Sixteen Changes of the upcoming EU General Product Safety Regulation

Sixteen Changes of the upcoming EU General Product Safety Regulation

January 25, 2023, LexisNexis

The European Parliament and Council are about to formally adopt a General Product Safety Regulation, which will repeal and replace Directive 2001/95/EC, the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95 (GPSD). Just like the GPSD, the GPSR sets out the basic rules on the safety of products placed on, or made available in, the EU market and intended for, or likely to be used by, consumers. While the GPSR builds on the existing legal framework of the GPSD, it introduces several changes and new requirements that aim to enhance the protection of consumer’s health and safety, and adapt its requirements to new technologies.

This article outlines 16 changes and new requirements that the GPSR introduces and that industry should carefully take into consideration.