When sold online in the EU, products must comply with all applicable regulations as offline products. The GPSR is the Regulation applicable to products which…
General product safety
Overview on textile and clothing labelling requirements for the EU market
Selling clothing or other textile products in the European Union requires compliance with several regulatory requirements. Textiles must meet rules on safety, chemical usage (under…
GPSR focus: what is Safety Gate and who needs to register?
The EU General Product Safety Regulation introduces the obligations to use an alert system for dangerous products. The Safety Gate system serves as a coordinated…
GPSR focus: risk analysis and technical documentation template
Under the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), all manufacturers must ensure that a product is safe when placing it on the Union market. This applies…
GPSR focus: Q&A on general products
The European Commission recently published a Q&A document to address some recurring questions concerning the application of the General Product Safety Regulation (Regulation EU 2023/988).…
GPSR focus: technical file for all non-food products
The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) is the new Regulation for the Safety of products which do not fall into the scope of other regulations…
GPSR focus: what changes now to sell in the EU?
With the aim to ensure a higher product safety, the new General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR) has introduced important changes to the marketing…
GPSR focus: authorised representative
While non-EU manufacturers must have a EU-based Responsible Person for their products by 13 December 2024, they can choose to appoint an authorised representative with…
GPSR focus: quality management system for general products
The new General Product Safety Regulation applies in the European Union from 13 December 2024. The Regulation replaces the current Directive (GPSD) as well as…
GPSR focus: Responsible Person role
The new EU GPSR (General Product Safety Regulation) introduces a regulatory figure which the previous Directive did not have: the Responsible Person. The Regulation states…