Sources

The desk works from a short shelf of law and official guidance. Everything else is commentary - including, we are aware, this site.

EU law

• Regulation (EU) 2023/988, the General Product Safety Regulation - the general product safety framework, applicable from 13 December 2024.
• Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance and compliance of products - market surveillance, border controls and the responsible person framework.
• Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys - the sector instrument for toys, alongside the general framework.

Official product safety sources

• EU Safety Gate - alerts for dangerous non-food products, and the public record of corrective measures.
• European Commission - product safety policy, guidance and market surveillance coordination.
• UK Office for Product Safety and Standards - UK product safety regulation and guidance.
• US Consumer Product Safety Commission - US product safety rules, recalls and guidance, used only for the US market guides.

Standards bodies

• CEN and CENELEC - European standards, including harmonised standards cited in the guides.
• International Organization for Standardization - international standards referenced where a guide relies on one.