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Made to last” / “lifetime product
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Member States must apply their measures implementing Directive (EU) 2024/825 from . This EU assessment does not decide how a specific claim is treated in a Member State.
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How this claim is typically treated
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| Market | Typical treatment | Legal basis | What is required |
|---|---|---|---|
| European UnionEU | Conditional | View legal reasoningEmpCo Annex I (durability obsolescence bans); UCPD | Cannot claim Dictionary termDurabilityDurability is the extent to which a claimed climate or sustainability outcome is expected to last without being reversed, weakened or materially undermined over the relevant time horizon.Read the full definition beyond realistic lifespan; commercial guarantee terms must match 'lifetime' implications; spare parts commitments. Define lifetime and the model/configuration covered; retain accelerated-ageing or representative-use testing, maintenance assumptions, expected service-life distribution and failure criteria; align any warranty or guarantee wording. |
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What this assessment covers
- Subject
- product · Named model; the meaning of made to last or lifetime must be defined.
- Lifecycle boundary
- use phase — Expected service life under foreseeable use and maintenance.
- Claimed outcome or activity
- output
- Value-chain stages
- use phase
- Geographic scope
- EU, UK, US, CA, AU
- Metric
- Not yet assessed
Define whose lifetime, expected use, maintenance, failure threshold, exclusions and relationship to the warranty.
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Published sources
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- Directive (EU) 2024/825 — Empowering consumers for the green transition (opens official source in a new tab) · Legal basis · EUR-Lex
Date or version: 2026-08-21
Article 1(2)(a), Article 1(4), and Article 2(2)-(3)
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