In this episode... Renaud hosts this episode on the EU's forthcoming directive on product liability which should get you nervous if you sell into Europe. Clive Greenwood and Prof. Simon Choi are two highly experienced compliance experts and Professor Choi brings a fresh outlook on how this affects manufacturers in China and EU importers in legal terms.   Show Sections 00:00 - Greetings and introducing today's topic. 04:23 - What is the intent of the directive? 06:53 - What does this directive change for economic operators on the distribution and retail side of things? 12:47 - Transparency in the supply chain. 16:56 - Even if a factory in, say, China can now be held liable for product problems as a supply chain actor under this new legislation, realistically, can an importer obtain compensation from them? 24:47 - How the burden of proof for manufacturers is changing. 28:45 - Product labelling must make it easier for any parties, especially consumers, to bring a case against a product's seller. 32:50 - Foreign manufacturers are going to be under a lot of pressure to change the way they do things. 34:02 - Why the product safety's burden of proof is on the party who brings the product into the EU. 37:17 - Will this directive even be possible to enforce in manufacturing in China? 39:38 - Wrapping up.   Related content... How ISO 37301 Might Improve Chinese Suppliers’ Compliance Exploring 9 Quality Management Challenges in China [Podcast] The EU Ecodesign Regulation Is Coming, But Are You Prepared? [Podcast part1] Exploring Product Safety & Reliability Issue Liability [Podcast]   Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Send us a tweet @sofeast Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Subscribe to the podcast  There are more episodes to come, so remember to subscribe! You can do so in your favorite podcast apps here and don't forget to give us a 5-star rating, please: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts TuneIn Amazon Podcasts Deezer iHeartRADIO PlayerFM Listen Notes Podcast Addict Podchaser