Who this check is for
This check is built for manufacturers, own brands, importers and distributors established in the European Union who sell their products into Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy or France.
Under the GPSR, a company established in the EU is itself the responsible economic operator in the Union. It does not need an external EU Responsible Person for its EU sales. Switzerland is not an EU member state and applies its own, nationally determined rules, which are covered separately here.
What the report gives you
Per product family, you receive a written report covering:
| Regulatory classification with reasoning | Which legal acts apply to your product and its packaging, and which explicitly do not, each with a short reason. |
| Mandatory information on product, packaging and insert | The information that must appear on the product itself, on the packaging, and in the instructions or insert. |
| Mandatory information for the online shop | The information that must be visible in your online listing before checkout. |
| Required warnings and safety information | Which warnings and safety information are required, and in what language and form they must appear. |
| Manufacturer and traceability details | Name, contact address, and the details that allow the product to be traced through the supply chain. |
| Disposal and symbols in both directions | Which symbols belong on the product and which explicitly do not. Wrongly placed symbols are more common in practice than missing ones. |
| Review of existing packaging and artwork drafts | Your existing drafts checked against this list, with concrete correction notes rather than generic advice. |
| Gap list before launch | What is still missing before launch, as a clear, prioritised list. |
| Country differences | Where requirements differ between the markets covered, the report shows this. |
Legal bases considered
As far as they apply to your product and packaging, we check against the following laws. The exact provisions and links to the official texts are in the sources table at the end of this page.
- Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR): General product safety: the labelling duties (manufacturer details, instructions and safety information), the information your online listing must show, and the risk analysis and technical documentation.
- REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006: Restrictions and information duties for articles, as far as relevant to the product.
- Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR): Considering the applicable application and transition periods.
- Germany: Product Safety Act (ProdSG): National complement to the GPSR for the German market.
- Austria: Product Safety Act 2004 (PSG 2004) and Packaging Ordinance 2014: National complement to the GPSR and national packaging rules for the Austrian market.
- Switzerland: Federal Act on Product Safety (PrSG) and Product Safety Ordinance (PrSV): A standalone, non-EU regime for the Swiss market.
- Italy: environmental code (D.lgs. 152/2006): Environmental labelling of packaging.
- France: environmental code (Code de l'environnement): Sorting information for packaging (Triman / Info-tri).
Target markets covered
The report covers sales into the following target markets:
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Italy
- France
For sales into the Netherlands, this report covers the EU-level requirements. Dutch national law, such as the Warenwet, is not separately reviewed here.
Turnaround
You receive the report within 24 hours once your documents are complete. One re-check of the revised artwork after our correction notes is included in the price.
Price
The price depends on the number of your product families (net, plus applicable VAT):
| First product family | 99 € |
| Each additional product family | 33 € |
What counts as a product family?
A product family covers products of the same type, with similar materials and the same intended use. Nail files in different sizes, for example, count as one product family.
The final scope is confirmed together with you after we review your product list.
What we need from you
For the check, we need per product:
- Product data sheets or technical specifications
- Material composition
- Existing supplier or manufacturer declarations and test reports, where available
- Packaging and artwork drafts, inserts and instructions
- Planned product name and advertising claims
- Who legally acts as the manufacturer (own brand or merchandise) and the country of production
- Target markets and sales channels: own shop, marketplaces, retail
- A sample listing from your online shop
Advertising claims can move a product into a different legal framework. That is why your planned claims are reviewed as well.
What this service is, and isn't
This is a product safety and labelling assessment, not legal advice within the meaning of the German Legal Services Act (Rechtsdienstleistungsgesetz). Where a lawyer's assessment is needed, we say so clearly.
Related links
This page shows how Germany-based Grüner Baum GmbH reviews product scope, documentation and the Responsible Person role in practice. Reviewed by Hatice Muazzez Bodur →
