Todos os anos, em 15 de março, celebramos o Dia Mundial dos direitos do Consumidor para sensibilizar para os direitos e proteções dos consumidores em todo o mundo. O Parlamento Europeu desempenha um papel fundamental na salvaguarda dos direitos dos consumidores em toda a União Europeia. Com mais de 450 milhões de consumidores na UE, é essencial garantir um tratamento equitativo, a transparência e a segurança no mercado. Saiba de que forma os seus direitos enquanto consumidor são protegidos na UE.

Dia Mundial dos direitos do Consumidor

A propososal for a regulation adopted by the Commission on 19 December 2017 aims to strenghten controls by nationals market surveillance and customs authorities to ensure that products are safe and comply with the Union rules.

The legislation covers a large proportion of products marketed in the EU in more than 20 industrial sectors, including electro-technical products, machinery, radio/telecoms equipment, toys, medical devices, construction products and high speed rail systems.

The package consists of two regulations and a decision designed to remove barriers to the free movement of goods while improving consumer safety.

Goods package and safer products

EU rules on product safety are defined in the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD). Under the directive a product is safe if it meets all statutory safety requirements under European or national law. If there are no regulations or EU standards referenced in the Official Journal of the European Union, the product's compliance is determined according to other reference documents such as other European standards, national or international standards, Commission recommendations, or codes of practice. The General Product Safety Directive applies to consumer products when there are no specific provisions with the same objective in the rules of EU Law governing the safety of the products concerned.&nbsp;

Concerning toys, they are specifically covered by the stricter&nbsp;Toy Safety Directive&nbsp;(2009/48/EC).&nbsp;The EU's Toy Safety Directive (2009/48/EC) is the legislation that sets safety criteria for toys marketed in the European Union to ensure they do not pose a risk to children's health and safety. It covers general and specific risks, including physical, flammability, chemical, and electrical hazards. All toys sold in the EU must have a CE mark, which indicates compliance with the directive and other applicable laws, and the directive defines a "toy" as any product intended for play by children under 14.&nbsp;

The European Parliament has supported a new toy safety regulation, reaching a provisional agreement with the Council in April 2025 and approving the Council's position in November 2025. The new rules reinforce safety standards by banning or restricting hazardous chemicals like PFAS and endocrine disruptors, introducing digital product passports for better traceability, and banning allergenic fragrances in certain toys.&nbsp;

Consumer product safety

European measures for consumer protection are intended to protect the health and safety and economic and legal interests of European consumers, wherever they live, travel or shop in the EU.

EU provisions regulate both physical transactions and e-commerce, and contain rules of general applicability together with provisions targeting specific products, including medicines, genetically modified organisms, tobacco products, cosmetics, toys and explosives.

Consumer protection (2019-2020)

Press conference by Marion WALSMANN (EPP, DE), rapporteur for safety of toys

Press conference on Toys' safety

The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee votes on an update to EU rules on the safety of toys to better protect children and tackle the new challenges brought about by e-commerce and new technologies such as AI. The proposed regulation introduces new bans on the most harmful chemicals such as endocrine disruptors and a digital product passport to facilitate safety checks

IMCO vote on Toy safety

EP Plenary session - Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports

EP Plenary session - A stronger Europe for safer products to better protect consumers and tackle unfair competition: Boosting EU oversight in e-commerce and imports

EP Plenary session - Voting session

ENVI AGRI PETI joint hearing ' Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics '

EP Plenary session - General product safety

EP Plenary session - Implementation of the Toy Safety Directive

IMCO committee meeting. Votes on Goods package and on Safer products on the reports by Nicola DANTI and by Ivan STEFANEC.

Press conference on ' Glyphosate '

This news item shows extracts from the statement by Marion WALSMANN (EPP, DE), Rapporteur and extracts from the announcement on adoption on the Safety of Toys. The agreed rules seek to decrease the number of unsafe toys sold in the EU and protect children from toy-related risks. Despite the EU market being among the safest in the world, dangerous toys still find their way into children’s hands. MEPs confirm new toy safety rules to improve the protection of children’s health and development.

