Structure of the GPSD 2001/95/EC

The General Product Safety Directive consists of 24 Articles and 4 Annexes. These Articles and Annexes are in place to make sure all products placed in the European Economic Area are safe. The scopes of the Articles include conformity assessment criteria as well as obligations of distributors. The Annexes also inform by explaining what products do not apply to the directive and guidelines for notification.

Annex I-Requirements concerning information on products that do not comply with the directive must be provided to the competent authorities by producers and distributors
Annex II-Procedure for the application of Rapex which is in reference to products that have severe safety and health risks
Annex III-Period for transposition and application of the repealed directive
Annex IV-Correlation table which references Articles that are related to one another