General Product Safety Regulations 2005
Products intended for or likely, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, to be used by consumers (a baseline of safety for consumer products).
Market: Great Britain (UK). Legal basis: SI 2005/1803. The table shows what the official pages state, with the wording and the date we read it. A row marked "Not stated" means the pages we read do not say; it does not mean there is no rule.
What the official pages state
| Question | What the official page states | Source |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | Products intended for or likely, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, to be used by consumers (a baseline of safety for consumer products). Matches products that: any consumer product. Further conditions: Does not apply to the safety of a product where specific provisions of relevant retained EU law apply (the page gives certain toys as an example), except where the 2005 Regulations go further in aspects of safety covered or obligations. Official wordingThe 2005 Regulations apply to products intended for or likely, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, to be used by consumers. | www.gov.uk read 2026-10-03 |
| How conformity is shown | Not stated no conformity assessment route is described on the page; it only requires products to be safe | — |
| Mark and declaration | Not stated page states no conformity mark or declaration of conformity requirement | — |
| Official fee | Not stated | — |
| Steps and documents | Included in the $49 checklist. See the checklist | — |