Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on General Product Safety (GPSR) comes into force in the European Union
Date of publication: 13/12/2024

Since December 13, 2024, the new Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on General Product Safety (GPSR) has been applicable in all EU Member States.

What’s new?

On May 23, 2023, the European Union (EU) published the new Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on General Product Safety (GPSR) in the Official Journal of the European Union. This regulation will impact most economic operators (manufacturers, importers, distributors, fulfilment service providers, etc.) in the EU market.

Since December 13, 2024, the GPSR has been applicable in all EU Member States, as announced in our previous article.

Not all the provisions of the GPSR apply to cosmetic products. As cosmetic products are regulated under the Cosmetic Products Regulation (CPR) which dictates specific safety requirements, the GPSR applies only to those aspects and risks which are not covered by those requirements.

In that regard, you can find more about GPSR impact in cosmetics sold online here and on product safety recalls here.

References:

Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 on general product safety, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and the Council, and repealing Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 87/357/EEC 

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