Article 52 — Entry into force and application

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

What does GPSR Article 52 say?

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 13 December 2024. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Strasbourg, 10 May 2023.

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

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply from 13 December 2024.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 10 May 2023.

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• Article 49
• Article 50
• Article 51

The same rule in other acts

These articles carry the same official heading. The wording is not identical; read each text at its own source.

• GDPR Article 99 — Entry into force and application
• AI Act Article 113 — Entry into force and application
• DSA Article 93 — Entry into force and application
• DMA Article 54 — Entry into force and application

Who does this apply to

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

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