Two year warranties after purchase are already common throughout the EU, and so are warranties upon repair. What this directive appears to do is make the former also cover replacement throughout the warranty period, and extend the latter to one year instead just a couple of months.
"which would then come into force 20 days after it is published in the Official Journal of the European Union"
One important detail...
EU directives don't come into force until they are translated/incorporated as law in each member state, which can take years. This is unlike regulations (e.g. GDPR) which don't require local incorporation.
"which would then come into force 20 days after it is published in the Official Journal of the European Union"
One important detail...
EU directives don't come into force until they are translated/incorporated as law in each member state, which can take years. This is unlike regulations (e.g. GDPR) which don't require local incorporation.