Safety of toys: statement by Marion WALSMANN (EPP, DE), Rapporteur and announcement on adoption

This infoclip delves into the main aspects of the upcoming regulation on toys safety, which will replace the current directive dating 2009. The new legislation aims to reduce the high number of unsafe toys in the EU, especially those sold online or imported from non-EU countries. Toys should not contain any carcinogenic substances, endocrine disruptors, or PFAS. Digital product passports will help speed up customs checks and improve consumers’ access to safety information. In March 2025, the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on new EU toy safety rules to enhance the protection of children’s health and development. The deal strengthens the role of economic operators in improving toy safety, and clarifies requirements for safety warnings and the digital product passport.

Infoclip: Enhancing toys safety

Following European elections in May 2019, the Parliament held its constituent session on 2 July 2019. Parliament, Council, and the Commission identified common priorities and committed to deliver on before the 2024 European Elections. With the series of videos "European Parliament’s priorities and achievements (2019-2024)", have a look back at the different legislative and political achievements reached by the EP. Parliament and Council approved new rules for recycling and producing sustainable batteries and reducing packaging waste. MEPs voted on a series of proposals to limit food and textiles waste. MEPs with the Council on an extensive revamp of the Eco-Design Directive for products to last longer and be easier to repair, upgrade and recycle. They also reached a deal on new rules on the right to repair.

European Parliament’s priorities and achievements (2019-2024): Consumer policies

Marion WALSMANN (EPP, DE), rapporteur, holds a press conference after Parliament set its position on new rules to decrease the number of unsafe toys sold in the EU and protect children more robustly from toy-related risks. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Marion WALSMANN (EPP, DE), rapporteur, on the safety of toys

The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) vote on an update to EU rules on the safety of toys to better protect children and tackle the new challenges brought about by e-commerce and new technologies such as AI. The proposed regulation introduces new bans on the most harmful chemicals such as endocrine disruptors and a digital product passport to facilitate safety checks. Marion WALSMANN (EPP, DE), rapporteur speaks after this vote.

Revised directive on the safety of toys: extracts from the vote and statement by Marion WALSMANN (EPP, DE), rapporteur

MEPs debate on a directive which improves product labelling and ban the use of misleading environmental claims. The new rules make product labelling clearer and more trustworthy by banning the use of general environmental claims like “environmentally friendly”, “natural”, “biodegradable”, “climate neutral” or “eco” without proof. The directive allows the use of sustainability labels that are based on official certification schemes or established by public authorities. Closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and Biljana BORZAN (S&D, HR), Rapporteur.

Empowering consumers for the green transition: closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and Biljana BORZAN (S&D, HR), Rapporteur

MEPs debate on a directive which improves product labelling and ban the use of misleading environmental claims. The new rules make product labelling clearer and more trustworthy by banning the use of general environmental claims like “environmentally friendly”, “natural”, “biodegradable”, “climate neutral” or “eco” without proof. The directive allows the use of sustainability labels that are based on official certification schemes or established by public authorities. MEPs debate

Empowering consumers for the green transition: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on a directive which improves product labelling and ban the use of misleading environmental claims. The new rules make product labelling clearer and more trustworthy by banning the use of general environmental claims like “environmentally friendly”, “natural”, “biodegradable”, “climate neutral” or “eco” without proof. The directive allows the use of sustainability labels that are based on official certification schemes or established by public authorities. Opening statements by Biljana BORZAN (S&D, HR), Rapporteur, Edina TÓTH (NI, HU), ENVI Committee and Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

Empowering consumers for the green transition: opening statements by Biljana BORZAN (S&D, HR), Rapporteur, Edina TÓTH (NI, HU), ENVI Committee and Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

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