The European Commission published its 2020 Work Programme on 29
January. It's jam-packed with announcements that are relevant
to all those who design, manufacture, buy and sell products. The
Work Programme is structured around a number of key ambitions, and
includes over 43 new policy objectives.
One of the most notable is the review of the General Product
Safety Directive – an overarching piece of EU legislation
that affects the majority of products sold in the EU (with the
exception of pharmaceuticals, medical devices or food). The focus
of the review will be new technologies, online selling, recall
effectiveness and alignment with the new European Goods Package
(which we blogged about throughout its legislative passage
here,
here and
here).
