Sources
Primary Sources Cited Across EU Product
Every regulation named on this site links back to its actual EUR-Lex text next to the claim it supports. This page compiles that same list in one place — the regulations, not a summary of them, each linking to the guide that covers it in depth.
Product Safety & Conformity
The Core Safety and Marking Regime
| Regulation | Scope | Covered on |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation (EU) 2023/988 | General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) — baseline safety obligations for almost every consumer product | GPSR guide |
| CE-marking directives (incl. 2014/35/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/53/EU, (EU) 2023/1230, 2009/48/EC) | Harmonised conformity-marking rules for electronics, machinery, radio equipment, toys and others | CE Marking guide |
| Directive 2011/65/EU | RoHS — restriction of 10 hazardous substances in electrical/electronic equipment | RoHS guide |
Chemicals
Substance Registration & Restriction
| Regulation | Scope | Covered on |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 | REACH — substance registration, authorisation and restriction, SVHC/SCIP | REACH guide |
Packaging & Environment
Packaging, Producer Responsibility & Product Data
| Regulation | Scope | Covered on |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation (EU) 2025/40 | PPWR — packaging design, recyclability, minimisation, restricted substances | PPWR guide |
| National EPR legislation (e.g. Germany's VerpackDG) | Extended Producer Responsibility — national registration, reporting and fees | EPR guide |
| Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 | ESPR — the framework behind the Digital Product Passport | DPP guide |
| Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 | Battery Regulation — the only confirmed, adopted digital-passport deadline today | DPP guide |
Product-Specific Regimes
Cosmetics
| Regulation | Scope | Covered on |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 | EU Cosmetics Regulation — Responsible Person, CPNP, PIF, CPSR | Cosmetics guide |
Proposal-Stage
Not Yet Adopted Law — Tracked, Not Cited as Binding
The European Product Act is tracked on this site as a proposal-stage initiative, not cited anywhere as current obligation. See the European Product Act status page for its actual legislative stage.
Source Tiers
How Sources Are Weighted on This Site
Tier 1
The regulation or directive text itself, read directly on EUR-Lex — the standard for any specific legal claim on this site.
Tier 2
Official European Commission publications (Working Plans, guidance documents) used mainly for status and timeline information that isn't itself a legal text, such as indicative delegated-act dates.