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title: "Product Liability Directive (PLD)"
description: "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…"
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/product-liability-directive-pld
author: "Jorge García Aibar"
license: "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)"
doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197
version: "0.5.0"
updated: 2026-09-24
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# Product Liability Directive (PLD)

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](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/existing-law#the-eu-product-liability-directive)
- Chapters: [ch. 20, Existing Law](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/existing-law)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-product-liability-directive-pld

## Sources

[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)