IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
PALACIO DE INTURBIDE 1, LEVEL E1
Session information
The winds of change: global trends in product safety regulations. What must manufacturers, distributors and retailers be prepared for?
Thursday 19 September (1430 - 1545)
PALACIO DE INTURBIDE 1, LEVEL E1
Committee(s)
Product Law and Advertising Committee
(Lead)
International Commerce and Distribution Committee
Description
The increased emphasis on delivering safe products to consumers has made product safety regulations in various parts of the world more and more complex and demanding for all stakeholders.
For example, under the new EU product safety legislation – the General Product Safety Regulation that will become effective in December 2024 – manufacturers and distributors who want to sell products into the EU market will have to comply with more rigorous product safety requirements. Product safety regulators from different parts of the world cooperate in order to achieve common goals.
The session will present an overview of changes to product safety regulations in various continents and give practical tips as to what economic operators must take into account in regards to product safety and litigation risk.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Martha Harrison | McCarthy Tetrault, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Martin Krüger | MAAK Advocaten | Product Compliance Law Firm, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Membership Officer, Product Law and Advertising Committee |
| Peter Wagner | Jordan & Wagner Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Stuttgart, Germany; Webinar Officer, International Commerce and Distribution Committee |
Speakers
| Martin Abadi | Borden Ladner Gervais, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Special Projects Officer, International Commerce and Distribution Committee |
| Brandon D Cox | GreenbergTraurig, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| John Doherty | Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, London, England |
| Luis Fuentes | SEPLAW, Mexico City, Mexico |