▲ 135 ▼ New EU law requires devices to be repairable - Every phone, television or washing machine you buy in Europe must be easier to repair starting tomorrow. That’s when the European Right to Repair Act tak (www.nporadio1.nl) submitted 4 weeks ago* by inari@piefed.zip to c/europe@feddit.org 6 comments fedilink hide all child comments The products covered by the obligation to repair currently include: washing machines and washer-dryers dishwashers refrigerators electronic displays welding equipment servers and data storage products mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets tumble dryers e-bikes and e-scooters batteries (from 18 February 2027) local space heaters
[–] vermaterc@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arschflugkoerper@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) "In force" sound like an odd translation for "In Kraft" I think "In effect" sounds more natural to me. Can a native english speaker chime in? I am genuinly curious here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago* In force is quite common in standard English, as is in effect, though the two can have different meaning. See: https://www.oed.com/dictionary/force_n1?tab=meaning_and_use#4007071 https://www.oed.com/dictionary/effect_n?tab=meaning_and_use&show-all-quotations=true&hide-all-quotations=true (alternatively: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20effect) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arschflugkoerper@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) "In force" sound like an odd translation for "In Kraft" I think "In effect" sounds more natural to me. Can a native english speaker chime in? I am genuinly curious here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago* In force is quite common in standard English, as is in effect, though the two can have different meaning. See: https://www.oed.com/dictionary/force_n1?tab=meaning_and_use#4007071 https://www.oed.com/dictionary/effect_n?tab=meaning_and_use&show-all-quotations=true&hide-all-quotations=true (alternatively: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20effect) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago* In force is quite common in standard English, as is in effect, though the two can have different meaning. See: https://www.oed.com/dictionary/force_n1?tab=meaning_and_use#4007071 https://www.oed.com/dictionary/effect_n?tab=meaning_and_use&show-all-quotations=true&hide-all-quotations=true (alternatively: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20effect) permalink fedilink source parent