Recital 92

(92) Remedies offered in the event of a product safety recall should not place an excessive burden on consumers nor place them at risk. If the remedy also entails the disposal of the recalled product, such disposal should be carried out with due consideration of the environmental and sustainable objectives set at Union and national levels. In addition, repair by consumers should only be considered as a possible remedy if it can be carried out easily and safely by the consumer, for instance through the replacement of a battery or by cutting excessively long drawstrings on a children’s garment when provided for in the recall notice. Moreover, the repair by the consumer should be without prejudice to consumers’ rights under Directives (EU) 2019/770 and (EU) 2019/771. Therefore, in such situations, economic operators should not oblige consumers to repair a dangerous product.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-08-26 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.