Translation of "réparateur d'automobiles " (French → English) :

In December 2006 the Italian region of Basilicata, with co‑financing from the European Social Fund, entrusted the company Memory Consult srl with the realisation of a training project entitled ‘Training for car repairers’.

(f) "selective distribution system" means a distribution system where the supplier undertakes to sell the contract goods or services, either directly or indirectly, only to distributors or repairers selected on the basis of specified criteria and where these distributors or repairers undertake not to sell such goods or services to unauthorised distributors or independent repairers, without prejudice to the ability to sell spare parts to independent repairers or the obligation to provide independent operators with all technical information, diagnostic equipment, tools and training required for the repair and maintenance of motor vehicles ...[+++]or for the implementation of environmental protection measures;

(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.

For the purposes of this paragraph "independent operator" shall mean undertakings which are directly or indirectly involved in the repair and maintenance of motor vehicles, in particular independent repairers, manufacturers of repair equipment or tools, independent distributors of spare parts, publishers of technical information, automobile clubs, roadside assistance operators, operators offering inspection and testing services and operators offering training for repairers.

A manufacturer should give independent repairers access to technical information on new motor vehicles at the same time as such access is given to its authorised repairers and should not oblige an independent repairer to purchase more than the necessary information needed for the type of repair or maintenance work to be executed.

(g) the restriction of the ability of the distributor of motor vehicles to subcontract the provision of repair and maintenance services to authorised repairers on condition that the distributor subcontracts to at least one authorised repairer situated close to the distribution outlet and duly informs the consumer before the conclusion of the sales contract about the location of the authorised repairer; subcontracting of after-sales services to authorised repairers shall not invalidate the liability of the distributor for faulty repairs or maintenance;