Introduction to German Product Safety Law
ProdSG is the German Product Safety Law. On September 23, 2011, the Bundestag promulgated a revised version of the Equipment and Product Safety Act (GPSG), the current Product Safety Act (ProdSG). The German Bundestag passed the bill and announced it in the Federal Law Gazette on November 11, 2011, which came into effect on December 1, 2011.
The Product Safety Law applies to almost all products except for special areas such as medical devices and food. The law implements many European CE directives into German law. In addition to the areas regulated by the unified directive, the Product Safety Law also regulates products outside the unified directive regulated area, such as parts and accessories used by merchants for reprocessing.
All participants, including online retailers, are obliged to register under the new packaging law. The first to bring packaging products (including filling materials) to the German market and end up with consumer waste, are subject to VerpackV and VerpackG. The extended product liability principle applies here. Therefore, these parties are responsible for ensuring that all relevant packaging materials are collected and recycled.
All companies selling goods in Germany must be prepared to participate in a dual system in order to arrange packaging for recycling after the goods are used and to continue trading in Germany.
Applicable product range
The Product Safety Law applies to almost all products except for special areas such as medical devices and food. The law implements many European CE directives into German law. In addition to the areas regulated by the unified directive, the Product Safety Law also regulates products outside the unified directive regulated area, such as parts and accessories used by merchants for reprocessing.
Major changes in producers, importers and retailers (distributors);
Verify that the consumer products produced are consistent with the original design;
Verify whether the GS logo is approved and the corresponding certificate is available;
For products that have obtained the GS mark, the importer should check the validity of the corresponding certificate and record the effective date, the GS mark issuing authority and the certificate number before importing;
Other provisions of the European Directive concerning the products of product manufacturers / importers and retailers are specified in the corresponding sections of the Product Safety Act.
Application process
1. After the client completes the basic customer information form correctly, it contains the company name (Chinese and English, and address (Chinese and English, telephone, contact person, email address, and product name).
2. The trustee provides the European quotation.
3. The two parties signed the EU authorized representative contract (quotation contract.
4. The entrusting party shall pay the relevant amount according to the contract. After receiving the amount, Party B shall provide the official European Authorized Representation Agreement.
5. The entrusting party puts the European-style documents in CE technical documents.
German product safety law penalties
The Product Safety Law establishes new fines, such as fines for missing German manuals and missing specifications or labels on consumer products, raising fines to prevent abuse and achieve lasting results. Violation of fines can result in a fine of 10,000 Euros;
Under certain conditions, fines of up to 100,000 Euros can be used without the corresponding certificate.
If the GS logo is used continuously and repeatedly without the corresponding GS certificate or the advertisement is published, the fines will also be strengthened. In such cases, fines or high imprisonment may be imposed for one year in accordance with the penal provisions of the legislature.
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