News 2026/07/10

OPEN DECLARATION CALLING FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS TO GUIDE INTERPRETATION OF THE PRODUCT LIABILITY DIRECTIVE

EJF has joined a coalition of organisations (the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform, MedTech Europe, CEFIC, the Digital Poland Association, Danish Industry, Business and Science Poland, and EFPIA calling on the European Commission to issue Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to guide implementation of the revised Product Liability Directive (PLD) ahead of its January 2027 application deadline.

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Press Release: Liability Frameworks in the Life Sciences Sector and their Implications for the EU Single Market

On Tuesday, 9 June 2026, the European Justice Forum in partnership with European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) and MEDTECH Europe, organised a working lunch titled "Liability Frameworks in the Life Sciences Sector and their Implications for the EU Single Market", hosted by MEP Adam Jarubas, Chair of the SANT Committee and co-hosted by MEP Anna Zalewska, European Conservatives and Reformists, MEP Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Socialists and Democrats, in the European Parliament, in Brussels.

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On Monday, 8 June 2026, the European Justice Forum organised a roundtable titled "Consumer Protection and Product Liability Challenges in the EU - Lessons to be Learnt from the Nordics", held at Avenue des Arts 6-9, Brussels.

News 2026/05/27

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News 2026/04/30

Commission Guidance for Implementation of the EU Product Liability Directive

In 2024, the European Union made significant changes to the EU product liability regime by amending the Product Liability Directive (“PLD”), to update it in light of technological and other developments. The EU and EFTA Member States, together with Northern Ireland, are required to transpose the revised PLD by the end of 2026. The law will then enter into application in product liability cases before judges throughout the EU, EFTA and Northern Ireland.