Notification Detail

This draft Commission Regulation amends Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 of 16 June 2023 laying down ecodesign requirements for smartphones, mobile phones other than smartphones, cordless phones and slate tablets. The amendments aim to correct certain aspects that have come to light after the adoption of the original act: Annex II to Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 requires that a range of spare parts are made available to professional repairers or end users, and it sets a maximum delivery time of those spare parts. There is an error in the determination of the maximum delivery time that needs to be rectified. Given that this mistake affects all products covered by the Regulation, the same correction has to be made in the section on “maximum delivery time of spare parts” of each product group. Consequently, section 1.1 (3) of Parts A, B, C and D to Annex II must be amended. Annex II to Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 sets different disassembly requirements for various parts of the product. It has been identified that there is a mistake regarding the requirements for the replacement of the display assembly, which was erroneously included in two separate sections of the requirements. This error needs to be corrected to ensure clarity and consistency. Additionally, it is necessary to align the requirements for the replacement of the battery with those applicable to the back cover and back cover assembly. Given that this mistake affects all products covered by the Regulation, the same correction has to be made in the sections “disassembly requirements” and “availability of spare parts” of each product group.