By keeping the CAP referred to by the hexagonal sustainability index which, it includes specific provisions on spare parts, Unlike the note pushed by Brussels.
The durability index also evolves
The sustainability index (which is intended to replace the repairability index) will also invest a new category of products from April 8, 2025. It is the washing machine that will have the badge of joining televisions to the rank of products that have transitioned from one index to another.
Recall that this new note will sanction both the repairability of the products, but also the resistance to wear, the ease of maintenance and the possibilities of improvement of the equipment. For the moment, few products display the small note decorated with a hourglass, but ultimately, all concerned will have to switch to the sustainability index.
