Continuing its attempts to solve the technological product garbage with sustainability and finally making the Type-C entry standard, the European Union hosted a new proposal today. This time, the European Union has proposed that manufacturers of electronic devices be required to provide at least five years of security updates and three years of operating system updates.
The new proposal also suggested a minimum spare part requirement for smartphones and tablets sold within the territory of the European Union, apart from the update requirements. If the proposal goes into effect, manufacturers will be required to provide spare batteries, screen, camera, charging port, mechanical key, microphone, speaker, hinge parts and SIM/memory card tray for their devices for at least five years.
Repair guide will also be available for 7 years:
In addition to the obligation to provide spare parts, manufacturers will also be obliged to provide detailed repair guides for all parts for 7 years. The obligations that are requested to be brought to the producers with the proposal, including these obligations, will be as follows:
- At least 5 years of security updates (first update to be released 2 months after device launch)
- At least 3 years of operating system updates,
- At least five years of spare parts supply for smartphones and tablets,
- Providing detailed repair instructions for at least 7 years,
- Batteries have 83% capacity after 500 charges and 80% capacity after 1000 charges
The European Union will collect the opinions on the proposal until 28 September and will edit the proposal within the framework of these proposals until the fourth quarter of 2022. The regulation is expected to enter into force within 12 months of ratification.
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