Framework · Product safety: GPSR – Regulation (EU) 2023/988
The General Product Safety Regulation applies to consumer products all the way to the marketplace. Complass guides you from your role through risk analysis and mandatory information to accident reporting and recall.
The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) is Regulation (EU) 2023/988. Since 13 December 2024 it has replaced the Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC. It requires that only safe consumer products reach the market and governs risk analysis, technical documentation, labelling, mandatory information in online offers, reporting of accidents, and recall and remedy.
Content as of:
Affected are manufacturers and own-brand sellers, authorised representatives, importers, distributors, web shops, fulfilment service providers and operators of online marketplaces that sell products to consumers in the EU or have them sold. The obligations depend on the role; one company can hold several roles.
For products already covered by their own EU product legislation, for example with CE marking, the Regulation applies only to the aspects and risks that this legislation does not cover. In the first step, Complass delimits which parts apply to a product.
This overview does not replace legal advice. The legal or normative text is authoritative; in Complass you check applicability with guidance based on the references.
GPSR in force
Art. 52 GPSRArticle 52 GPSR Entry into force and applicationThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 13 December 2024.Open original (EUR-Lex – consolidated version of 29.05.2026) ↗
GPSR applies, General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC repealed
Art. 50, Art. 52 GPSRArticle 52 GPSR Entry into force and applicationThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 13 December 2024.Open original (EUR-Lex – consolidated version of 29.05.2026) ↗
Emergency procedures under Chapter IIa applicable
Art. 8a GPSRArticle 8a GPSR Application of emergency procedures1. Articles 8b and 8c of this Regulation shall apply only if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2024/2747 with respect to products covered by this Regulation. 2. Articles 8b and 8c of this Regulation shall apply only to products covered by this Regulation which have been designated as crisis-relevant goods pursuant to Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/2747. …Open original (EUR-Lex – consolidated version of 29.05.2026) ↗
Key dates under the consolidated version of 29 May 2026. Further acts of the Commission may specify the obligations.
Eleven phases from scope and roles through risk assessment and documentation to online sales, accidents, recall and emergency mode.
The obligations of all economic operators, manufacturers, authorised representatives, importers, distributors, fulfilment service providers and online marketplaces in the wording of the Regulation, with status and evidence.
Role and product list, internal risk analysis, technical documentation, labelling and mandatory information, internal procedures, complaints and accidents register, accident report in the Safety Business Gateway, and recall notice and remedy.
Catalogue: Obligations of the General Product Safety Regulation
If retailers or marketplaces ask you for GPSR information, this selection covers the requirements in Complass.
minimum selection Product safety (GPSR)
€199 net per month
Recommended
€590 net per month
More impact with Asset management and zones, Supplier Management and Business continuity management (BCM), room for 10 users and 2 frameworks.
With annual payment, 12 months minimum term. Monthly payment with a 15 % surcharge. All prices net plus VAT, as of 6 November 2026. All packages and modules in the price overview
You can also meet the requirements without Complass. Complass supports implementation and evidence and does not replace legal advice. Legal information
Yes. As a manufacturer, importer or distributor you have your obligations even if the marketplace has obligations of its own. Complass assigns the role to you per product.
No. Complass prepares the details for the report in the Safety Business Gateway and documents the case; you submit the report yourself.
No. Complass structures roles, obligations and evidence based on the text of the Regulation; the legal assessment of the individual case remains with you.
Set up your trial yourself, with a sample project per framework if you like. If you would rather see Complass first, request a demo.
