International Business-to-Consumer Webinar: Product Compliance & Liability

In particular, we will explore:

• The new General Product Safety Regulation (EU 2023/988), which will apply in the EU from mid-December 2024. This Regulation seeks to address deficiencies in the current EU product safety regime for consumer products, especially concerning emerging technologies, connected consumer products, cybersecurity protection, sales via online marketplaces/platforms and the effectiveness of product recalls.
  
  • What are the key legal changes?
  • How will businesses be affected?
  • What is the current status of consumer product safety laws in the UK post-Brexit?
• Case law update on the ECJ’s decision in Fennia v Koninklijke Philips NV (fire caused by coffee machine).
• The European Commission’s proposed revised Product Liability Directive, which is designed to adapt product liability rules for the digital age, circular economy and global supply chains.
• Update on post-Brexit regulation in the UK, including recognition of the CE mark.

We will end the webinar with a Q&A to make sure we have covered all areas that are important to your business. We hope that you can join us virtually! In the meantime, you can find out more about our B2C Group here, and take a look at our upcoming programme of webinars below.