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# EU GPSR FAQ: scope, listings, recalls, reporting

FAQ on GPSR consumer-product scope, economic operator duties, EU responsible person, online marketplace listings, Safety Business Gateway reporting, recalls, and evidence.

*Artifact Guide* *EU*

## EU General Product Safety Regulation FAQ

The GPSR is the EU baseline product-safety framework for consumer products, with practical duties for safety assessment, traceability, online marketplaces, accident reporting, and recalls.

Use this FAQ to identify the rule, responsible actor, reporting channel, and evidence for common GPSR questions.

This FAQ answers common GPSR implementation questions for consumer products sold in or into the EU. It covers scope, economic operator roles, the EU responsible person, online marketplace listings, dangerous-product reporting through the Safety Business Gateway, recalls, Safety Gate, and the evidence to keep. Regulation (EU) 2023/988 has applied since 13 December 2024; product-specific facts and any sector law still control the result.

## Definitions

### Safety Business Gateway

The Safety Business Gateway is the European Commission portal through which the economic operators and online marketplace providers concerned by a product submit GPSR notifications about dangerous products and qualifying accidents. National authorities receive the submissions and may use them to create alerts in the authority-facing Safety Gate Rapid Alert System; selected information may then appear on the public Safety Gate Portal.

**Why it matters here:** Use this business portal for a notification required from a manufacturer, importer, distributor, responsible person, or online marketplace provider. Consumers and unrelated third parties use the public Safety Gate Portal route instead and must not submit through the Safety Business Gateway.

Sources:

- [Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/988/oj?ref=sorena.io)
- [European Commission Safety Business Gateway](https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/safety-business-gateway/?ref=sorena.io)

## Browse sub-FAQ modules

### [How are dangerous product risk levels assessed under the EU GPSR?](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/dangerous-product-risk-levels.md)

FAQ on GPSR and Safety Gate dangerous-product risk levels: serious risk, evidence, corrective measures, recall, withdrawal, and notification records.

- 4 items

### [How does the GPSR apply to used or refurbished products? | EU GPSR FAQ](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/used-and-refurbished-products.md)

FAQ on when used, repaired, reconditioned, or refurbished consumer products fall under the EU GPSR, including exclusions, operator duties, evidence, and online listings.

- 5 items

### [What GPSR information must appear in online Product Listings? | EU GPSR FAQ](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/product-listings.md)

Direct EU GPSR FAQ answer on Article 19 online offer content: manufacturer details, EU responsible person, product identifiers, warnings, and listing evidence.

- 4 items

### [What must online marketplaces do when a GPSR product safety issue is reported? | EU GPSR FAQ](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/marketplace-takedowns.md)

EU GPSR FAQ on marketplace takedown orders, product-safety notices, Safety Gate Portal checks, Safety Business Gateway reporting, and evidence records.

- 4 items

### [What should a GPSR recall notice include? | EU GPSR FAQ](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/recall-notices.md)

What EU GPSR recall notices must tell consumers, how the EU model notice structures the message, and how Safety Business Gateway and Safety Gate evidence fits the recall record.

- 4 items

### [What should a GPSR safety evidence pack include? | EU GPSR FAQ](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/safety-evidence-packs.md)

EU GPSR FAQ covering the records to keep for product risk assessment, technical documentation, traceability, tests, warnings, incidents, recalls, online listings, and marketplace operators.

- 4 items

### [When must businesses report GPSR product accidents? | EU GPSR FAQ](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/accident-notification.md)

EU GPSR FAQ explaining accident notification triggers, who reports, Safety Business Gateway use, required information, evidence to keep, and timing without fixed day-count claims.

- 4 items

### [Which products does the EU GPSR cover? | General Product Safety Regulation FAQ](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/covered-products.md)

Direct EU GPSR FAQ on covered consumer products, exclusions, online offers, used and refurbished products, and how GPSR interacts with specific EU product-safety law.

- 4 items

### [Who is the GPSR Article 16 responsible person? | EU GPSR FAQ](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/responsible-person.md)

Direct FAQ answer on when the GPSR requires an EU-based responsible economic operator, which operator can fill the role, and what contact details must appear online.

