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Product Liability Directive Not yet applicable from 9 December 2026

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
32024L2853 · official text on EUR-Lex

Articles

Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Article 1 — Subject matter and objective
• Article 2 — Scope
• Article 3 — Level of harmonisation
• Article 4 — Definitions

Chapter II SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS

• Article 5 — Right to compensation
• Article 6 — Damage
• Article 7 — Defectiveness
• Article 8 — Economic operators liable for defective products
• Article 9 — Disclosure of evidence
• Article 10 — Burden of proof
• Article 11 — Exemption from liability

Chapter III GENERAL PROVISIONS ON LIABILITY

• Article 12 — Liability of multiple economic operators
• Article 13 — Reduction of liability
• Article 14 — Right of recourse
• Article 15 — Exclusion or limitation of liability
• Article 16 — Limitation period
• Article 17 — Expiry period

Chapter IV FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 18 — Derogation from development risk defence
• Article 19 — Transparency
• Article 20 — Evaluation
• Article 21 — Repeal and transitional provision
• Article 22 — Transposition
• Article 23 — Entry into force
• Article 24 — Addressees