Register for the Arts Infopoint UK online Coffee Mornings here.
Our next coffee morning is:
9:30am UK Time | Tuesday 04 February 2025
Topic:
Understanding General Product Safety regulation (GPSR) legislation
Our next guest contributor is:
Andrea Collins – Managing Director of Global Trade Department
Are you an individual or organisation/business manufacturing or selling products to customers in the European Union or Northern Ireland? Have you heard of the new EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) legislation? Do you understand how this will apply to you and your business?
If you are an individual or organisation/business manufacturing or selling product to customers in the EU or NI, as of 13th December 2024 you must now comply with the EU GPSR legislation. You can find UK Government’s guidance on this new legislation here
You might be worried or confused about whether GPSR rules applies to your practice, or how you can comply with the new legislation to continue selling your work, merchandise and product to the EU and NI.
This session is aimed at artists and arts organisations who would like to find out more about the legislation and understand if it affects them and what practical steps they will need to take to comply with the legislation, there will also be an opportunity to come and ask questions about GPSR.
We will be joined by Andrea Collins – Managing Director of Global Trade Department to provide an overview of GPSR legislation. Andrea has over 25 years experiences as an international trade specialist, and a passionate ambassador of UK micro businesses. Launching Global Trade Department as a way of supporting small businesses and raising the profile of UK goods and services abroad.
There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions following a brief overview, and we strongly encourage you to include any questions you might have as part of the sign-up process or by sending them directly to us on email (infopoint@wai.org.uk) so that we can tailor the session as much as possible to your needs.
This session will be recorded, and resources will be shared on our website.
The Department for Trade and Business is also running regular events on this topic via its Export Academy UK which is free to sign up to.
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Open to all artforms, our monthly online coffee mornings can connect you with other UK-based artists and creative organisations to share cross border working challenges, plans and ambitions. Each session will feature contributions from partners and networks we work with to share current insights and key updates around international mobility.
The coffee mornings usually take place online every first Tuesday of the month between 09:30-10:30am GMT.
Session agendas are shaped by what you and our speaker bring to the day: whether it be administration for exhibitions or productions; supporting artists to come across borders with new immigration rules; or simply joining to connect with others facing similar challenges. Our aim is to create an informal, supportive network of internationally focused peers.
Automatic closed captioning is available during the sessions.