Regulations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the EU regarding general product safety
Council Directive 85/374/EEC will be repealed on December 9, 2026, and replaced by Directive (EU)2024/2853 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Implementing rules for Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council:
Commission
Implementing Regulation (
EU) (EU) 2024/2639, laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the powers and tasks of the single national contact points of the Safety Gate early warning system (applicable from December 13, 2024).
The rules for access to and operation of the SAFETY GATE early warning system, the information to be entered into this system, and the notification requirements are set out in Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3173. Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3173 sets out the criteria for assessing the level of risk.Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1435 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended by (EU) 2024/2748, as regards the establishment of a template for notifications of product recalls.Commission
Implementing Regulation No. 2024/1459 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the establishment of an interoperable interface of the Safety Gate portal for online marketplace providers.Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1740 (Slovak version), laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EU) 2023/988 as regards the procedures by which consumers and other interested parties inform the Commission of products that may pose a risk to the health and safety of consumers, and the procedures for forwarding such information to the relevant national authorities (applicable from December 13, 2024).
Repeal of Commission Decision 2004/905/EC laying down guidelines for the notification of dangerous consumer
productsCommission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/1761 (Slovak version) repealing Commission Decision
2004/905/EC establishing guidelines for the notification of dangerous consumer products by their manufacturers and distributors to the competent authorities of the Member States in accordance with Article 5(3) of Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Commission Decision No. 2004/905/EC is repealed as of December 13, 2024. Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/2748 (Slovak version), introduces new obligations for economic operators to inform, via the Safety Business Gateway portal, the market surveillance authorities of the Member States in which the product has been placed on the market.
SafetyA new regulation in the Czech Republic is Act No. 387/2024 Coll. on General Product Safety, which repeals and replaces Act No. 102/2001 Coll. on General Product Safety.
Another regulation is Act No. 89/2012 Coll., Sections 2939 to 2943, on damage caused by a product defect (as amended).
Implementing regulation for the repealed Act: Decree of the Ministry of Industry and Trade No. 265/2000 Coll. , which specifies details regarding the labeling of footwear with information on the materials used in its main parts, remains in force for the time being.
The new Act No. 387/2024 Coll. implements Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product safety, which is fully applicable as of December 13, 2024. Act No. 387/2024 Coll. amends the Consumer Protection Act and the Act on Market Surveillance of Products.
The annex to Act No. 387/2024 Coll. contains a List of supervisory authorities competent for proceedings under Regulation (EU) 2023/988 and under this Act, specifying the national regulations defining their jurisdiction:
- Czech Mining Authority
- Czech Trade Inspection Authority
- Ministry of Transport
- Railway Authority
- Regional Public Health Authorities
- Central Institute for Agricultural Inspection and Testing
- State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority
- Czech Environmental Inspection
- Authority Assay Office
- Institute for State Control of Veterinary Biologicals and Medicines
- State Office for Nuclear Safety
Regulation No. 396/2004 Coll. on procedures, content, and form of information regarding the occurrence of dangerous
non-food products Government Regulation No. 198/2007 Coll. on the safety of lighters placed on the market
. Requirements for general product safety in the Slovak Republic are addressed by Act No. 83/2025 Coll. on General Product Safety (effective May 1, 2025, repealing Act No. 281/2023 Coll. ).
Regulation (EU) No. (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance and compliance of products with regulations and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No. 765/2008 and (EU) No. 305/2011 (text without amendments (EU) 2025/14, (EU) 2025/40). The amendment by Regulation (EU) 2025/14 of the European Parliament and of the Council shall apply from January 29, 2028; the amendment by Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council shall apply from August 12, 2026.
General safety (mandatory standards)
