AMENDMENTS 1 - 217 - Draft report A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition

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18. Emphasises the need for a clear and harmonised definition of ‘substantial modification’, in order to distinguish it from routine repair or maintenance operations; calls on the Commission to develop a catalogue of common refurbishment and repair processes;

Amendement

18. Emphasises the need for a clear and harmonised definition of ‘substantial modification’, in order to distinguish it from routine repair or maintenance operations; underlines that no new compliance obligations should be imposed on economic actors such as refurbishers, repairers, or sellers of pre-owned goods until harmonised and precise legal definitions of ‘substantial modification’ are adopted; calls on the Commission to develop a catalogue of common refurbishment and repair processes;