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Compliance-Ressourcen.
Ein kuratiertes Verzeichnis der offiziellen Behörden, Datenbanken, Normungsorganisationen, Zertifizierungssysteme und unabhängigen Labore, auf die es bei der EU-Produkt-Compliance ankommt. Jeder Eintrag öffnet einen kurzen Leitfaden zur Ressource.
Kategorie
EU law & official databases
Where the rules and customs classifications live.
EUR-Lex → EU Official EU legal database — regulations, directives and the Official Journal. Your Europe — CE marking → EU Official guide to CE marking and manufacturer/importer obligations. Single Market — Goods (European Commission) → EU EU rules for placing products on the market. Access2Markets → EU Import/export requirements, tariffs and EUDR guidance. TARIC (EU customs tariff) → EU Product classification codes and duties.
Product safety & market surveillance
Alerts, reporting and the bodies that check products.
Safety Gate → EU EU rapid-alert system for dangerous non-food products. Safety Business Gateway → EU Where businesses report unsafe products and accidents under GPSR. ICSMS → EU EU market-surveillance information and coordination system. Notified bodies (NANDO) → EU Find designated conformity-assessment bodies by legislation.
Chemicals & substances
REACH, CLP and substance databases.
ECHA — European Chemicals Agency → EU REACH, CLP and biocides — the EU chemicals authority. REACH Candidate List (SVHC) → EU Substances of very high concern; updated roughly twice a year. SCIP database → EU Notifications of SVHCs in articles. EU chemicals policy → EU Commission overview of chemicals legislation.
Standards bodies
Where EN, ISO and IEC standards come from.
CEN-CENELEC → EU The European standards organisations. CEN-CENELEC standards search → EU Find published EN standards. Harmonised standards (EU) → EU Standards that give a presumption of conformity. ETSI → EU Telecom and radio standards (Radio Equipment Directive). ISO → International International standards (e.g. ISO 37301 compliance management). IEC → International International electrotechnical standards. Dansk Standard → Denmark Danish national standards body. SIS — Svenska institutet för standarder → Sweden Swedish Standards Institute — national standards body. SEK Svensk Elstandard → Sweden Swedish electrotechnical standards body. SFS — Finnish Standards Association → Finland Finnish national standards body. Standards Norway (Standard Norge) → Norway Norwegian national standards body. Icelandic Standards (Staðlaráð Íslands) → Iceland Icelandic national standards body (IST). DIN → Germany German Institute for Standardization — national standards body. DKE → Germany German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies. AFNOR → France French national standardisation body. NEN → Netherlands Royal Netherlands Standardization Institute. NBN → Belgium Bureau for Standardisation — Belgian national standards body. ILNAS → Luxembourg Luxembourg standardisation, accreditation & product-quality body. NSAI → Ireland National Standards Authority of Ireland. Austrian Standards International → Austria Austrian national standards body. UNI → Italy Ente Italiano di Normazione — Italian national standards body. CEI → Italy Italian electrotechnical standards body. UNE → Spain Spanish national standardisation body. IPQ → Portugal Instituto Português da Qualidade — Portuguese national standards body. ELOT → Greece Hellenic Organization for Standardization — Greek national standards body. Standards & Metrology Institute (MCCAA) → Malta Maltese national standards body (within MCCAA). CYS → Cyprus Cyprus Organisation for Standardisation. PKN → Poland Polish Committee for Standardization. ČAS → Czechia Czech Standardization Agency. ÚNMS SR → Slovakia Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing. MSZT → Hungary Hungarian Standards Institution. SIST → Slovenia Slovenian Institute for Standardization. HZN → Croatia Croatian Standards Institute. ASRO → Romania Romanian Standards Association. BDS → Bulgaria Bulgarian Institute for Standardization. EVS → Estonia Estonian Centre for Standardisation and Accreditation. LVS → Latvia Latvian Standard — national standards body. LST → Lithuania Lithuanian Standards Board — national standards body.
National authorities (by country & EU)
The bodies that enforce product rules across EU/EEA countries — and how to reach the others.
