United States of America: Implemented Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104-A/A7006-B)
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Implemented Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104-A/A7006-B)
On 29 December 2023, the Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104-A/A7006-B) was implemented. The Act requires manufacturers to provide all diagnostic and repair information as well as parts provided to authorised repair providers to the general public and independent repair providers. The entities that are not subject to the Act include the automotive, medical devices, public safety communications equipment, off-road equipment, smart home appliances and digital goods that Federal Laws regulate.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-02-02
under deliberation
2021-04-19
under deliberation
2022-05-27
under deliberation
2022-06-03
adopted
2022-12-29
adopted