- 4 items

Browse all indexed questions: [/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/items](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/items.md)

## All FAQ items

*Page 3 of 3. Showing 7 of 37 items.*

### [What products are excluded from GPSR?](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/covered-products.md#what-products-are-excluded-from-gpsr)

*Module: [Which products does the EU GPSR cover?](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/covered-products.md)*

Article 2 lists exclusions that should be checked before treating a product as covered. The exclusions are product-category exclusions, not general business-model exceptions.

- Food and feed are outside GPSR, but materials and articles intended to come into contact with food may still need a separate risk analysis where food-specific law does not cover the risk.
- Antiques are excluded because consumers cannot reasonably expect them to meet current safety standards.
- Products clearly marked as needing repair or reconditioning before use are not covered as ready-to-use products.
- Do not add national exclusions or informal carve-outs unless they are based on the EU text or another applicable EU product law.

Sources for this answer:

- [Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/988/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Article 2(2) lists the product categories excluded from GPSR, while Article 2(3) excludes products clearly marked for repair or reconditioning before use.

### [Are online, used, repaired, or refurbished products covered?](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/covered-products.md#are-online-used-repaired-or-refurbished-products-covered)

*Module: [Which products does the EU GPSR cover?](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/covered-products.md)*

Yes, where the Article 2 scope test is met. GPSR expressly applies to products placed or made available on the market whether they are new, used, repaired, or reconditioned.

- Used products can be covered when they re-enter the commercial supply chain for EU consumers.
- Repaired or reconditioned products can be covered when sold or supplied as products ready for use.
- Products offered as needing repair or reconditioning before use are treated differently when they are clearly marked that way.
- Online listing controls should identify whether the offer targets EU consumers; the seller's establishment does not decide the targeting test.

Sources for this answer:

- [Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/988/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Article 2(3) covers new, used, repaired, and reconditioned products; Article 4 treats online or distance-sale offers targeting EU consumers as made available on the market.

### [How should teams document a covered-products answer?](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/covered-products.md#how-should-teams-document-a-covered-products-answer)

*Module: [Which products does the EU GPSR cover?](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/covered-products.md)*

Keep the record short and product-specific. A useful GPSR scope record names the item, intended and foreseeable consumer use, route to the EU market, whether the sale is online or offline, any Article 2 exclusion considered, and any sector-specific EU product-safety law that covers the same risk.

- Record the product identifier, model or version, seller role, EU market route, and consumer-use facts.
- List each exclusion considered and state why it does or does not apply.
- Map each specific EU product law to the risks it covers, then identify any residual GPSR risks.
- For online listings, record why the offer is or is not targeted at consumers in the Union.
- Review the answer after design changes, new sales channels, refurbishing programs, marketplace expansion, or a change in applicable EU product law.

Sources for this answer:

- [Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/988/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Article 2 requires a product, market, risk, and specific-law analysis; Article 4 adds the EU-targeted online offer test.
- [Current consolidated Regulation (EU) 2023/988](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/988/2026-05-29/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Current Articles 2 and 8a to 8c support the amended chapter-level limits and explain that Chapter IIa operates only after activation of the internal market emergency mode.

### [Short answer: who is the GPSR responsible person?](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/responsible-person.md#short-answer-who-is-the-gpsr-responsible-person)

*Module: [Who is the GPSR Article 16 responsible person?](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/responsible-person.md)*

The GPSR responsible person is the EU-established economic operator tied to a covered consumer product before it is placed on the Union market. Article 16 points to the Article 4 task model in Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, so the operator must be able to hold or make available compliance documentation, respond to market-surveillance authorities, inform authorities when there is a product risk, and support corrective action.

- Do not treat a customer-service address, marketplace account, or brand page as enough unless it identifies the EU-established economic operator responsible for the legal tasks.
- For a non-EU manufacturer selling into the EU, confirm the importer, a written-mandate authorised representative, or, if neither exists, a qualifying EU fulfilment service provider before the offer goes live.
- If the file relies on a fulfilment service provider, record why no EU manufacturer, importer, or authorised representative is available for the product.

