Manufacturing
Amendments for your sector
Yet to come into effect (5)
GPSR: new rules for product safety
Effective date: 13 december 2024
Do you sell non-food consumer products in the EU and Northern Ireland? You must comply with new product safety rules when the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) takes effect. The GPSR protects...
USB-C mandatory for all portable devices
Effective date: 28 december 2024
Do you manufacture, import, or sell electronic devices? Small and medium-sized electronic devices that can be charged via a wired connection must have a USB Type-C port. USB-C is the mandatory...
Security of smart devices must be improved
Effective date: 1 augustus 2025
Do you manufacture or sell smart devices? There will be minimum requirements to ensure the digital security of devices connected to the internet – Internet of Things (IoT) devices. These new rules...
Plain packaging for vapes and cigars
Effective date: not yet known
Do you sell cigars and e-cigarettes (vapes)? Soon these products will have to be sold in neutral packaging. This plain packaging requirement already applies to cigarettes and rolling tobacco since...
Producers of alcohol must list ingredients
Effective date: not yet known
Do you produce alcoholic beverages? You must list the ingredients and nutritional values on the label. You must also mention the number of calories per 100 ml. At present you are only required to list...
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