The new EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), officially known as Regulation (EU) 2023/988, was published on May 23, 2023, and came into force on Friday, December 13, 2024. It…
The new EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), officially known as Regulation (EU) 2023/988, was published on May 23, 2023, and came into force on Friday, December 13, 2024. It…
Over 1,250 Product Recalls in 2024 – Reports of Dangerous Non-food Consumer Goods Increase by Over 20% The European Union’s Safety Gate, formerly known as the RAPEX system, serves as…
The central legal concept for the safety of products is product conformity or produkt compliance. It is relevant throughout the EU not only for manufacturers, importers and distributors, but also…
Product compliance management is first and foremost a question of efficient, up-to-date and traceable document management. This becomes particularly clear with series products that are sold over a longer period…
Dangerous products that have to be stopped at the border, withdrawn from the market or even recalled from end consumers by the European authorities are reported to the European Union’s…
The European RoHS Directive (RoHS = Restriction of Hazardous Substances) regulates the restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products. Although it is a fairly old European directive, it…
