How long must spare parts be available? EU periods by product group

For professional repairers only: motor and motor brushes; transmission between motor and drum; pumps; shock absorbers and springs; washing drum, drum spider and related ball bearings; heaters and heating elements, including heat pumps; piping and related equipment, including hoses, valves, filters and aquastops; printed circuit boards; electronic displays; pressure switches; thermostats and sensors; software and firmware, including reset software.

Also for end users: door; door hinge; door seals; other seals; door locking assembly; plastic peripherals such as detergent dispensers.

Further requirements: List of repairer parts online no later than 2 years after the first unit; list of end-user parts and repair instructions online from the first unit; repair information for registered repairers. Repairer parts may be restricted to registered repairers.

Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2019/2023, Annex II, point 8

For professional repairers only: motors; circulation and drain pumps; heaters and heating elements, including heat pumps; piping and related equipment, including hoses, valves, filters and aquastops; structural and interior parts related to door assemblies; printed circuit boards; electronic displays; pressure switches; thermostats and sensors; software and firmware, including reset software.

Also for end users: door hinges and seals; other seals; spray arms; drain filters; interior racks; plastic peripherals such as cutlery baskets and lids.

Further requirements: List of repairer parts online no later than 2 years after the first unit; list of end-user parts and repair instructions online from the first unit; repair information for registered repairers. Repairer parts may be restricted to registered repairers.

Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2019/2022, Annex II, point 5

For professional repairers only: thermostats; temperature sensors; printed circuit boards; light sources.

Also for end users: door handles; door hinges; trays; baskets; door gaskets (10 years).

Further requirements: Parts lists online; repair information for registered repairers. Repairer parts may be restricted to registered repairers. Refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function are outside the regulation.

Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2019/2019, Annex II, point 3

For professional repairers only: internal power supply; connectors to external equipment (cable, antenna, USB, DVD and Blu-Ray); capacitors above 400 microfarads; batteries and accumulators; DVD/Blu-Ray module and HD/SSD module (if applicable).

Also for end users: external power supply; remote control.

Further requirements: Latest firmware version and latest security update available for at least 8 years after the last unit is placed on the market. Repairer parts may be restricted to registered repairers.

Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2021/341, Annex II, section D, point 5, and section E, point 1(a)

For professional repairers only: control panel; power source(s); equipment housing; battery or batteries; welding torch; gas supply hose(s); gas supply regulator; wire or filler material feeder; fan(s); power cable; software and firmware, including reset software.

Also for end users: none.

Further requirements: Parts list online no later than 2 years after the first unit; delivery to the repairer. Parts may be restricted to registered repairers.

Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2019/1784, Annex II, point 2

For professional repairers only: battery or batteries; front-facing camera assembly; rear-facing camera assembly; external audio connectors; external charging port; mechanical buttons; main microphones; speakers; hinge assembly; mechanical display folding mechanism (each where present).

Also for end users: battery or batteries (the manufacturer may restrict them to repairers if residual capacity is at least 83 % after 500 and at least 80 % after 1,000 charge cycles and the device is rated IP67); back cover or rear cover assembly, if it must be removed to replace the battery; protective foil for a foldable display; display assembly; charger (except in the case of Article 3(4) of Directive 2014/53/EU); SIM card and memory card trays.

Further requirements: Delivery within 5 working days in the first 5 years of the period, then within 10. Parts list and ordering procedure online; indicative pre-tax prices of spare parts, at least in euro, on a freely accessible website; operating system updates for at least 5 years after the end of placing on the market. Applies from 20 June 2025 or one month after placing on the market, whichever is later. Repairer parts may be restricted to registered repairers. Slate tablets have the same parts; different conditions (including IP42) apply to restricting batteries to repairers.

Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2006, Annex II, Part B (smartphones) and Part D (slate tablets), section 1.1

For professional repairers only: seals and fasteners; switches and buttons; water pump; motor and motor brushes; transmission between motor and drum (such as the drum belt); fans and fan wheels; drums and drum bearings; water piping, including hoses, valves and filters; cables and connectors; printed circuit boards; electronic displays; thermostats and temperature sensors; software and firmware, including reset software; shock absorbers and springs; heaters and heating elements; electrical fuses; tension pulley; support roller; pressure switches; motor capacitor.

Also for end users: doors; door seals; door handles; door locking assemblies; door hinges; lint filters; air filters; plastic peripherals; condensate containers.

Further requirements: Parts list and ordering procedure online; indicative pre-tax prices of spare parts in euro on a freely accessible website; replacement without tools or with tools that are not manufacturer-specific; repairability class on the energy label for units placed on the market from 1 January 2027 (Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1353).

Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2023/2533 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2262, Annex II, point 5

For professional repairers only: controller; room thermostat; motor (fan heaters); printed circuit boards; displays or status indicators; impellers; control sensors; knobs and switches; remote control sensors; for storage heaters also heating elements, safety switches and connecting cables, among others.

Also for end users: remote control.

Further requirements: Indicative pre-tax prices of spare parts; software and firmware updates free of charge for at least 10 years. Parts lists depend on the heater type (Annex II, point 5(1)(a)); the list shows examples for portable electric heaters.

Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2024/1103, Annex II, point 5

Not under the ecodesign regulations, which bind manufacturers, importers and authorised representatives. If you import goods into the EU yourself, you may be covered as an importer.

No. It usually starts when the last unit of a model is placed on the market, for smartphones and tablets at the end of placing on the market. While a model is still being supplied, the period has not begun.

Only the parts the regulation lists for end users, such as door seals for washing machines or the display assembly for smartphones. Manufacturers may usually restrict the other parts to registered repairers.

State what the manufacturer tells you, with source and date. A figure you work out from the regulation yourself can be wrong, because the period depends on the model’s last unit.