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Founded in 2012, Signature Litigation has grown into one of London’s pre-eminent specialist dispute resolution practices. From the outset, we set out to do things differently: a conflict-free, disputes-only platform designed to give clients the undivided focus and strategic agility that complex, high-stakes matters demand.
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Established in 2017, Signature Litigation's Gibraltar office was founded to address growing demand for specialist expertise in commercial litigation and private wealth disputes on the Rock.
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Signature Litigation AARPI houses one of France’s most enviable product liability practices, with the team also handling commercial and corporate litigation, insurance and reinsurance, toxic tort and ESG, civil fraud and asset tracing, international arbitration, administrative and public law.
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Frankfurt has emerged as one of Europe's foremost financial and commercial centres and, increasingly, as a bridge between European and Asian markets. With that growth comes an increasing demand for sophisticated dispute resolution. Signature Litigation established its Frankfurt office to meet this need, bringing our conflict-free, disputes-only platform to the German market.
FIND OUT MOREPartner Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, and Senior Associates Alice Decramer, and Elias Boukachabine provide an overview of France's product safety and regulation for foreign retailers, distributors, manufacturers, or suppliers of goods. This Note offers information regarding product safety laws and regulations, industry-specific considerations, disclosure requirements, and enforcement in France. Sylvie, Alice, and Elias' chapter was published in Practical Law, 27 August 2026, and can be found here.
Consumer products are highly regulated in many jurisdictions, making product safety and compliance an essential consideration in the global product development, distribution and retail process. Product safety regulation typically aims to balance consumer protection with innovation and competition. In France, product safety regulations raise a variety of issues that manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers must consider when:
This Practice Note discusses the legal and regulatory framework governing product safety in France, including the relevant regulatory authorities, key legislation, industry-specific regulation and the requirements products must meet before being placed on the French market. It considers approvals, registrations and certifications, as well as requirements relating to product testing, packaging and labelling.
The Note also examines key compliance considerations for products imported into, manufactured or sold in France, including the obligations of importers and foreign manufacturers, identifying and assessing product safety risks, ongoing monitoring, disclosure requirements and the corrective action businesses may need to take when a safety issue arises. It also addresses the powers of the French regulatory authorities, product liability and the sanctions and penalties that may apply for non-compliance.