Sources for this answer:

- [Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/988/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Article 16 states that a covered product may not be placed on the market unless there is an EU-established economic operator responsible for the Article 4(3) tasks from Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.
- [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/2024-05-23/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Article 4 identifies the eligible EU economic operators and the documentation, authority-response, risk-notification, and corrective-action tasks that GPSR Article 16 imports.

### [When the EU contact is needed for market availability](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/responsible-person.md#when-the-eu-contact-is-needed-for-market-availability)

*Module: [Who is the GPSR Article 16 responsible person?](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/responsible-person.md)*

The trigger is EU market availability, not only physical stocking in an EU warehouse. GPSR recitals explain that a product offered online or through other distance sales is considered made available on the market when the offer is targeted at consumers in the Union.

- Check the sales channel before launch: EU shipping, EU language checkout, EU currency, EU domain, and marketplace listing settings can all matter.
- Put the responsible-person decision in the launch gate for every EU-targeted product offer, including direct-to-consumer listings and marketplace listings.
- Recheck the mapping when a non-EU product gains EU dispatch options or is newly listed on a marketplace interface targeted at EU consumers.

Sources for this answer:

- [Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/988/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Recital 21 explains when online or distance-sales offers are treated as targeted at consumers in the Union and therefore made available on the EU market.
- [Access2Markets overview of the GPSR](https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/news/eus-general-product-safety-regulation-gpsr-new-era-consumer-protection?ref=sorena.io) - Commission Access2Markets overview states that a responsible EU economic operator must be entrusted with safety-related tasks for each covered product.

### [What must appear on online offers](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/responsible-person.md#what-must-appear-on-online-offers)

*Module: [Who is the GPSR Article 16 responsible person?](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/responsible-person.md)*

For online and other distance sales, Article 19 requires the offer itself to clearly and visibly indicate manufacturer contact details. If the manufacturer is not established in the Union, the offer must also show the name, postal address, and electronic address of the responsible person under GPSR Article 16 or Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 Article 4.

- For non-EU manufacturers, display the responsible person's name, postal address, and electronic address before checkout, not only in back-office records.
- Include product identifiers and a picture on the listing so the displayed contact can be tied to the exact product type or model.
- Keep screenshots or exports of live listings because Article 19 is about what the consumer-facing offer clearly and visibly indicates.

Sources for this answer:

- [Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/988/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Article 19 lists the manufacturer and responsible-person information that must be clearly and visibly indicated in online and distance-sales offers; Article 22 requires marketplace interfaces to collect that information and display it or make it easily accessible on the listing.

### [Evidence to keep for the operator decision](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/responsible-person.md#evidence-to-keep-for-the-operator-decision)

*Module: [Who is the GPSR Article 16 responsible person?](/artifacts/eu/general-product-safety-regulation/faq/responsible-person.md)*

Keep evidence that proves the named operator is eligible, established in the Union, reachable, and able to perform the legal tasks. The record should connect the product, sales channel, manufacturer location, selected EU operator, mandate or contract basis, displayed contact details, and authority-response process.

- Operator proof: EU establishment evidence, importer records, authorised-representative mandate, or fulfilment-service-provider contract and scope.
- Task proof: who keeps declarations or technical documentation, who answers authority requests, who reports risk, and who coordinates corrective action.
- Display proof: product label, packaging, parcel, accompanying-document copy, online listing screenshot, and marketplace data export showing the responsible-person contact.
- Review triggers: new product model, changed manufacturer, changed importer, new EU marketplace, changed fulfilment route, incident, complaint pattern, or authority request.
- Physical display proof: the Article 16 operator's name or trade mark and postal and electronic address on the product or, where applicable, its packaging, parcel, or accompanying document.

Sources for this answer:

- [Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/988/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Article 16(2) adds GPSR-specific regular checks and requires documented evidence of those checks upon market-surveillance authority request.
- [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/2024-05-23/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Article 4(3) supports the evidence list for documentation availability, authority responses, risk notification, and corrective-action cooperation.

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