French Parliament has just approved sentences of up to two years' imprisonment for offenders
FACUA demands that Spain follows France in the banning and criminalization of 'planned obsolescence'
The association hopes that the Spanish Government will include tough sanctions against this type of abuse in the forthcoming Royal Decree that will implement the European Directive on the Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
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España-16/10/2014
FACUA-Consumers in Action requests the Ministries of Health, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, to impose heavy penalties for companies who practice the so-called planned obsolescence. The association calls for the adoption of measures similar to those just taken by the French Government in the forthcoming reform of the Royal Decree on Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) as well as the Royal Legislative Decree 1/2007, dated November 16th, that approves the revised text of the General Law for the Defence of Consumers and Users and other complementary laws.
In this modification, which will allow the implementation of the European Directive 2012/19/EU, the Government has the opportun
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