Global Product Liability

Overview

DLA Piper’s Bucharest team has vast experience in product law, product safety and product liability matters.

The team members advise national and international companies on relevant legal requirements established both at local level (including the Romanian Civil Law Code, the Product Liability legislation, General Safety of products legislation, other regulatory consumer protection and also Criminal Code) and EU level, Romanian law being generally harmonized with European legislation.

The Romanian team offers integrated and strategic advice in a wide a range of sectors on compliance and regulatory issues, product liability claims, crisis management, risk management, product withdrawal and recall (including contacts with the competent regulatory bodies and consumer protection authority) and represents businesses in related litigation and B2B and B2C matters.

Sectors

Consumer goods, food and retail in which we regularly advice and assist companies (manufactures, distributors and suppliers, retailers) active in:

  • food and beverage
  • health, beauty and personal care
  • household care products
  • electronics
  • retail

Industrials and notably the areas of:

  • automotive
  • chemicals
  • manufacturing

Life Sciences, in particular pharmaceuticals and medical devices or selfcare products.

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