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Product Liability Directive (PLD)

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Directive (EU) 2024/2853, which treats software, including AI, as a product; judges defect with learning and updates in view; lets courts order disclosure and presume defect; and applies to products placed on the market after 9 Dec 2026 1.

Developed in
ch. 20, The EU Product Liability Directive
Chapters
ch. 20, Existing Law
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

3 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Sources

  1. [1] Directive (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products (software as a product; defectiveness incl. the ability to continue to learn; substantial modification; transposition by 9 Dec 2026). Official Journal of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2024-10-23. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/2853/oj (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Product Liability Directive (PLD). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/product-liability-directive-pld. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026productliabilitydirectivepld,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Product Liability Directive (PLD)}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/product-liability-directive-pld}
}