Category: European Union

On December 9, 2023, the European Commission issued a press release expressing its satisfaction with the political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act).

The political agreement is currently awaiting formal approval from the European Parliament and the Council. Once approved, it will be published in the Official Journal and come into force 20 days later. The AI Act will become applicable two years after its entry into force, except for certain provisions. Prohibitions will apply after 6 months, while rules on General Purpose AI will apply after 12 months.

To bridge the transition period before the Regulation becomes effective, the Commission is initiating an AI Pact aimed at promoting early implementation of the measures expected in the AI Act.

Official press release

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union promulgated Directive (EU) issue new amendment 2022/2380 Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment. The Directive (EU) 2022/2380 was developed to solve such problems as absence of harmonization of the charging interfaces and charging communication protocols in the Member States’ legislation, the lack of interoperability between radio equipment and charging devices that require regulation at Union level. It is expected that the new Directive becomes effective from December 27, 2022.

the following categories of products must meet the provisions of the Directive: 

handheld mobile phones

tablets

digital cameras

headphones

headsets

handheld video game consoles

portable speakers

e-readers

keyboards

mice

portable navigation systems

earbuds

Official Announcement of Directive 2022/2380 is here

European Commission (EC) published Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2191 on “the harmonized standards for radio equipment drafted in support of Directive 2014/53/EU.

Decision was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU) :

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022D2191&from=EN

This Decision entered into force on 9th of November 2022 

Directive 2001/95/EC on General Product Safety (GPSD) was published on December 3, 2001. It was established as a means allowing to ensure a high level of consumer protection through the assessment of products placed on the EU market. Products are considered to be safe when they meet the relevant safety requirements that mostly are contained in the voluntary national standards harmonized with particular European standards.

That is why the Directive 2001/95/EC should be read in conjunction with the Decision (EU) 2019/1698 “on European standards for products drafted in support of Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product safety”. This Decision contains the list of standards which can be used to prove the safety of products according to the GPSD.

However, the European Commission has recently amended the list of standards by publishing Decision (EU) 2020/1808.

According to the Decision 2020/1808 the following changes were made to the Decision (EU) 2019/1698: