Product Liability Directive

Directive (EU) 2024/2853 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on liability for defective products and repealing Council Directive 85/374/EEC – Official Journal

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Table of contents

• Chapter I

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  General provisions (Art. 1 - 4)
• Article 1

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  Subject matter and objective
• Article 2

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  Scope
• Article 3

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  Level of harmonisation
• Article 4

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  Definitions

• Chapter II

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  Specific provisions on liability for defective products (Art. 5 - 11)
• Article 5

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  Right to compensation
• Article 6

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  Damage
• Article 7

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  Defectiveness
• Article 8

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  Economic operators liable for defective products
• Article 9

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  Disclosure of evidence
• Article 10

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  Burden of proof
• Article 11

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  Exemption from liability

• Chapter III

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  General provisions on liability (Art. 12 - 17)
• Article 12

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  Liability of multiple economic operators
• Article 13

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  Reduction of liability
• Article 14

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  Right of recourse
• Article 15

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  Exclusion or limitation of liability
• Article 16

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  Limitation period
• Article 17

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  Expiry period

• Chapter IV

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  Final provisions (Art. 18 - 24)
• Article 18

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  Derogation from development risk defence
• Article 19

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  Transparency
• Article 20

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  Evaluation
• Article 21

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  Repeal and transitional provision
• Article 22

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  Transposition
• Article 23

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  Entry into force
• Article 24

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  Addressees

Annex

• Annex 1

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  Correlation table