EU Commission publishes interpretation guidelines on the EU General Product Safety Regulation

The EU Commission has published guidelines on the application of the EU general product safety legislative framework by businesses. The guidelines are intended to assist economic operators in interpreting and applying Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety (EU General Product Safety Regulation; GPSR). The guidelines are based on the Commission's obligation under Article 17(2) of the GPSR to provide assistance, in particular to SMEs. The guidelines are formulated in FAQ style and address economic operators directly. In addition to general explanations of the text of the Regulation, the guidelines also contain sample templates, examples and checklists. However, only a few relevant interpretation issues are addressed (e.g. ‘What does “email address” mean?’). The guidelines are therefore more suitable as an introduction to the implementation of the necessary processes than as answers to detailed interpretation problems.