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Originally Posted by AnTyx
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I'm on the advisory group where the industry is picking the rules. The civil servants havn't a clue, its specialist technical stuff. To include the manufacturers makes sense, we know what is possible and what isn't. The job of the politicians is to look at why the industry wants certain rules, (its so we can sell more and exclude our competitors) and represent the public . This is the part the EU is terrible at. So no Daily Mail, just monthly email circulation and a webinar a couple of times a year.
The consumer goods repair is likely to be a victory for a coalition that includes component manufacturers. Sell a switch to Sony you get pence. Sell one to a repairer you get pounds. Whoever built that coalition did a good job working the system. On automotive stuff that section is too weak, its why they still get away with locking out OBD-2 etc.
Andy
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