New Consumer Product Safety Regulations in the EU
Highlights
Major changes in product liability law are on the immediate horizon for companies doing business in the European Union
On May 23, the European Commission published the new General Product Safety Regulation, overhauling product safety regulations in the EU
The new regulations aim to implement new requirements for bringing products to market, recalls, and the online marketplace in the EU, and more
Major changes in product liability law are on the immediate horizon for companies doing business in the European Union. After more than a decade of proposals for reform, on May 23, the European Commission – the EU’s independent executive arm – published the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) in the Official Journal. With this, the new GPSR repeals and replaces the previously existing General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC.
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