General Product Safety Directive

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on general product safety

Stage: In force
Transposition deadline: 15 Jan 2004
Procedure: Directive
Last activity: 3 Dec 2001

4 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 4 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2962	Implementing · Decision	Published
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/1761	Implementing · Decision	Published	Q3 2024
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/280	Implementing	Published	Q4 2021
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1972	Implementing · Decision	Published	Q3 2021

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Directive 2001/95/EC requires producers to place only safe products on the market and sets a general safety requirement for all consumer products not covered by specific EU rules. It obliges producers and distributors to inform authorities of risky products and empowers Member States to withdraw, recall, or ban dangerous items.

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