Our guides and tools rely on these 70 sources, grouped by type. The date is the date of the document, or the retrieval date for databases.
How we source
- Primary sources. Directives and regulations from EUR-Lex, German law from the Federal Law Gazette and gesetze-im-internet.de, French law from Légifrance, data from EPREL and data.gouv.fr.
- Secondary sources such as law firm articles and association guides help us find questions. Where a statement rests on such a source alone, the page says so.
- Changes are recorded in the changelog. The list is also available as quellen.json.
EU directive (5 sources)
- Delegated Directive (EU) 2026/74 (local space heaters added to Annex II of Directive 2024/1799)
EUR-Lex · 12 Jan 2026 - Directive (EU) 2024/1799 (promoting the repair of goods)
EUR-Lex · 13 Jun 2024 - Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights
EUR-Lex · 26 Mar 2024 - Directive (EU) 2024/825 (empowering consumers for the green transition)
EUR-Lex · 6 Mar 2024 - Directive (EU) 2019/771 (sale of goods)
EUR-Lex · 20 May 2019
EU regulation (22 sources)
- Regulation (EU) 2025/2006 (correcting and amending Regulation 2023/1670)
EUR-Lex · 18 Dec 2025 - Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/879 (correcting Regulation 2023/1669)
EUR-Lex · 5 Dec 2025 - Regulation (EU) 2025/2262 (amending Regulation 2023/2533)
EUR-Lex · 11 Nov 2025 - Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1353 (repairability class for tumble dryers)
EUR-Lex · 1 Jul 2025 - Regulation (EU) 2024/1103 (ecodesign for local space heaters)
EUR-Lex · 18 Apr 2024 - Regulation (EU) 2023/2533 (ecodesign for household tumble dryers)
EUR-Lex · 17 Nov 2023 - Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2534 (energy labelling of tumble dryers)
EUR-Lex · 13 Jul 2023 - Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (batteries and waste batteries)
EUR-Lex · 12 Jul 2023 - Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1669 (energy labelling of smartphones and slate tablets)
EUR-Lex · 16 Jun 2023 - Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 (ecodesign requirements for smartphones and slate tablets)
EUR-Lex · 16 Jun 2023 - Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act)
EUR-Lex · 19 Oct 2022 - Regulation (EU) 2021/341 (amending several ecodesign regulations)
EUR-Lex · 23 Feb 2021 - Regulation (EU) 2019/2023 (ecodesign for washing machines and washer-dryers)
EUR-Lex · 1 Oct 2019 - Regulation (EU) 2019/2022 (ecodesign for dishwashers)
EUR-Lex · 1 Oct 2019 - Regulation (EU) 2019/2019 (ecodesign for refrigerating appliances)
EUR-Lex · 1 Oct 2019 - Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 (ecodesign for electronic displays)
EUR-Lex · 1 Oct 2019 - Regulation (EU) 2019/1784 (ecodesign for welding equipment)
EUR-Lex · 1 Oct 2019 - Regulation (EU) 2019/424 (ecodesign for servers and data storage products)
EUR-Lex · 15 Mar 2019 - Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 (consumer protection cooperation)
EUR-Lex · 12 Dec 2017 - Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 (energy labelling framework)
EUR-Lex · 4 Jul 2017 - Regulation (EU) No 666/2013 (ecodesign for vacuum cleaners)
EUR-Lex · 8 Jul 2013 - Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I)
EUR-Lex · 17 Jun 2008
Law (18 sources)
- Section 438 BGB (limitation of claims for defects)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 13 Oct 2026 - Section 476 BGB (derogating agreements, used goods)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 13 Oct 2026 - Sections 187, 188, 190 BGB (start, end and extension of periods)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 13 Oct 2026 - Section 2 German Injunctions Act (UKlaG)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 13 Oct 2026 - Article 246a § 1 EGBGB (German pre-contractual information duties, distance contracts)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 27 Sept 2026 - Article 246 EGBGB (German information duties, in-store contracts)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 27 Sept 2026 - Sections 312 to 312m BGB (consumer and distance contracts)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 27 Sept 2026 - German Act against Unfair Competition (UWG)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 27 Sept 2026 - Articles 245 and 229 § 72 EGBGB (European Repair Information Form, transition)
