Legal requirements/obligations for the packaging
Question
What are the legal requirements and obligations in your country regarding the packaging of products, particularly concerning the necessary information to be provided in the local language? Specifically, we would like to understand if the following elements on our packaging need to be written in your language: the name of the product, description, warnings, warranty, and the content of the packaging. Is it required to have all this information in the local language, or is it permissible to use English for certain elements while providing detailed information on an enclosed list inside the packaging?
Answer
In response to your enquiry let us inform you as follows.
As regards concealed and exposed cisterns, we assume that these products might be construction products which fall under the competence of the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic. We recommend you to address directly the National Contact Point for Construction Products, e-mail: cpr@mindop.sk.
We assume that these products are likely to be covered by the general product safety requirements in accordance with the Government Regulation No 404/2007 Coll on General Product Safety. In this case we recommend you to address directly the Consumer Protection Department at the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic, responsible for consumer protection.