What should a GPSR product safety evidence pack include?
Build the pack around one product, model, batch, software or firmware version, and EU market route. The record should show the manufacturer or responsible operator, the product identifiers used by consumers and authorities, the risk analysis, the , and the controls used before the product was placed or made available on the EU market.
For manufacturers, the GPSR expressly ties the to an completed before placing the product on the market. The analysis should address normal and foreseeable use, the product's actual duration of use, interactions with other products, presentation and warnings, vulnerable consumers, and, where relevant, cybersecurity or learning and predictive functions. Where product risks make it appropriate, keep the chosen risk-reduction measures, test reports, and the European standards or other safety-assessment elements applied.
- Risk assessment: hazards, foreseeable use and misuse, affected consumers, severity, probability, risk level, chosen mitigations, and residual-risk decision.
- : general product description, essential safety characteristics, model or batch scope, design or material changes, and the technical means used to eliminate or reduce risks.
- Test and standards evidence: laboratory or visual test reports, dates, certificates where available, standards or other assessment elements applied, and notes where a standard was applied only in part.
- Warnings and instructions: product, packaging, accompanying-document, and digital safety information in the required consumer language for each market.
- Traceability: type, batch, serial or other product identifiers, manufacturer/importer/responsible-person contact details, supplier and downstream operator records, and affected stock counts where known.
- Retention: keep manufacturer and the importer's copy available for 10 years after placing the product on the market; keep upstream and downstream operator traceability for six years after supply; manufacturer and importer complaint registers may retain personal data only as long as needed and no more than five years after entry.
What should a GPSR product safety evidence pack include?
It should include the product risk assessment, GPSR , product and operator identification, traceability records, standards and test evidence, warnings and instructions, complaint and accident logs, corrective-action decisions, recall notices, Safety Business Gateway submissions, online listing snapshots, and marketplace/operator communications for the exact product version or batch.
How detailed does the GPSR need to be?
It should be proportionate to the product and its risks. At minimum, keep a general product description and the essential characteristics relevant to safety; where the risks justify it, add the risk analysis, risk-reduction solutions, test reports, and the European standards or other safety-assessment elements used.
Primary GPSR source for manufacturer technical documentation, product identification, warnings, complaint logs, accident reporting, traceability, distance-sale listings, marketplace duties, recalls, and Safety Business Gateway notifications.
Source for Safety Gate notification information, risk descriptions, test reports, accident or incident information, corrective measures, and risk-level assessment criteria.