A trading name of A Star Supply · ContactA trading name of A Star Supply · ContactThe regulation does not name a language. It hands the decision to each country you sell into, and several have written their own rule. Here is what that means in practice.
Article 9(7) requires a product to be accompanied by clear instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers, as determined by the Member State in which the product is made available. The duty falls away only where the product can be used safely and as intended without them.
Article 19(d) applies the same test to online and distance-sale offers: any warning or safety information must be shown in a language easily understood by consumers, as determined by the country of sale.
Article 21 allows information to be provided additionally in a digital format, such as a QR code. That is on top, not instead.
One consequence people miss: selling the same product into five countries can mean five language versions of the same warnings.
Marketplaces apply the same logic. Amazon asks for safety documents in the official language of each store, and eBay asks for safety information in the local language.
Field names such as "Manufacturer" or "Batch number" translate cleanly, and the free label generator on this site fills those in for seven EU languages. Your actual warnings do not: they are safety-critical text where a mistranslation changes the meaning.
Instilus does not translate safety text, and no document-preparation service should. Use checked translations you are willing to stand behind.
A language easily understood by consumers, as determined by the country where the product is made available (Article 9(7) and Article 19(d)).
No. Several countries require their own language by law, including Germany, France, the Netherlands and Spain.
No. Article 9(7) does not apply where the product can be used safely and as intended without instructions and safety information.
No. Article 21 allows digital formats in addition to, not instead of, the required information.
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