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compatibility
Defined in 3 EU acts of the Consumer protection group: DCD First Consumer Rights Directive Reference Sale of Goods Directive Own wording
DCD, Article 2(10) First adopted 2019-05-20
the ability of the digital content or digital service to function with hardware or software with which digital content or digital services of the same type are normally used, without the need to convert the digital content or digital serviceConsumer Rights Directive, Article 2(19) Reference adopted 2011-10-25, amended 2026-09-27
Refers to DCD, Article 2(10).
compatibility as defined in point (10) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2019/770Sale of Goods Directive, Article 2(8) Own wording adopted 2019-05-20
the ability of the digital content or digital service goods to function with hardware or software with which digital content or digital services goods of the same type are normally used, without the need to convert the digital content goods, hardware or digital service software
Compared with DCD: struck words are only in DCD, marked words only here.