Work is progressing in the EU Council bodies on the European Commission’s proposal for a European regulation on general product safety, presented at the end of June to adapt the outdated 2001 EU legislation (Directive 2001/95/EC) to the digital age and to take account of the risks associated with new technologies.
The aim of this proposal is to ensure that only safe products can be placed on the EU market, whether they are sold online or in shops and regardless of their country of origin...