{"id":7460,"date":"2024-12-13T15:42:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T15:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balmacapoduri.it\/uncategorized\/regolamento-ue-2023-988-sulla-sicurezza-generale-dei-prodotti\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:15:01","slug":"regulation-eu-2023-988-on-general-product-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.balmacapoduri.it\/en\/news-en\/regulation-eu-2023-988-on-general-product-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulation (EU) 2023\/988 on General Product Safety."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date lbl-int-data-post entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-12-13T15:42:13+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">13 December 2024<\/time><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title entry-title color_link_inherit\">Regulation (EU) 2023\/988 on General Product Safety.<\/h2><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Manufactured Products by \u201cBalma, Capoduri &amp; C. s.p.a.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In light of the new Regulation (EU) 2023\/988, effective from December 13, 2024, concerning the general safety of products intended for final consumers, Balma, Capoduri &amp; C. is primarily classified as a <strong>&#8220;manufacturer&#8221;<\/strong> of mechanical office accessories, branded <strong>\u201cZENITH\u201d<\/strong> desktop accessories, and branded <strong>\u201cCoccoina\u201d<\/strong> stationery and paper products.<\/p>\n<p>The products, manufactured in Italy and placed on the market, are made in compliance with the Regulation, with particular attention to <strong>Article 9 (manufacturer obligations)<\/strong>, considering the operational conditions and the intended uses of the products.<\/p>\n<p>Balma, Capoduri &amp; C. has fulfilled the <strong>obligation of internal risk assessment<\/strong> pursuant to Article 9, paragraph 2, of Regulation 988\/2023.<\/p>\n<p>Refer to <u><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DECLARATION-OF-MANUFACTURED-PRODUCTS_rev02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declaration of conformity of ZENITH and Coccoina products<\/a><br \/>\n<\/u>Refer to <u><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Product-Sheets_march2026-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Product Sheets PDF (7.3MB)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>Products \u201cETONA\u201d, \u201cMAX\u201d, \u201cCARL\u201d, and \u201cBilcom\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n(exclusively distributed in Italy by \u201cBalma, Capoduri &amp; C. s.p.a.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>In light of the new Regulation (EU) 2023\/988, effective from December 13, 2024, concerning the general safety of products intended for final consumers, Balma, Capoduri &amp; C. assumes the role of <strong>\u201cimporter\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>\u201cdistributor\u201d<\/strong> of items under the brands <strong>\u201cCoccoina Tape\u201d<\/strong>, <strong>\u201cETONA\u201d<\/strong>, <strong>\u201cCARL\u201d<\/strong>, <strong>\u201cMAX\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>\u201cBilcom\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The products, imported and distributed in Italy and placed on the market, are made in compliance with the Regulation, with particular attention to <strong>Articles 11 (importer obligations)<\/strong> and <strong>12 (distributor obligations)<\/strong>, considering the operational conditions and the intended uses of the products.<\/p>\n<p>As an importer\/distributor, Balma, Capoduri &amp; C. has verified compliance with the <strong>general safety obligation<\/strong> provided for in Article 5, and ensured that the manufacturer complies with the provisions of Article 9, paragraphs 2, 5, and 6 of Regulation 988\/2023.<\/p>\n<p>Refer to <u><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DECLARATION-OF-DISTRIBUTED.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declaration of conformity of DISTRIBUTED products<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Considering the above, no responsibility is accepted for any direct or indirect damage to persons or property resulting from transport, storage, or other activities carried out by the distributor\/retailer\/customer, or from any substantial modification of the product or alteration of safety conditions made by third parties.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy tag-categoria-post style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-98 term-news-en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balmacapoduri.it\/en\/category\/news-en\/\">news<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-114 term-safety-and-compliance\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balmacapoduri.it\/en\/category\/safety-and-compliance\/\">Safety and Compliance<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-slider style_none fit_scaledown nav_none count_1\"><div class=\"w-slider-h\"><div class=\"royalSlider\"><div class=\"rsContent\"><a class=\"rsImg\" data-rsw=\"788\" data-rsh=\"788\" data-rsBigImg=\"https:\/\/www.balmacapoduri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Icona-conformita.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balmacapoduri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Icona-conformita.jpg\"><span data-alt=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.balmacapoduri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Icona-conformita.jpg\" width=\"788\" height=\"788\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><div class=\"w-slider-json\" onclick='return {&quot;autoScaleSlider&quot;:true,&quot;addActiveClass&quot;:true,&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;fadeInLoadedSlide&quot;:false,&quot;slidesSpacing&quot;:0,&quot;imageScalePadding&quot;:0,&quot;numImagesToPreload&quot;:2,&quot;arrowsNav&quot;:true,&quot;arrowsNavAutoHide&quot;:false,&quot;transitionType&quot;:&quot;move&quot;,&quot;transitionSpeed&quot;:250,&quot;block&quot;:{&quot;moveEffect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:300},&quot;thumbs&quot;:{&quot;fitInViewport&quot;:false,&quot;firstMargin&quot;:false,&quot;spacing&quot;:4},&quot;controlNavigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;autoScaleSliderWidth&quot;:788,&quot;autoScaleSliderHeight&quot;:788}'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"13 December 2024Regulation (EU) 2023\/988 on General Product Safety.Manufactured Products by \u201cBalma, Capoduri &amp; 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