STANDARDS and REGULATIONS SERVICES (SRS)

KNOW REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Depending on the country you wish to market your consumer products (toys, cookware, furniture, helmets…) in, different national requirements may apply. Even within free trade areas such as the European Community, Member States may have specific rules on product composition, labelling or packaging requiring companies to conduct additional controls and tests.

Standards and Regulations Service (SRS) can provide you with a list of all the relevant safety regulations and legal requirements your products should comply with.  We can provide SRS tables for a product category for a particular country where you want to distribute your products, providing three levels of information: regulations, standards and labelling.

In order to assist with these possible technical barriers, Standards and Regulations Services (SRS) investigate product requirements in each individual country. Our experts track local and international regulatory evolutions to provide you with the right information at the right time.

SGS aims to ensure your products do not present a serious risk to the health and the safety of consumers.

Our Standards and Regulations Services provide you with:

• Tables
  • National legal requirements
  • National mandatory standards
  • National labelling
    
    
• Specific Research
  Our Standards and Regulations experts will work with your staff to fully understand the complexity of your products and take into account the countries where your products will be placed. SGS can offer individual product specific research.
  
  
• Publications
  SGS offers several publications free of charge to help you stay abreast of regulations and international news about consumer products:
  
  
  • Product Recalls is the SGS publication compiling the product recalls notified in the EU, in the U.S. and in Australia. Know more about Product Recalls.
    Browse the Product Recalls library.
    
    
  • SafeGuards is the SGS technical bulletin written by SGS experts concentrating on new product standards, regulations and test methods. Browse the SafeGuards library.

Your Benefits

Armed with a strong network of laboratories and experts worldwide, Standards and Regulations Services provide updated and reliable information in terms of regulatory and quality standards. Choosing SGS as your partner from the conception /sourcing stage helps you save time, money and internal resources. Above all, you protect your brand image.