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Name: European Union: consumer product rules
Creator: ClaraDB
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Keywords: European Union

We track 6,679 rules from 28 laws and lists for consumer goods here, and 12 changes starting in the next 24 months. Type your product to see which apply.

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12 changes to 104 rules start in the European Union in the next 24 months.

Restricts 7 substancesAcetylated Vetiveria Zizanioides Root Extract (Vetiveria zizanioides, ext., acetylated Oils, vetiver, acetylated; CAS 84082-84-8) and 6 moreRegulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products, Annexes II-VI (consolidated)1 Jan 2027Ban + more
Restricts 2 substancesGlycidol and 1 moreRegulation (EU) 2023/915 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food1 Jan 2027Limit
Battery passport15 requirements, including QR codeRegulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries18 Feb 2027Ban + more
Limits household and office equipment standby2 rules starting the same dayCommission Regulation (EU) 2023/826 laying down ecodesign requirements for off mode, standby mode9 May 2027Limit

All 12 upcoming changes in the European Union

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What we check here for each industry, and from when. Open an industry to see what we cover and what we don't. A law we hold but haven't checked shows as Not checked, with its quote. Anything we don't cover shows as Not covered. Neither is ever clear.

ClaraDB gives a verdict only for PFAS state laws for cookware and bakeware, California Proposition 65 consumer-product warning check for BPA, BPS, formaldehyde, styrene, antimony trioxide, vinyl acetate, lead and cadmium, California Proposition 65 warning check for candles and ceramicware (lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, naphthalene, carbon monoxide, benzo[a]pyrene), US packaging EPR producer size thresholds (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) for a brand-owning manufacturer, US lead in children's products and furniture (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in toys and child care articles (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in children's products (other) and bags (lead paint and total lead content), US phthalates in children's toys and child care articles (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP) and US children's product certificate and tracking label for children's tableware (AI-checked, quotes verified word for word). Every other answer shows the laws and quotes found without saying whether they apply. Not checked: Consumer electronics (FCC equipment authorization, 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15, energy rules). What ClaraDB has checked

Home and kitchen goodsMain sources1 Jan 20257 areas read · 7 not read yet

Sources read

food-contact framework (Reg. 1935/2004)
plastic food-contact materials (Reg. 10/2011)
bisphenols ban (Reg. 2024/3190)
ceramics lead/cadmium (Dir. 84/500)
PFAS in food-contact packaging (PPWR 2025/40)
REACH Annex XVII restrictions affecting home goods
General Product Safety Regulation (2023/988)

Not read yet

national food-contact rules of member states (e.g. France, Germany, Italy)
REACH SVHC candidate-list duties (Art. 33: list not obtainable)
Toy Safety and Construction Products rules
EU textile labelling
ecodesign/ESPR
CLP labelling
Furniture fire-safety national rules

Cosmetics and personal careMain sources18 May 20266 areas read · 6 not read yet

Sources read

Reg. 1223/2009 Annexes II (prohibited)
III (restricted)
IV (colourants)
V (preservatives)
VI (UV filters) and Art. 19 labelling
Arts. 4 to 13: Responsible Person, safety assessment and safety report (CPSR), product information file (PIF), CPNP notification

Not read yet

CLP classification and labelling of cosmetic mixtures
REACH Annex XVII entries beyond cosmetics (e.g. microplastics Reg. 2023/2055)
national rules (e.g. French recycling labels, German language rules)
claims criteria (Reg. 655/2013)
packaging law (PPWR)
Annex III-VI entries adopted after the stored consolidation

Packaged food and beveragesMain sources19 Aug 20264 areas read · 10 not read yet

Food regulations in their consolidated versions of 18 and 19 Aug 2026 and 1 Jan 2026.

Sources read

Reg. 1169/2011 food information (mandatory particulars Art. 9-10, ingredient list and 14 allergens Art. 18-21 and Annex II, nutrition declaration Art. 29-35 and Annex V, date marking Art. 24 and Annex X, net quantity Art. 23, language Art. 15, origin Art. 26)
Reg. 1333/2008 food additives (Annex II permitted uses by food category with maximum levels, Annex III)
Reg. 2023/915 maximum levels of contaminants
Reg. 178/2002 general food law (Art. 17-19 operators and importers)

Not read yet

Reg. 1924/2006 nutrition and health claims
Reg. 1829/2003 GMO authorisation
flavourings (Reg. 1334/2008)
novel foods (Reg. 2015/2283)
pesticide MRLs (Reg. 396/2005)
microbiological criteria (Reg. 2073/2005)
vertical product standards (e.g. chocolate, honey, juices)
official controls on imports (Reg. 2017/625)
national measures of member states
food-contact materials (covered under home and kitchen goods)

Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sources1 Jul 20268 areas read · 7 not read yet

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RoHS Dir. 2011/65 restricted substances and Annex III/IV exemptions
WEEE Dir. 2012/19 marking and producer registration (per-Member-State registers not covered by ClaraDB)
LVD 2014/35, EMC 2014/30 and RED 2014/53 conformity marking and declaration of conformity
common charger Dir. 2022/2380
RED delegated Reg. 2022/30 cybersecurity
ecodesign and energy labelling for external power supplies (2019/1782), standby (2023/826), displays (2019/2021, 2019/2013) and light sources (2019/2020, 2019/2015)
GPSR (covered under home and kitchen goods)
Cyber Resilience Act 2024/2847

Not read yet

REACH SVHC article duty (candidate list not stored)
Battery Reg. 2023/1542 duties (covered under batteries and e-bikes)
ecodesign and labelling for vacuum cleaners, space heaters, fans, air conditioners and ovens
Machinery Dir. 2006/42 and outdoor noise Dir. 2000/14
national WEEE and packaging EPR registers
medical devices
toys

Batteries, e-bikes and power banksMain sources13 Aug 20264 areas read · 4 not read yet

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as consolidated on 13 Aug 2026.

