Category: Regulation & compliance
What a year! So what next in 2023?
Rod Freeman and Tracey Bischofberger
2022 has been a really big year for products law across the globe, with a raft of significant new measures published. Productwise brings you a round-up of the highlights from 2022 and what to look out for in 2023
Risks through a new PRISM – UK safety regulator unveils new risk assessment methodology
Rod Freeman, Jamie Humphreys and Tracey Bischofberger
OPSS publishes PRISM – a new approach to risk assessment in the UK
European Commission proposes extension of the transition periods foreseen in the Medical Device Regulation
Read our update on the extension of the transition periods in the Medical Device Regulation
New European Manual on Borderline Classification for medical devices and IVDs
Jessica Koffel and Alexander Wenzel
Read our short overview of the New European Manual on Borderline Classification for medical devices and IVDs
Radical Reform of EU Product Liability Laws: Long-awaited Proposals Published
Rod Freeman, Claire Temple, Ed Turtle and Tracey Bischofberger
European Commission publishes long-awaited proposals for reforming EU product liability rules
Latest on the S in ESG: EU proposes ban on products made with forced labour
Emma Bichet and Selma Abdel Qader
Productwise guides through the European Commission’s new initiative to ban the sales, imports and exports of goods made with forced labour.
New far-reaching ecodesign and energy labelling requirements for mobile phones and tablets – don’t miss your chance to provide feedback
Tracey Bischofberger , Emma Bichet and Selma Abdel Qader
The European Commission published two proposals seeking to introduce new ecodesign and energy labelling requirements for mobile phones and tablets. Feedback can be submitted until 28 September 2022.
Productwise Bitesize: The Construction Products Regulation
Jamie Humphreys and Julia Maskell
Productwise Bitesize brings you a short introduction to the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), which sets out the requirements for construction products in the EU.
UK’s New Pro-Innovation Approach to Regulating AI
Chris Coulter, Jamie Humphreys and Alice Wong
UK publishes policy paper that sets out an ambitious ten-year plan to remain a global AI power