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Legal briefing

The Directive on liability for defective products

14/03/2024

The purpose of this Legal Briefing is to explain the main elements and scope of the new Directive with a comparative annex of the two Directives included

On 12 March, the European Parliament adopted the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on liability for defective products. The Directive, which represents a substantial modification of the existing regime, repeals Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985.

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