New EU general product safety standards: update of mandatory technical standards
27 Apr 2026Effective: 17 Apr 2026228 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 Decision 2019/1698 is repealed, updating the catalogue of reference technical standards.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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