Product Regulation

Since the 1980s, when the then European Economic Community launched the project of completing the single market, many changes have occurred in the world trade patterns. Today, globalisation provides buyers with a broader choice of products, many of which come from outside Europe. This brings many benefits to society, but also requires vigilance to ensure protection against non-complaint, poorly-performing or unsafe products. Product regulation has played an enormously important role in making the project of a European single market a reality while at the same time helping to maintain high standards of quality, performance and safety.

The European Commission has recently presented legislative proposals aiming at revising the existing framework for building product regulation and at strengthening market surveillance. Click on the links at right for further information about these initiatives.