European Regulations DOUE Importance: 7/10

New EU general product safety standards: update of mandatory technical standards

27 Apr 2026 Effective: 17 Apr 2026 148 views
Who is affected:
Manufacturers, importers and distributors of consumer products in the EU

Summary

The EU updates the European technical standards supporting general safety of consumer products, repealing the previous 2019 regulations. It affects manufacturers and distributors marketing products in the European market.

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This Implementing Decision establishes the harmonised European standards supporting Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety, which replaced the previous Directive. Decision 2019/1698 is repealed, updating the catalogue of reference technical standards. Companies complying with these harmonised standards bene…

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OJ:L_202600901: Decisión de Ejecución (UE) 2026/901 de la Comisión, de 17 de abril de 2026, relativa a las normas europeas sobre productos redactadas en apoyo del Reglamento (UE) 2023/988 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo y por la que se deroga la Decisión de Ejecución (UE) 2019/1698 de la Comisión

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SMEs Retail & Trade Construction Technology Healthcare

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