SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS to help stakeholders understand the latest development in the progression of the European Union (EU) General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) towards adoption.
On November 29, 2022, the European Parliament and Council provisionally agreed to adopt the GPSR. A final adoption is expected in March 2023 and, once adopted, the GPSR will come into force 18 months later.
GPSR will transform the current General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) into a regulation. The GPSD (2001/95/EC) has been in force for over 20 years but is no longer sufficient to protect consumers in today’s digital environment.
SGS has published SafeGuardS 141.22 to give stakeholders an overview of the development of GPSR. It contains a breakdown of the main provisions in the GPSR, including details of the requirements relating to e-commerce, responsible persons, recalls and technical documentation.
For more information, stakeholders are advised to look at SGS’s original SafeGuardS 141.22.
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SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full European Parliament and Council provisionally agree General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) SafeGuardS.
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