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EU’s General Product Safety Regulation: An Expanded Concept of Safety

In the second in a series of blogs on the European Union’s new General Product Safety Regulation, the Cooley products team takes a look at the expanded concept of safety under the new rules and why this matters.  

Tracey Bischofberger , Rod Freeman , Jamie Humphries

It’s Official! Europe’s Product Liability Rules Enter Into Force on 9 December 2024

The European Union’s Product Liability Directive (PLD) has been published and will enter into force on 9 December 2024. A 24-month transition period means that the new PLD regime will apply in EU member states by 9 December 2026.

Anushi Amin , Rod Freeman , Edward Turtle

UK Product Safety Review and Beyond: The Government’s Next Steps

On 5 November 2024, the UK government published its response to the Product Safety Review (PSR) undertaken by the UK product safety regulator, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). This response outlines the key proposals in the review and proposals aimed at modernising the UK’s product safety regime. It was published as a result of comments made during the second reading of the Product Regulation and Metrology (PRM) Bill.

Rod Freeman , Claire Temple , Humera Khan

New UK CMA Guidance Published – Can Fashion Companies Thread the Needle of Responsible Environmental Claims?

On 18 September 2024, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published new guidance to explain how fashion retail businesses can navigate their obligations under the UK’s Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and the Green Claims Code when making environmental claims.

Claire Temple , Fergal Duggan , Jack Eastwood

The EU’s General Product Safety Regulation: What’s New?

In the first of a series of blogs, the Cooley products team takes a look at what’s new under the European Union’s General Product Safety Regulation.

Rod Freeman, Tracey Bischofberger ,

The EU’s General Product Safety Regulation: Getting Ready for the New Rules With Cooley’s Productwise Blog Series

The European Union’s new General Product Safety Regulation is one of the most important reforms of consumer product safety laws in recent memory. In the run up to its commencement date in December 2024, the Cooley products team will explore the practical implications of the new rules in a series of Productwise blogs.

Rod Freeman, Tracey Bischofberger ,

OECD Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct: Key Considerations for Multinational Enterprises

The latest updates to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct in June 2023 thrust supply chain diligence into the spotlight.

Beth Sasfai, Juan Nascimbene , Jack Eastwood and Pia Pyrtek

Online Safety Act Update

The UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), which you can read more about in this November 2023 client alert, imposes extensive new obligations on certain types of online service providers. In some cases, the OSA will apply to online marketplaces and certain ancillary services – for example, where user-to-user (U2U) or search services are offered – and there are potential implications in respect of products that may be sold to consumers as a result.

Claire Temple, Carol Holley , Carolina Ljungwaldh and Mo Swart

European Commission Publishes Guidance on Transition from Clinical Trials Directive to Clinical Trials Regulation

Elizabeth Anne Wright , Jessica Lauren Koffel and Alix Vermulst

On 19 July 2023, the European Commission published a guidance document concerning the steps to be taken in the transition of clinical trials from the Clinical Trials Directive (CTD) to the Clinical Trials Regulation (CTR).