European Union: Product Liability & Safety

Germany's Federal Cabinet has approved a draft bill modernizing the country's product liability framework for the first time since 1989, expanding liability to cover software and AI systems while introducing new evidentiary rules that shift the burden of proof toward manufacturers. The reform extends potential liability to a broader range of economic operators, including online marketplace providers and fulfillment service providers, while establishing extensive disclosure obligations for defendants in prod

Italy has enacted Legislative Decree No. 78/2026, strengthening product-safety enforcement and operationalizing the EU General Product Safety Regulation across consumer-product supply chains.

This monthly legal update from William Fry curates essential articles spanning technology transformation, foreign investment screening, product liability rulings, AI regulation developments, pension scheme complaints, building energy performance changes, insurance recovery frameworks, MiFID compliance expectations, and environmental assessment requirements.

On 19 November 2025 the European Commission published guidelines for the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)...

The European Parliament approved the co-legislators' political agreement over new toy safety rules and, on 25 November 2025, adopted the Toy Safety Regulation ('TSR').

L'intégration de ChatGPT dans les plateformes e-commerce transforme les pratiques des consommateurs. Walmart, Target, Shopify et Etsy permettent désormais...

Contained within Annexes to the European Commission's Work Program for 2025, was the withdrawal of the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adapting non-contractual...

A commencement order is awaited in respect of section 124 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Act) which was signed into law on 5 July 2023.

Products in the medical and pharmaceutical industry must fulfil the highest quality standards in order to ensure safety and efficacy for consumers.