Since December 13, 2024, the General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023\/988 (GPSR) applies. If you sell non-food consumer products in the EU, the instructions and safety information must be in a language easily understood by consumers, determined by each Member State where the product is marketed. And in online sales, the offer must show the details of the manufacturer or responsible person in the EU, the product identification and the safety warnings. In practice, <\/span>GPSR translation <\/b>covers four blocks: warnings, instructions, responsible operator details and online listing in each language of sale.<\/span><\/p>\n It is not about translating more, but about translating what the regulation requires and keeping it consistent across every SKU and every channel. At Translinguo Global, <\/span>translation agency<\/b>, we have been working with professional companies for over 10 years and perfectly understand the technical requirements that GPSR translation demands. Our ISO Quality certificates guarantee the quality and professionalism of all our translations. <\/span><\/p>\n Below, we explain the scope, what is translated country by country, how we organize the workflow, and what errors we see in marketplaces and manufacturers.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The <\/span>Regulation (EU) 2023\/988<\/span><\/a> replaces the old General Product Safety Directive and extends its scope to distance selling. It applies to non-food consumer products, new, used or refurbished, marketed in the EU, even when the seller is located outside of it. <\/span><\/p>\n Excluded, among others, are medicines, food and feed, live plants and animals and antiquities. Furthermore, when a sector regulation regulates the same safety aspects, as occurs with toys, cosmetics or medical devices, that regulation prevails and the GPSR only covers what it does not regulate. The <\/span> European Commission website on the GPSR <\/span><\/a>summarizes these obligations for each operator.<\/span><\/p>\n GPSR Regulation<\/b> does not establish a single language: it requires instructions and safety information to be in a language easily understandable for consumers, determined by the Member State where the product is commercialized. In most cases that means the official language of the country, and in States with several official languages it is convenient to confirm the national criteria before printing. In <\/span>GPSR translation <\/b>we always start from that criterion per market, not from a generic list of languages, so as not to over-translate or leave a country uncovered.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>translation of catalogs and product data sheets <\/span><\/a>aims to sell; the <\/span>translation of technical manuals<\/span><\/a> is intended for industrial use; and the labeling of cosmetics, medicines or medical devices follows its own regulations. <\/span>GPSR translation <\/b>focuses on mandatory safety and traceability information, and it is the one that can cost you your listing if it is missing.<\/span><\/p>\n The obligation affects the physical product and its online listing. For a manufacturer or importer with multiple markets, <\/span>GPSR translation <\/b>comes down to a specific list of texts that must exist in each sales language and match across channels.<\/span><\/p>\n Warnings are the most delicate part of <\/span>safety warning translation<\/b>, because an ambiguously translated warning may fail to fulfill its purpose. That is why we treat it as <\/span>technical translations <\/b>with a fixed glossary, not as commercial text.<\/span><\/p>\n Each Member State determines which language it considers understandable for its consumers, and platforms apply this criterion in their reviews. This table summarizes the most common markets for Spanish companies; before launching, it is advisable to verify the specific national requirements, for example with the <\/span> European Commission’s Access2Markets<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nWhat the GPSR requires and which products it affects<\/b><\/h2>\n
What does GPSR Regulation say about language?<\/b><\/h3>\n
How does it differ from translating data sheets, manuals or health labeling?<\/b><\/h3>\n
What is translated in GPSR translation<\/b><\/h2>\n
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GPSR labeling by country of sale<\/b><\/h2>\n