Translation of "Aircraft repair and maintenance services " (English → French) :

In order to ensure the provision of repair and maintenance services for the cars of its brand, Audi has established a network of authorised dealers, who sell new cars and at the same time provide these after-sales services.

The new block exemption regulation for the motor vehicle sector has the objective of increasing competition for both the sale of new motor vehicles and the provision of after-sales repair and maintenance services.

Taken as a whole, the changes as regards both independent and authorised repairers set the scene for substantial improvements in competition and for safe and high-quality repair and maintenance services, to the benefit of the European consumer.

(28) In order to ensure that repairers are able to carry out repairs or maintenance on all motor vehicles, the exemption should not apply to any obligation limiting the ability of repairers of motor vehicles to provide repair or maintenance services for brands of competing suppliers.

(g) the restriction of the distributor's ability to subcontract the provision of repair and maintenance services to authorised repairers, without prejudice to the ability of the supplier to require the distributor to give end users the name and address of the authorised repairer or repairers in question before the conclusion of a sales contract and, if any of these authorised repairers is not in the vicinity of the sales outlet, to also tell end users how far the repair shop or repair shops in question are from the sales outlet; however, such obligations may only be imposed provided that similar obligations are imposed on distributors w ...[+++]hose repair shop is not on the same premises as their sales outlet;

(26) In order to protect effective competition on the market for repair and maintenance services and to prevent foreclosure of independent repairers, motor vehicle manufacturers must allow all interested independent operators to have full access to all technical information, diagnostic and other equipment, tools, including all relevant software, and training required for the repair and maintenance of motor vehicles.