SGS Announces Updated List of European Standards Under General Product Safety Directive

    HONG KONG, February 21, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The effective date of the Communication can be considered as 16 January 2015; date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC (GPSD) (http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/consumers_safety/product_safety_legislation/general_product_safety_directive/index_en.htm) is an important piece of legislation in demonstrating the presumption of conformity for certain product categories where there is no specific European regulation.

Updates to EU General Product Safety Directive

On 16 January 2015, Communication 2015/C 014/03 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52015XC0116(05)&from=EN) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) to harmonize a series of standards for a wide range of products for demonstration of compliance with the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC. The Communication reveals that:

- The 2002 versions of EN 1400 Parts 1-3 have been retained for 'Soothers for Babies and Young Children'.
- A number of completely new standards have been harmonized by publication in the OJEU for the first time.
- A number of existing standards have been superseded by more recent versions for demonstration of conformity.

Highlights of the Communication are summarized in a table within the latest SafeGuards bulletin (http://newsletter.sgs.com/eNewsletterPro/uploadedimages/000006/sgs-safeguards-01815-eu-updates-standards-product-safety-directive-a4-en-15.pdf). For the complete list of harmonized standards, please see Communication 2015/C 014/03.

About SGS Testing and Safety for Consumer Goods

Throughout a global network of laboratories, SGS can provide a range of services, including analytical testing and consultancy, for consumer products (http://www.sgs.com/en/Consumer-Goods-Retail.aspx) to comply with the General Product Safety Directive for the EU and international markets.

Please do not hesitate to contact the SGS experts for further information.

Contact details:

SGS Consumer Testing Services
Hingwo Tsang, Ph.D.
CTS Toys and Juvenile Products
Information and Innovation Manager
SGS Hong Kong Limited
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Hong Kong

t: +852 2774 7420
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