Description of the activity

Repair ['Repair’ means the process of returning a faulty product to a condition where it can fulfil its intended use, either as a service or with a view to the subsequent resale of the repaired product.], refurbishment ['Refurbishment’ means testing and where necessary repairing, cleaning or modifying a used product to increase or restore its performance or functionality or to meet applicable technical standards or regulatory requirements, with the result of making a fully functional product to be used for a purpose that is at least the one that was originally intended and to maintain its compliance with applicable technical standards or regulatory requirements originally conceived at the design stage.] and remanufacturing ['Remanufacturing’ means a standardised industrial process that takes place within industrial or factory settings, in which products are restored to original as-new condition and performance or better, typically placed on the market with a commercial guarantee.] of goods that have been used for their intended purpose before by a customer (physical person or legal person).

The economic activity does not include replacement of consumables [Goods, components or materials that must be replaced regularly because they either wear out or are used up.], such as printer ink, toner cartridges, lubricants for moving parts or batteries.