德国产品安全法新修订2021年7月16日开始生效

作为GS标志（德国安全认证标志）法律基础的德国产品安全法 （ProdSG）已修订并于 2021年7月16日生效。

新法律的主要变化之一：如果制造商位于欧盟 (EU) 或欧洲自由贸易联盟（EFTA：冰岛、挪威、瑞士、列支敦士登）以外，或无法提供在欧盟合法注册的地址用以接受传唤，则法定授权代表应代替制造商提交申请。

对GS标志的申请流程进行了如下修改：

情况1

制造商位于欧盟/欧洲自由贸易联盟境内：

当前流程没有变化；

情况2

制造商不在欧盟/欧洲自由贸易联盟，但在申请时有欧盟/欧洲自由贸易联盟境内的授权代表：授权代表作为申请人，制造商作为持有人同时签署申请。GS项目将按照当前流程进行处理；

情况3

制造商不在欧盟/欧洲自由贸易联盟境内，并且在申请时没有欧盟/欧洲自由贸易联盟境内的授权代表：制造商可以先申请安全认证标志，它将包括GS项目的全部要求。一旦有欧盟/欧洲自由贸易联盟境内的授权代表后，GS认证申请将由该代表签署，GS证书将在安全认证项目的基础上颁发。

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Please be informed that the German Product Safety Law (ProdSG), which serves as the legal foundation for the GS Mark has been revised and comes into force on July 16, 2021.

ANCI is familiar with the relevant certification requirements and process, and can help you better and faster, so that your product can comply with the necessary requirements, thereby supporting your specific application of this law and smooth entry into the market.

One of the key changes in the new law: If the manufacturer is located outside of the European Union (EU) or European Free Trade Association (EFTA: Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein) or cannot provide a legally registered address in the EU for servicing a summons, a legal representative shall submit the application on behalf of the manufacturer.

As such, our application process for GS mark has been modified as following:

Case 1

Manufacturer located in the EU/EFTA: No change to the current process.

Case 2

Manufacturer not located in EU/EFTA but EU-/EFTA-authorised representative known at the time of application: Representative signs the application as applicant and manufacturer signs as certificate holder. GS project will be processed as per current process.

Case 3

Manufacturer not located in EU/EFTA and EU-/EFTA-authorised representative not known at the time of application: Safety Mark can be applied by Manufacturer, which will include all requirements of GS project. Once the EU-/EFTA-authorised representative is available, application for GS mark is signed by the representative and GS Mark will be issued based on the Safety Mark project.