Product Liability Directive - Adapting liability rules to the digital age, circular economy and global value chains The Product Liability Directive has proven its value during the past three decades to ensure the victims’ right to compensation, even without fault on the part of the producer...
Eurosmart welcomes the Commission's proposal to update Regulation 1025/2012 to ensure that National Standardisation Bodies (NSBs) are in the driving seat for European standardisation. If adopted, the legislation will rule that only European NSBs have the decision-making power to handle standardisation requests and prepare harmonised...
Eurosmart welcomes the European Commission's proposal for a regulation on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements (the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)). Download PDF Over the last decade, the European Union has been developing a solid cybersecurity legislative corpus which provides more legal certainty for the...
Eurosmart’s feedback As underlined by President von der Leyen's State of the Union 2021 address, the EU should become a worldwide leader in terms of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is of utmost importance for the EU; it is at the same time a matter of European industrial policy,...
Eurosmart feedback on COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) supplementing of Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the application of the essential requirements for radio equipment referred to in Article 3(3), points (d), (e) and (f), EUROSMART welcomes the latest draft...
The European Commission recently organised a consultation on the “New Consumer Agenda” with a section dedicated to the revision of the General Product Safety Directive. The General Product Safety Directive is a cross-sectoral legislation that lays down safety requirements for non-food consumer products -to the...
The Product Liability Directive has proven its value during the past three decades to ensure the victims’ right to compensation, even without fault on the part of the producer (strict liability). This directive oversees major aspects of the European Single Market; it complements the safety...
First-year anniversary of the EU Cybersecurity Act This week marks the first-year anniversary of the Cybersecurity Act. Philippe Proust, President of Eurosmart, highlights that "the Cybersecurity Act is a significant step towards a more cyber-resilient Digital Single Market. It is also an incredible opportunity to strengthen...
This report has been drafted by Sławomir Górniak (ENISA), Roland Atoui, Jesus Fernandez, Jean-Pierre Quemard and Martin Schaffer. Standardisation in support of the Cybersecurity Certification ...
ENISA issued in Jult a consultation paper entitled ‘EU ICT Industrial Policy: Breaking the Cycle of Failure’, that aims to explore issues such as digital sovereignty and the supply chain of cybersecurity products in Europe, as well as to present an overview...
