GPSR

Explained

GPSR stands for General Product Safety Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/988. It has applied since 13 December 2024 to non-food consumer products, including distance sales to consumers in the EU, with no volume threshold. It concerns manufacturers, importers, distributors, fulfilment service providers and online marketplaces. The main duties are an economic operator established in the EU who is responsible for the product (Art. 16), certain information in the online offer (Art. 19), an internal risk analysis and technical documentation (Art. 9), notification of accidents (Art. 20) and recalls (Art. 35 and 36). The GPSR replaced the earlier General Product Safety Directive. The Commission published non-binding guidelines in November 2025 (C/2025/6233).