News 2026/01/19

EJF National Contributions to PLD Transposition

Starting 2026 with wishes to our Members, European and National Institutions and Partners a prosperous year from Brussels!

With intensive works across Europe on transposing the EU Product Liability Directive (PLD), EJF has participated with our submission to the PLD consultation in Sweden.

You can find it here.

Take a moment to learn more about Product Liability from the materials available on our EJF website or from the @ECIPE occasional paper on Germany:
The Economic Risks of Transposing the EU Product Liability Directive in Germany

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