Preamble
Recitals 40
Chapter I - Objective — Scope — Definitions (Article 1-2) 2
Chapter II - General safety requirement, conformity assessment criteria and European standards (Article 3-4) 2
Chapter III - Other obligations of producers and obligations of distributors (Article 5) 1
Chapter IV - Specific obligations and powers of the Member States (Article 6-10) 5
Chapter V - Exchanges of information and rapid intervention situations (Article 11-13) 3
Chapter VI - Committee procedures (Article 14-15) 2
Chapter VII - Final provisions (Article 16-24) 9
Annexes 4

serious risk

Definitions over time (1)

01/01/2010 – today applies on 11/11/2026 Article 2, Directive 2001/95/EC Scope: Whole act

‘serious risk’ shall mean any serious risk, including those the effects of which are not immediate, requiring rapid intervention by the public authorities;