Choose a device with a good repairability index

To learn more about the criteria and the method of calculating the index: click here

Repairability

The repairability index was deployed on January 1, 2021 on five product categories (smartphones, laptops, televisions, lawn mowers, Wash washing machine). From November 4, 2022, four new categories of products will be affected (TOP washing machine, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, high-pressure cleaners). This tool, provided for by the anti-waste law for a circular economy, aims for better information from the consumer on the more or less repairable nature of their purchases.

The goal of the index

The mandatory display of a repairability is established by article 16-I of law n ° 2020-105 of February 10, 2020 of fighting waste and for the circular economy, for electrical and electronic products. By displaying one in 10 note, this index informs consumers about the more or less repairable nature of the products concerned. Initially, it concerns the following categories: washing machine, smartphones, laptops, televisions and electrical lawn mowers, and soon, wind-of-loading washing machine, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners and cleaners -pressure.

This information sensitizes consumers about the possibility of lengthening the lifespan and use of their devices, in particular by orienting their behavior of purchase towards more easily repairable products and by encouraging them to use more repair in the event of breakdown.

It constitutes a tool to combat obsolescence – scheduled or not – to avoid the too early rebuilding of products and preserving the natural resources necessary for their production.

By 2024, the anti-winning law for a circular economy provides that this index becomes a sustainability, in particular by adding new criteria such as robustness or reliability of products.

The repairability index in public procurement

Choose a device with a good repairability index

Deployed since January 2021, the repairability index now covers several categories of products: Smartphones, laptops, televisions, electric lawn mowers, washing machine, dishwasher, high pressure cleaners and vacuum cleaners. This is’one out of 10 note which indicates whether the product is more or less easy to repair. Buying a device with a high repairability index means buying a device easier to repair and therefore considerably reduce the risk of having to replace it in the event of a breakdown. It is also to participate in the preservation of resources because For the planet also it is better to repair than to buy !

What are the devices with a high index ?

Developed by Spareka, This widget lists the notes of many devices and quickly identifies those with a high index and which are therefore easier to repair !

The information contained in this widget comes from the indexreparability site.en developed by Spareka who is therefore responsible for it (hyperlinks provided for exclusively informative). Only the notes communicated on the basis of volunteering by manufacturers in Spareka are identified on the basis of volunteer. You are a manufacturer and want to communicate your notes to Spareka: Click here.

How is the index calculated ?

The repairability index is calculated on the basis of several criteria and in particular:

• The availability of use and maintenance advice,
• The availability of technical documentation,
• Product dismantling,
• The availability and price of spare parts.

To learn more about the criteria and the method of calculating the index: click here

Where the index is ?

It must be affixed directly on the product or on its packaging. In store, it must be displayed on the device or in the immediate vicinity of the latter and on online sites in the presentation of equipment and near the price.