Article 4 — Distance sales

General Product Safety Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2023/988

What does GPSR Article 4 say?

Short answer, straight from the official text

Products offered for sale online or through other means of distance sales shall be deemed to be made available on the market if the offer is targeted at consumers in the Union.

Source: General Product Safety Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2023/988, read 2026-09-26.

Official text

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Products offered for sale online or through other means of distance sales shall be deemed to be made available on the market if the offer is targeted at consumers in the Union. An offer for sale shall be considered to be targeted at consumers in the Union if the relevant economic operator directs, by any means, its activities to one or more Member States.

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Who does this apply to

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• Online marketplace
• Seller in distance selling
• Manufacturer
• Importer

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