Product Safety Law
Each individual comes into contact with a multiplicity of industrially manufactured products on a daily basis. In the case of proper use and foreseeable misuse of these products, no risks may emerge for the user; this is ensured through the Product Safety Law. This challenging and highly fragmented field of law is characterized by numerous individual legal provisions for certain kinds of products both at the European and national level as well as by the frequently encountered reference to technical standards. Our practice in the area of the Product Safety Law particularly includes:
- Consultation for product design
- Out-of-court and in-court representation for disputes with the competent authorities
- Defence against civil law claims for alleged breaches of the Product Safety Law, including the filing of protective letters
- Written warnings and legal action for breaches of the Product Safety Law on the part of your competitors, as far as possible in provisional injunction proceedings
The following Practice Groups are dedicated primarily to the field Product Safety Law:
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