This FAQ is informational only. If you want a more tailored starting point, use the EU seller requirements checker to surface likely rules, country add-ons, and separate specialist review areas.
The General Product Safety Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/988, is the baseline rule for most non-food consumer goods sold into the EU. It applies since 13 December 2024 and affects product safety, listing information, complaint handling, and incident reporting. Online marketplaces are part of the enforcement picture, which is why sellers often feel the impact through listing requests or takedowns first.
If you sell CE-regulated products into the EU from outside the Union, you often need an EU-based economic operator in the chain. A key baseline is Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, while the exact setup depends on the product family and supply chain. For consumer goods more broadly, GPSR-era responsible-person expectations can also matter. The safest way to use this FAQ is as orientation, not as a final legal conclusion.
The Digital Product Passport sits inside the ecodesign framework set by Regulation (EU) 2024/1781. It should be treated as a watchlist item rather than a universal current requirement, because product-group delegated acts will decide which categories need a passport and when. Batteries already have their own digital-information timeline, and other categories will phase in through product-specific acts.
The common starting points are Regulation (EU) 2023/988 for consumer-product safety, LVD 2014/35/EU, EMC 2014/30/EU, RED 2014/53/EU, RoHS 2011/65/EU for many electrical and radio products, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 for chemicals and materials, packaging and EPR frameworks for packaged goods, and consumer-law rules for pricing, checkout information, and withdrawal rights. Which ones actually matter depends on the product, sales channel, and target markets.
Use it as a structured legislative starting point. We surface likely issue areas, official legal sources, and obvious country-specific friction points, but we do not say that a seller or product is compliant. For higher-risk categories such as food, cosmetics, medical devices, VAT, or heavier privacy processing, the right next step is a specialist review.