Sources read

Reg. 2023/1542 as consolidated 2026-08-13: Annex I Hg, Cd, Pb restrictions, Art. 11 removability and replaceability, Art. 13 and Annex VI labelling, Art. 14 LMT state-of-health data, carbon footprint, passport, due diligence (as amended by 2025/1561), EPR and waste duties as in the text
Directive 2006/66 (repealed 2025-08-18) for transitional provisions only
Reg. 168/2013 L-category and pedal-assist boundary (Art. 2(2)(h))
power banks and battery chargers as electrical equipment: EMC 2014/30, LVD 2014/35, RED 2014/53, RoHS 2011/65 and WEEE 2012/19 duties (the electronics rules applied to these categories)

Not read yet

delegated and implementing acts: 2025/606 recycling efficiency, 2025/2289 reporting, the Art. 13 labelling implementing act (not yet adopted), harmonised standards (Decision 2026/2048)
for e-bikes and e-scooters: Machinery Directive and EN 15194 / EN 17128 standards (paid)
national EPR registers, UN 38.3 and ADR carriage rules
enforcement, penalties and market-surveillance articles (Arts. 78 onward), Arts. 19, 21 to 37 (notified bodies), 44 to 46 and the battery-passport data model (Annex XIII) are not covered

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Laws

Rules by law

19 of 6,679 rules match the type declarations and the industry. Open a law to read its rules.

All70 Home and kitchen8 Cosmetics1 Electronics19 Batteries42

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Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipmentDirective 2011/65/EU4 rules3 Jan 2013

Directive 2014/53/EU (Radio Equipment Directive)Directive 2014/53/EU4 rules13 Jun 2016

Directive 2014/30/EU (Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive)Directive 2014/30/EU3 rules20 Apr 2016

Directive 2014/35/EU (Low Voltage Directive) on electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limitsDirective 2014/35/EU3 rules20 Apr 2016

Requirement

Applies when

Effective

Source

Declaration

Art. 6(2)

Declaration required

EU declaration of conformity (Annex IV model), kept 10 years

The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 30 May 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02014L0035-20260530 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

Rated voltage at least 50 V
Rated voltage below 1501 V
Sends or receives radio signals: no
Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: rated voltage v, radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

“Where compliance of electrical equipment with the safety objectives referred to in Article 3 and set out in Annex I has been demonstrated by the conformity assessment procedure referred to in the first subparagraph, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity and affix the CE marking.”

Art. 6(2) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Directive 2014/35/EU(opens in a new tab)

Declaration

Art. 6(3)

Declaration required

3. Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation referred to in Annex III and the EU declaration of conformity for 10 years after the

The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).

Rated voltage at least 50 V
Rated voltage below 1501 V
Sends or receives radio signals: no
Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: rated voltage v, radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

“3. Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation referred to in Annex III and the EU declaration of conformity for 10 years after the electrical equipment”

Art. 6(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Directive 2014/35/EU(opens in a new tab)

Declaration

Art. 8(8)

Declaration required

Copy of the EU declaration of conformity kept by importers for 10 years

The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).

Rated voltage at least 50 V
Rated voltage below 1501 V
Sends or receives radio signals: no
Your role: Importer

Depends on: rated voltage v, radio equipment, economic operator role

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

“8. Importers shall, for 10 years after the electrical equipment has been placed on the market, keep a copy of the EU declaration of conformity”

Art. 8(8) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Directive 2014/35/EU(opens in a new tab)

Declaration
Art. 6(2)
Declaration required
EU declaration of conformity (Annex IV model), kept 10 years
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 30 May 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02014L0035-20260530 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
Applies when
Rated voltage at least 50 V
Rated voltage below 1501 V
Sends or receives radio signals: no
Your role: Manufacturer
Depends on: rated voltage v, radio equipment, economic operator role
Effective
In force, start date unknown
In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.
Source
“Where compliance of electrical equipment with the safety objectives referred to in Article 3 and set out in Annex I has been demonstrated by the conformity assessment procedure referred to in the first subparagraph, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity and affix the CE marking.”
Art. 6(2) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Directive 2014/35/EU(opens in a new tab)
Declaration
Art. 6(3)
Declaration required
3. Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation referred to in Annex III and the EU declaration of conformity for 10 years after the
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 30 May 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02014L0035-20260530 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
Applies when
Rated voltage at least 50 V
Rated voltage below 1501 V
Sends or receives radio signals: no
Your role: Manufacturer
Depends on: rated voltage v, radio equipment, economic operator role
Effective
In force, start date unknown
In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.
Source
“3. Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation referred to in Annex III and the EU declaration of conformity for 10 years after the electrical equipment”
Art. 6(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Directive 2014/35/EU(opens in a new tab)
Declaration
Art. 8(8)
Declaration required
Copy of the EU declaration of conformity kept by importers for 10 years
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 30 May 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02014L0035-20260530 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
Applies when
Rated voltage at least 50 V
Rated voltage below 1501 V
Sends or receives radio signals: no
Your role: Importer
Depends on: rated voltage v, radio equipment, economic operator role
Effective
In force, start date unknown
In force no later than 2016-04-20 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.
Source
“8. Importers shall, for 10 years after the electrical equipment has been placed on the market, keep a copy of the EU declaration of conformity”
Art. 8(8) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Directive 2014/35/EU(opens in a new tab)