Planned
General Product Safety (GPSR)
Regulation (EU) 2023/988
The safety net for consumer products, with specific duties for online sales and for non-EU manufacturers.
Course outline
First course · in production
CE Marking Fundamentals
How the EU single market works for products, and what you must do before the first unit ships.
New Legislative Framework · Regulation (EC) 765/2008 · Decision 768/2008/EC · Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- Identify which EU directives and regulations apply to a product
- Choose a conformity assessment route and know when a notified body is needed
- Prepare the technical documentation and the EU Declaration of Conformity
- Set up importers, authorised representatives and labelling before shipping
Outline
Course modules
How the EU single market works
Economic operators, placing on the market and what the CE marking actually claims.
Which EU laws apply to your product
A method to screen directives and regulations, including products covered by several at once.
Harmonised standards
Presumption of conformity, how to find the right standards and what to do when none fits.
Conformity assessment and notified bodies
The assessment modules and how to work with a notified body.
Technical documentation and EU Declaration
Content, retention period and how to answer a request from an authority.
Getting to market from outside the EU
Importers, authorised representatives, the EU responsible person and market surveillance.
Related courses
Planned
Product Liability
Directive (EU) 2024/2853
The new EU rules on liability for defective products, now covering software and digital services.
Course outline