Bundesgesetzblatt · 23 Jul 2026 - Section 434 BGB (defects as to quality)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 23 Jul 2026 - Sections 475 and 475e BGB (consumer sales, limitation)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 23 Jul 2026 - Sections 479a to 479g BGB (manufacturer’s obligation to repair)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 23 Jul 2026 - German Energy Consumption Labelling Act (EnVKG)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 23 Jul 2026 - German act transposing Directive (EU) 2024/1799, Federal Law Gazette 2026 I No. 212
Bundesgesetzblatt · 22 Jul 2026 - Article 246e EGBGB (fines for widespread infringements)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 19 Jun 2026 - Third act amending the UWG, Federal Law Gazette 2026 I No. 43
Bundesgesetzblatt · 19 Feb 2026 - German act transposing Directive (EU) 2024/825, Federal Law Gazette 2026 I No. 28
Bundesgesetzblatt · 5 Feb 2026 - German Energy Consumption Labelling Ordinance (EnVKV)
Bundesministerium der Justiz · 19 Feb 2021
Database (3 sources)
- EPREL, European Product Registry for Energy Labelling
Europäische Kommission · 13 Oct 2026 - EPREL public data disclaimer
Europäische Kommission · 13 Oct 2026 - EPREL Public API (requesting an API key)
Europäische Kommission · 13 Oct 2026
Open data (3 sources)
- Consolidated French durability index data, televisions (data.gouv.fr)
data.gouv.fr · 13 Oct 2026 - Consolidated French durability index data, washing machines (data.gouv.fr)
data.gouv.fr · 13 Oct 2026 - Consolidated French repairability index data (data.gouv.fr)
data.gouv.fr · 13 Oct 2026
Authority (4 sources)
- Indice de réparabilité (French Ministry of Ecological Transition)
Ministère de la Transition écologique · 8 Jul 2025 - Indice de durabilité (French Ministry of Ecological Transition)
Ministère de la Transition écologique · 30 Jun 2025 - TRIS notification 2023/0477/FR (smartphone durability index)
Europäische Kommission · 5 Feb 2024 - DGCCRF fact sheet: information on spare parts availability
DGCCRF · 13 Jan 2021
Guidance (1 source)
- EPREL Public API terms and conditions
Europäische Kommission · 3 Jun 2024
Parliamentary paper (5 sources)
- Committee report, Bundestag printed paper 21/6693
Deutscher Bundestag · 24 Jun 2026 - German bill on the right to repair, Bundestag printed paper 21/5923
Deutscher Bundestag · 13 May 2026 - Bundesrat printed paper 7/26
Bundesrat · 9 Jan 2026 - Committee report, Bundestag printed paper 21/3345
Deutscher Bundestag · 17 Dec 2025 - German government bill, Bundestag printed paper 21/1856
Deutscher Bundestag · 29 Sept 2025
French law (8 sources)
- Arrêté of 26 June 2025 (repealing the French smartphone index)
Journal officiel (Text bei AIDA, INERIS) · 26 Jun 2025 - Décret n° 2024-316 (French durability index)
Journal officiel (Text bei AIDA, INERIS) · 5 Apr 2024 - Article L. 541-9-4 French Environmental Code (fines)
Légifrance · 1 Jan 2022 - Article L. 541-9-4-1 French Environmental Code
Légifrance · 1 Jan 2022 - Article L111-4 French Consumer Code (information on spare parts availability)
Légifrance · 1 Jan 2022 - Article L. 541-9-2 French Environmental Code (repairability and durability index)
Légifrance · 1 Jan 2021 - Décret n° 2020-1757 (French repairability index)
Journal officiel (Text bei AIDA, INERIS) · 29 Dec 2020 - Arrêté of 29 December 2020 on display, signage and calculation of the repairability index
Journal officiel (Text bei AIDA, INERIS) · 29 Dec 2020
Licence (1 source)
- Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Etalab (DINUM) · 13 Oct 2026