The reason for the investigation is expanding VW scandal. The shoddy software shows that we still have a long way to go, it sounds at Peeters. “These are things that we can not tolerate. Because it misleads consumers because it brings the traders in trouble, and because it leads us away from a sustainable future,” he says in Het Nieuwsblad and Gazet van Antwerpen.
It is suspected for some time that some manufacturers knowingly let their devices age more quickly, so that we quickly need to buy a new one. It concerns for example the printer fails just after the warranty period, or the smartphone that is slower after every software update. Kris Peeters late now investigate what exactly true.
The aim of the research is to expand the consumer. For instance by extending the warranty periods and rules to be imposed on the availability of spare parts, but also by regulating misleading environmental claims. “These are things that we can not tolerate. Because it misleads consumers because it brings the traders in trouble, and because it leads us away from a sustainable future,” says.
Green already reacts coolly to the initiative of Peeters. According to the party runs the minister behind the facts. “The aging has long been proven,” said President Meryem Almaci. In Nieuwsblad she stresses that they already submitted a series of legislative proposals on the issue. She wants to extend include the warranty from two to five years. (Belga / NS)
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