On 13 December 2024, the General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988, also known as the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), came into force, which replaced the previous General Product Safety Directive of 2001 (2001/95/EC) as well as Directive 87/357/EEC, regarding dangerous food-like products.
The Regulation aims to strengthen the level of consumer protection, by adapting security legislation to the technological innovation of products and services currently on the market. This legislative initiative has resulted in a uniform regulatory framework that, among other things, addresses recent technological development, with particular reference to aspects related to e-commerce, cybersecurity and products incorporating artificial intelligence (AI).
For Italy, this Regulation will constitute a significant amendment to the Consumer Code, which had transposed the aforementioned Directives.
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