GPSD (General Product Safety Directive)
Category: Compliance
Also searched as: GPSD
Definition (plain English)
The older EU general product safety framework for consumer goods, now important mainly as legacy context where documentation or older market files still reference it.
Why it matters commercially
Teams reviewing older products, supplier files, or legacy compliance packs need to know whether GPSD references should be updated to current GPSR obligations.
Example
An importer found GPSD wording in an old supplier declaration and asked the supplier to refresh the file for GPSR traceability and responsible-person requirements.
Common mistake
Copying old GPSD language into current EU launch files without checking whether GPSR now applies.
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