GPSR, Article 3, EU

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions apply:

(1)

‘product’ means any item, whether or not it is interconnected to other items, supplied or made available, whether for consideration or not, including in the context of providing a service, which is intended for consumers or is likely, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, to be used by consumers even if not intended for them;

(2)

‘safe product’ means any product which, under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, including the actual duration of use, does not present any risk or only the minimum risks compatible with the product’s use, considered acceptable and consistent with a high level of protection of the health and safety of consumers;

(3)

‘dangerous product’ means any product which is not a ‘safe product’;

(4)

‘risk’ means the combination of the probability of an occurrence of a hazard causing harm and the degree of severity of that harm;

(5)

‘serious risk’ means a risk which, based on a risk assessment and taking into account the normal and foreseeable use of the product, is considered to require rapid intervention by the market surveillance authorities, including cases where the effects of the risk are not immediate;

(6)

‘making available on the market’ means any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;

(7)

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