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Today, on 13 December 2024, the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) comes into force, introducing modernised safety standards...
Freshfields Risk & Compliance
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PFAS or ‘forever chemicals’ More than 10,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used globally in industrial and consumer...
The EU’s proposed PFAS ban Since five EU Member States submitted a proposal to restrict the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
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The European Union‘s updated Product Liability Directive (PLD), adopted by the European Council today and expected to come into effect in...
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As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented rate, manufacturers are increasingly challenged to balance innovation with...
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On 20 June 2024, the UK Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in R (on the application of Finch on behalf of Weald Action...
I. Introduction Manufacturers of consumer-facing products in the increasingly integrated European market operate in a complex...
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Introduction Following years of intense debate among EU institutions, the final compromise text of the new EU Product Liability...