EU - The New Obligations in Terms of the EU Product Safety Regulation
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The EU Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) 1, which has now been published, will regulate the provision of non-food consumer products on the market from December 13, 2024, after the transition period has expired. The GPSR thus replaces Directive 2001/95/EC and, to a large part, the ProdSG.
In this context, the term "consumer product" is defined more precisely: A product is "any item, whether or not it is interconnected to other items, supplied or made available, whether for consideration or not, including in the context of providing a service, which is intended for consumers or is likely, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, to be used by consumers even if not intended for them“.
B2B products and stand alone software are therefore not included. Other exceptions are also named, such as food, live plants and animals, antiques.
As before, the requirements in the so-called harmonized area have priority, such as products according to:
- Directive on machinery, (2006/42/EC)
- Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EC)
- radio equipment and repealing directive (2014/53/EC)
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