General Product Safety Regulation
Regulation on general product safety, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Directive 87/357/EEC and Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Stage
- In force, reached 23 May 2023
- In force
- In force since 12 Jun 2023 · CELEX 32023R0988
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Dita Charanzová (Renew)
- Last activity
- 23 May 2023
Where it stands
Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 23 May 2023.
ShowHide the earlier record: 26 dates, 1 Sept 2020 to 5 Apr 2023
- 1 Sept 2020
- Inception impact assessment closed: Review of the general product safety directive, 44 responses · Commission
- 6 Oct 2020
- Public consultation closed: Review of the general product safety directive, 393 responses · Commission
- 1 Jul 2021
- Adoption by Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 Jul 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 25 Aug 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 6 Sept 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Sept 2021
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
- 4 Oct 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Review of the general product safety directive, 60 responses · Commission
- 19 Nov 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 11 Jan 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 3 Feb 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 4 Apr 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 8 Apr 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 4 Jul 2022
- Plenary sitting
- 5 Jul 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 6 Jul 2022
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
- 20 Jul 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 2 Sept 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 Sept 2022
- Plenary sitting
- 4 Oct 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 6 Oct 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 21 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 15 Feb 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 29 Mar 2023
- Debate in plenary
- 30 Mar 2023
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- 5 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 14 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 18 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 19 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 25 Apr 2023
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 8 May 2023
- Plenary sitting
- 10 May 2023
- Signed
- 23 May 2023
- Published in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Dita Charanzová | Renew | CZ | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Alessandra Basso | PfE | IT | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Anne-Sophie Pelletier | The Left | FR | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Beata Mazurek | ECR | PL | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Kim van Sparrentak | Greens/EFA | NL | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Marion Walsmann | EPP | DE | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | René Repasi | S&D | DE | IMCO |
| Rapporteur for opinion | René Repasi | S&D | DE | JURI |
Amendments
Tabled between 22 Mar 2023 and 27 Mar 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By author
- Anna Cavazzini1
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 1 of the 237 amendments.
By article
- Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 23
- Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2Regulation (EU) No 1025/20122
- Article 1 – paragraph 11
- Article 1 – title1
- Article 10 – paragraph 21
- Article 10 – paragraph 31
- Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 11
- Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 21
- Article 10 – paragraph 81
- Article 10 – paragraph 91
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Article 11 – paragraph 31
- Article 11 – paragraph 41
- Article 12 – paragraph -1 (new)1
- Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c1
- Article 14 – paragraph 51
- Article 15 – paragraph 21
- Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)1
- Article 15 – paragraph 31
- Article 16 – paragraph 11
- Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
- Article 17 – paragraph 11
- Article 17 – paragraph 21
- Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point c1
- Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point b1
- Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a1
- Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b1
- Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c1
- Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d1
- Article 19 a (new)1
- Article 19 – paragraph 11
Covers 33 of the 237 amendments.
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 7 published, 1 adopted.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implementing Decision on European standards for products in the scope of the General Product Safety Regulation | Implementing · Decision | Adopted | Q4 2025 |
| Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1285 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q4 2024 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2958 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q2 2024 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2639 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q3 2024 |
| Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2406 | Implementing · Decision | Published | Q1 2024 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1740 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q2 2024 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1459 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q2 2024 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1435 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q3 2024 |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0191/2022Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2021)0346Parliament
- Text adopted · OJ L 135 23.05.2023, p. 0001Commission
- Committee opinion · PE699.339Parliament
- Report · PE702.956Parliament
- Amendments · PE703.262Parliament
- Amendments · PE704.597Parliament
- Amendments · PE719.841Parliament
- Agenda · PE740.576Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2023/0988Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2023)227Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0090/2023Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2021 | 497 |
Summary
GeneratedThe General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988, in force since 13 December 2024, replaces Directive 2001/95/EC and sets a general safety requirement for all consumer products not covered by sector-specific EU rules.
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