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General Product Safety Directive Directive 2001/95/on general product safety

This law means that non-food products sold in the EU must be safe. Countries can quickly alert each other about dangerous products.

In 2021, the European Commission proposed an update to strengthen existing rules. The proposal mentions the risks of products not made for children but that look like something appealing to children or meant for children – like sweets or toys. Safety would also apply to products based on new technologies like Artificial Intelligence that can affect people’s mental health and children’s healthy development.

(Source: EC Compendium of BIK-related legislation)
 

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2001 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Record created: 01 March 2024
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This law means that non-food products sold in the EU must be safe. Countries can quickly alert each other about dangerous products.

In 2021, the European Commission proposed an update to strengthen existing rules. The proposal mentions the risks of products not made for children but that look like something appealing to children or meant for children – like sweets or toys. Safety would also apply to products based on new technologies like Artificial Intelligence that can affect people’s mental health and children’s healthy development.

(Source: EC Compendium of BIK-related legislation)
 

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2001 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Record created: 01 March 2024

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