Right to Repair DirectiveRTR
The Right to Repair Directive obliges manufacturers to repair certain products and sellers to promote repair over replacement. Regonance builds your repair information and tracks the obligations.
The concrete categories in scope
Manufacturers and sellers of in-scope categories — washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, electronic displays, mobile phones, tablets, servers. Sellers of those goods (repair-first duty). Agencies managing electronics / appliance clients.
What RTR obliges you to do
Manufacturer repair obligation
Repair in-scope products on request at a reasonable price, supply spare parts and tools, publish indicative repair prices on a public page.
Seller 'repair-first' duty
Inform consumers of their right to choose repair, and of the 12-month guarantee extension when repair is chosen.
European Repair Information Form
Provide standardised repair information (Annex I) on request, in a format the directive defines.
Key dates and what they trigger
Directive in force
RTR entered into force across the EU.
National rules apply
Member-state transpositions take effect — the manufacturer repair obligation and seller duties begin to bite.
Germany retroactivity
Germany's draft transposition may capture goods sold before the deadline. Regonance flags this per member state.
From exposed to audit-ready
Six readiness checks Regonance turns from gap to source-traced for RTR.
What the platform does for RTR
Available on Pro and Agency.
Generate the European Repair Information Form
Per-product form aligned to Annex I — spare parts, indicative prices, repair location, lead times.
Publish the public repair information page
A stable URL per product with prices, parts and lead times — the page the directive expects.
Track per-market transposition
Member-state nuances (incl. Germany retroactivity) tracked against your catalogue.
The gaps we see most often on RTR
- No public repair information page for the product
- Spare-parts availability not declared
- Indicative repair prices not published
- Missing 'repair-first' consumer information at point of sale
- No European Repair Information Form generated on request
Every RTR finding is source-traced — what the gap is, where it came from in your inputs, and the remediation step. A readiness report, not a verdict.
RTR questions, answered
Which products fall under Right to Repair?
Washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, electronic displays, mobile phones, tablets and servers — expanding via Ecodesign regulations.
When does it take effect?
National rules apply from 31 July 2026.
What's the seller's obligation?
Inform consumers of their right to choose repair and of the 12-month guarantee extension when they do.
Does it apply to products sold before the deadline?
In some member states (e.g. Germany's draft), the manufacturer repair obligation may capture earlier sales. Regonance flags this per market.
Does Regonance handle the repairs?
No — it builds your repair information, generates the form and tracks the obligations. Informational guidance, not legal advice.
Get an audit snapshot for RTR
One workspace. Eight EU regulations. Source-traced findings, defensible reports.
AI-assisted informational guidance, not legal advice. Validate scope and obligations with a qualified advisor before acting; consult the consolidated text on EUR-Lex for the authoritative legal source.