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Warnings are not a universal text block to paste onto every product. Article 19 links the online offer to warnings and safety information that must accompany the product under GPSR or applicable EU harmonisation legislation.
If a warning or safety statement is required on the product, packaging or accompanying document under the applicable rules, it should also form part of the online offer in a language consumers in the target Member State can easily understand.
Risk depends on the product. Toys, electrical accessories, beauty tools and household products can be subject to different specific rules. Do not copy a generic warning simply to fill a field.
The point of online safety information is to let consumers see relevant information in the offer, rather than only after opening the parcel. Review product tabs, accordions and mobile layouts.
Article 19 refers to a language that consumers can easily understand, as determined by the Member State where the product is made available. A multilingual store should not automatically show supplier safety information only in the supplier’s source language.
A scanner can search for warning and safety signals on a page, but it cannot always decide which exact warning is legally required for a specific product. Merqivio therefore reports “not found” or “possible attention point” instead of automatically declaring a product illegal.
No. It depends on the product and applicable rules. The online offer should display the warnings and safety information required for that product.
The information should be clear and visible in the online offer. Relying only on a hard-to-find PDF can be impractical, so review the presentation carefully.
Merqivio can check visible signals and flag potentially missing information, but it does not replace product-specific legal or technical assessment.
Official GPSR text on EUR-Lex
Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/988, consolidated text. This page provides general information and is not legal advice.
The free Quick Scan samples up to 10 products. A paid full report starts a separate catalogue scan of all publicly discoverable product pages within the scan limit.
Latest legal review: 6 September 2026. Merqivio revalidated relevant scan criteria against EUR-Lex and official European Commission sources.
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 applies since 12 August 2026. The PPWR scan therefore treats it as applicable law, checks visible packaging and environmental-claim signals, and keeps physical labels, PFAS, material composition, EPR and future harmonised labels as evidence/manual checks where a URL scan cannot establish compliance.
EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2025/40Merqivio distinguishes publicly demonstrable website issues, future duties and requirements that need product, supplier or internal business evidence. This avoids both missed risks and false failures. A scan is an automated risk assessment, not legal advice.
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