{"id":3574,"date":"2026-04-30T18:32:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/industrial-product-certification\/gpsr-general-product-safety-regulation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:06:17","slug":"gpsr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/en\/gpsr\/","title":{"rendered":"GPSR &#8211; General Product Safety Regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3574\" class=\"elementor elementor-3574 elementor-2933\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9c050 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e9c050\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77998f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e77998f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GPSR - General Product Safety Regulation\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2aff8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb2aff8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe13fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfe13fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The agreement of November 29, 2022, led to the adoption of the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), approved on May 10, 2023, and entered into force on December 13, 2024.<\/p><p>Directive 2001\/95\/EC on general product safety (GPSD) has been in force for over 20 years. The objective of the GPSD was to establish a safety net for all products not regulated by specific sector Directives or Regulations. The introduction of electronic commerce was one of the main reasons for initiating the revision of the GPSD. The changes will apply in addition to the Digital Services Act.   <\/p><p>Regulation (EU) 2023\/988 of May 10, 2023, repealed Directive 2001\/95\/EC (GPSD) and incorporated Directive 87\/357\/EEC regarding products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers, also known as \u201cFood Imitating Products.\u201d As was the case with the GPSD, the GPSR also applies to products covered by other specific Directives, but only for parts not already regulated by them, such as regarding the Complaints Register. <\/p><p>The new GPSR Regulation also amends Regulation (EU) 1025\/2012, which establishes rules concerning cooperation for the development of European standards for products and services in support of Union legislation, and Directive (EU) 2020\/1828 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ccde3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ccde3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0503b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0503b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_7.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3575\" alt=\"image 7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_7.jpeg 516w, https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_7-300x228.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\"  title=\"GPSR - General Product Safety Regulation\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1135d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d1135d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef2017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cef2017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Key highlights of the GPSR Regulation<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e48bbe0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e48bbe0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ac1e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5ac1e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc0fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecc0fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mobile-etichetta-energetica-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3576\" alt=\"energy label mobile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mobile-etichetta-energetica-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mobile-etichetta-energetica-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mobile-etichetta-energetica-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mobile-etichetta-energetica.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  title=\"GPSR - General Product Safety Regulation\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7b440 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df7b440\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0ec5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e0ec5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>E-commerce<\/h5><p>The new Regulation contains several provisions and two dedicated articles (19 and 22) for this type of commerce, due to the exponential increase in the use of such means for purchasing goods. Online platforms must have single points of contact for product safety and the obligation to track their sellers. Authorities will be able to order the removal of unsafe products.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c98ea0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c98ea0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce1244 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cce1244\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9512232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9512232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Responsible person<\/h5><p>Companies can only sell in the EU if they have a responsible economic operator in the EU. Responsible parties must be able to respond to authorities and provide the required documentation and information. The definitions of traditional economic operators already present in other Directives\/Regulations are referenced, with their respective obligations:  <\/p><ul><li>Manufacturer<\/li><li>Importer<\/li><li>Authorized representative<\/li><li>Distributor<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c89ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69c89ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be3be3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2be3be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/slide_home_05-1024x693.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3577\" alt=\"home slide 05\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/slide_home_05-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/slide_home_05-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/slide_home_05-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/slide_home_05-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/slide_home_05.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  title=\"GPSR - General Product Safety Regulation\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5dcf7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce5dcf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c310f15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c310f15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097b1b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"097b1b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_9.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3578\" alt=\"image 9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_9.jpeg 652w, https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image_9-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\"  title=\"GPSR - General Product Safety Regulation\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84866ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84866ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82bbf07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82bbf07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Recalls<\/h5><p>Authorities will have more options to request product recalls. The goal is to increase return rates by offering consumers refunds, repairs, or replacements, where appropriate. To this end, the product traceability system has been strengthened, and a Complaints Register must be implemented.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659bc18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"659bc18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ed700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09ed700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Technical documentation<\/h5><p>Manufacturers must draw up documentation to demonstrate the safety of their products (including product details, risk assessment, and a list of standards used to demonstrate compliance, where applicable) to be kept for 10 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee13c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cee13c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f77ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9f77ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Further updates of the Regulation<\/h4><p>The new Regulation also focuses on cybersecurity issues, which were not addressed in the previous Directive 2001\/95\/EC.<\/p><p>The need to properly report any risks related to products placed on the market to the competent authorities is emphasized in several places, as is the activation of all possible means\u2014by all actors in the distribution chain\u2014to ensure consumer safety in the case of products that could pose a health risk.<\/p><p>A web portal, the Safety Business Gateway, is also established, allowing economic operators and online marketplace providers to submit the information required by Articles 9, 11, and 12 of the Regulation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131675f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"131675f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c241a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c241a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Examples of GPSR regulatory applications<\/h4><h5>Lighter safety<\/h5><ul><li>EN 13869 \u2014 Child-resistant lighters<\/li><\/ul><h5>Safety of childcare articles<\/h5><ul><li>EN 1400 \u2014 Soothers for babies and young children<\/li><li>EN 14350 \u2014 Childcare articles (drinking equipment and accessories)<\/li><li>EN 12586 \u2014 Soother holders<\/li><\/ul><h5>Furniture and furnishing safety<\/h5><ul><li>EN 14749 \u2014 Domestic and kitchen storage units<\/li><li>EN 12520 \u2014 Domestic seating<\/li><li>EN 1022 \u2014 Furniture stability<\/li><\/ul><h5>Safety of sports and leisure equipment<\/h5><ul><li>EN 957 \u2014 Stationary training equipment<\/li><\/ul><h5>Safety of miscellaneous consumer goods<\/h5><ul><li>EN 15493 \u2014 Candle safety<\/li><li>EN 15494 \u2014 Candle labeling<\/li><li>EN 14059 \u2014 Floating articles for swimming<\/li><\/ul><h5>Children&#8217;s equipment (domestic use)<\/h5><ul><li>EN 716 \u2014 Children&#8217;s cots<\/li><li>EN 14988 \u2014 Children&#8217;s high chairs<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355326d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"355326d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover our full range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/en\/industrial-product-certification\/\">industrial product certification<\/a> services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GPSR &#8211; General Product Safety Regulation The agreement of November 29, 2022, led to the adoption of the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), approved on May 10, 2023, and entered into force on December 13, 2024. Directive 2001\/95\/EC on general product safety (GPSD) has been in force for over 20 years. 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