Sikkerhedsstyrelsen → Denmark Danish Safety Technology Authority (part of Erhvervsstyrelsen since 2026) — product safety & market surveillance. Miljøstyrelsen → Denmark Danish Environmental Protection Agency — chemicals & environment. Fødevarestyrelsen → Denmark Danish Veterinary & Food Administration — food-contact materials. Erhvervsstyrelsen → Denmark Danish Business Authority. Konsumentverket → Sweden Swedish Consumer Agency — consumer product safety & market surveillance. Elsäkerhetsverket → Sweden Swedish Electrical Safety Authority — electrical products. Kemikalieinspektionen → Sweden Swedish Chemicals Agency — REACH, CLP & substances. Naturvårdsverket → Sweden Swedish Environmental Protection Agency — packaging, WEEE & environment. Livsmedelsverket → Sweden Swedish Food Agency — food-contact materials. Tukes → Finland Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency — product safety, market surveillance & chemicals. DSB → Norway Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection — product & electrical safety. Miljødirektoratet → Norway Norwegian Environment Agency — chemicals & environment. Neytendastofa → Iceland Consumer Agency of Iceland — product safety & market surveillance. BAuA → Germany German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health — product safety & REACH/CLP competent authority. Umweltbundesamt (UBA) → Germany German Environment Agency — environment & environmental assessments under REACH. DGCCRF → France French consumer affairs & fraud-control authority — market surveillance. NVWA → Netherlands Netherlands Food & Consumer Product Safety Authority. FPS Economy → Belgium Belgian Federal Public Service Economy — market surveillance. ILNAS — market surveillance → Luxembourg Luxembourg product market-surveillance authority. CCPC → Ireland Competition & Consumer Protection Commission of Ireland — product safety. Sozialministerium — Produktsicherheit → Austria Austrian ministry administering product safety & market surveillance. MIMIT → Italy Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy — product market surveillance. AESAN → Spain Spanish Agency for Food Safety & Nutrition — consumer product safety. ASAE → Portugal Portuguese Economic & Food Safety Authority — market surveillance. Ministry of Development (Greece) → Greece Greek ministry for general product safety & consumer protection. MCCAA → Malta Malta Competition & Consumer Affairs Authority — market surveillance. Consumer Protection Service (Cyprus) → Cyprus Cypriot Consumer Protection Service — product safety & market surveillance. UOKiK → Poland Polish Office of Competition & Consumer Protection — product safety. ČOI → Czechia Czech Trade Inspection Authority — market surveillance. SOI → Slovakia Slovak Trade Inspection — market surveillance. Market surveillance (Budapest Gov. Office) → Hungary Hungarian market-surveillance authority for non-food products. Market Inspectorate (Slovenia) → Slovenia Slovenian Market Inspectorate — product market surveillance. State Inspectorate (Croatia) → Croatia Croatian State Inspectorate — market surveillance. ANPC → Romania Romanian National Authority for Consumer Protection. CPC → Bulgaria Bulgarian Commission for Consumer Protection — market surveillance. TTJA → Estonia Estonian Consumer Protection & Technical Regulatory Authority. PTAC → Latvia Latvian Consumer Rights Protection Centre — market surveillance. State Consumer Rights Protection Authority → Lithuania Lithuanian consumer rights & product-safety authority. EU Product Contact Points → EU National help desks on product rules across the EU.
Certification schemes & eco-labels
Recognised marks for safety, environment and sourcing.
EU Ecolabel → EU Official EU environmental label. Nordic Swan Ecolabel → Nordic Nordic environmental label (Svanemærket). FSC → International Forest Stewardship Council — responsible wood & paper. PEFC → International Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification. OEKO-TEX → International Textile and leather safety certification. GOTS → International Global Organic Textile Standard. Blue Angel → International German environmental label. Cradle to Cradle Certified → International Product circularity & material-health certification. EPREL (EU energy label registry) → EU Register and look up EU energy labels. Energy Efficient Products (EU) → EU Ecodesign & energy-labelling framework. Fairtrade International → International Ethical sourcing certification.
Testing, inspection & certification bodies
Independent labs that test products and issue certificates.
TÜV SÜD → International Testing, inspection and certification. TÜV Rheinland → International Testing, inspection and certification. SGS → International Global testing, inspection and certification. Bureau Veritas → International Testing, inspection and certification. Intertek → International Testing and assurance. DEKRA → International Testing, inspection and certification. Eurofins → International Laboratory testing (chemical, product safety). UL Solutions → International Product safety testing and certification. DNV → International Assurance and certification. FORCE Technology → Denmark Danish testing & engineering (notified body). Teknologisk Institut → Denmark Danish Technological Institute — testing & certification. RISE Research Institutes of Sweden → Sweden Swedish research institute — testing & certification (notified body).
Key EU regulations (direct links)
The core texts for consumer-product brands, on EUR-Lex.
GPSR — (EU) 2023/988 → EU General Product Safety Regulation. REACH — (EC) 1907/2006 → EU Chemicals registration & restriction. RoHS — 2011/65/EU → EU Hazardous substances in electronics. ESPR — (EU) 2024/1781 → EU Ecodesign & Digital Product Passport. PPWR — (EU) 2025/40 → EU Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation. EUDR — (EU) 2023/1115 → EU Deforestation Regulation. Toy Safety — (EU) 2025/2509 → EU New Toy Safety Regulation. Batteries — (EU) 2023/1542 → EU Battery Regulation.
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