Products treated with biocides, and biocidal products imported or manufactured in the European Union must adhere to the requirements of the Biocidal Products Regulation. In some situations, even making biocidal claims about the product may trigger the requirements of the regulation, which include labelling, documentation and testing.

The Biocidal Products Regulation can therefore be applicable to, for example, socks designed to prevent odour. Another scenario could be underwear with claimed anti-bacterial properties.

The guide is split into two parts. The first half elaborates on the regulation’s requirements for treated products, such as garments. The second half focuses on requirements affecting biocidal products.
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Products sold in the European Union must often be labelled and come with documentation written in the language or languages required by the EU member states where these are sold. This can be challenging, as it forces companies selling in the EU to translate everything from warning texts to user instructions into multiple languages to stay compliant.

In this guide, we take a closer look at language requirements for products sold in the European Union – with a particular focus on the General Product Safety Regulation.
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The Digital Product Passport is intended to replace the Declaration of Conformity for at least a number of product categories in the coming years. In this guide, we explain what the Digital Product Passport is, what to include, and how to obtain one – with Article 17 of the Toy Safety Regulation draft as our source.

However, keep in mind that this regulation is not final, and only relevant for toys. The exact requirements and processes will likely differ for other products.
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The Market Surveillance Regulation aims at ensuring that products sold to consumers are safe and prevents general non-compliance.

For some categories of products, toys and electronics for example, it sets certain tasks that must be performed by manufacturers – or their authorised representative, in the case of non-EU manufacturers that sell to consumers in the EU, – and other economic operators.

In this guide, we explain what the requirements of the Market Surveillance Regulation are, what products it covers, and elaborate on its impact on manufacturers, importers, and other economic operators from both EU and non-EU countries. This includes businesses based in the United Kingdom.
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