Directive (EU) 2024/2853
The Directive (EU) 2024/2853 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on liability for defective products and repealing Council Directive 85/374/EEC is a is a European directive on consumer protection and product liability.[1] The Directive was published on the 18 November 2024 and took effect 20 days after its publication. EU member states now have 24 months, until 9 December 2026, to incorporate it into their national laws.[2]
Scope
[edit]Compared to the previous product liability directive from 1985, the scope of the products covered was expanded, and now includes components of products as well as software:
"'Product' means all movables, even if integrated into, or inter-connected with, another movable or an immovable; it includes electricity, digital manufacturing files, raw materials and software."[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Directive - 2024/2853 - EN - EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu.
- ^ "EU introduces comprehensive digital-era Product Liability Directive". www.hoganlovells.com.
- ^ Directive (EU) 2024/2853, Art. 4 (1)