Directive (EU) 2024/28532022/0302(COD)COM(2022)495JURI

Liability for defective products

Stage: In force, reached 18 Nov 2024
In force: In force since 8 Dec 2024 · CELEX 32024L2853
Transposition deadline: 9 Dec 2026
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteurs: Vlad-Marius Botoş (Renew), Pascal Arimont (EPP)
Lead DG: DG GROW
Commissioner: Thierry Breton
Last activity: 18 Nov 2024

29 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 18 Nov 2024.

Show the earlier record: 17 dates, 28 Jul 2021 to 24 Jan 2024

28 Jul 2021
- Inception impact assessment closed: Adapting liability rules to the digital age, the circular economy and global value chains - the new Product Liability Directive, 34 responses · Commission
10 Jan 2022
- Public consultation closed: Adapting liability rules to the digital age, the circular economy and global value chains - the new Product Liability Directive, 291 responses · Commission
29 Sept 2022
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
4 Oct 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
17 Oct 2022
- Referred to committee
11 Dec 2022
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Adapting liability rules to the digital age, the circular economy and global value chains - the new Product Liability Directive, 51 responses · Commission
1 Feb 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
27 Mar 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
5 Apr 2023
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
14 Jun 2023
- Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
15 Jun 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
9 Oct 2023
- Committee report adopted
12 Oct 2023
- Tabled for plenary
16 Oct 2023
- Plenary sitting
18 Oct 2023
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
14 Nov 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
24 Jan 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper

22 Feb 2024
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
11 Mar 2024
- Debate in plenary
12 Mar 2024
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
18 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
10 Oct 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
11 Oct 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
23 Oct 2024
- Signed
18 Nov 2024
- Published in the Official Journal

11 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Co-rapporteur	Vlad-Marius Botoş	Renew	RO	IMCO
Co-rapporteur	Pascal Arimont	EPP	BE	JURI
Shadow rapporteur	Emmanuel Maurel	The Left	FR
Shadow rapporteur	Eugen Jurzyca	ECR	SK
Shadow rapporteur	Karen Melchior	Renew	DK
Shadow rapporteur	Kosma Złotowski	ECR	PL
Shadow rapporteur	Krzysztof Hetman	EPP	PL
Shadow rapporteur	Marcel Kolaja	Greens/EFA	CZ
Shadow rapporteur	Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES	S&D	PT
Shadow rapporteur	René Repasi	S&D	DE
Shadow rapporteur	Sergey Lagodinsky	Greens/EFA	DE

1 amendment

Amendments

Tabled on 5 Mar 2024. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By author

Adrián Vázquez Lázara1
Anna Cavazzini1

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

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13 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A9-0291/2023Parliament
Proposal · COM(2022)0495Parliament
Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32024L2853R(01)Commission
Text adopted · Directive 2024/2853Commission
Agenda · GEDA/A/(2024)000537Parliament
Text adopted · OJ L 07.05.2026Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 18.11.2024Commission
Report · PE745.537Parliament
Amendments · PE746.997Parliament
Amendments · PE747.001Parliament
Agenda · PE758.731Parliament
Text adopted · SP(2024)350Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0132/2024Parliament

1 consultation

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
Adapting liability rules to the digital age, the circular economy and global value chains - the new Product Liability Directive Who filed what · Follow the consultation	11 Dec 2022	376

Summary

Generated

The revised Directive modernizes EU rules on producer liability for defective products, expanding scope to software, digital manufacturing files, and AI systems. It affects manufacturers across all sectors, particularly tech and digital goods producers, clarifying obligations for damages from product failures. The legislation was formally adopted and entered into force in November 2024.

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