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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The indication of origin supplements the basic traceability requirements concerning the name and address of the manufacturer. In particular, the indication of the country of origin helps to identify the actual place of manufacture in all those cases where the manufacturer cannot be contacted or its given address is different from the actual place of manufacture. Such information can facilitate the task of market surveillance authorities in tracing the product back to the actual place of manufacture and enable contacts with the authorities of the countries of origin in the framework of bilateral or multilateral cooperation on consumer product safety for appropriate follow up actions.deleted

2013/09/16
Committee: IMCO

Othmar KARAS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e

(e) the appearance of the product, its characteristics and packaging, and in particular where a product, although not foodstuff, resembles foodstuff and is likely to be confused with foodstuff due to its form, odour, colour, appearance, packaging, labelling, volume, size or other characteristics; especially in case of a product which may attract children to using it in a way that poses a risk to their health and safety.

2013/09/16
Committee: IMCO

Andreas SCHWAB, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Sabine VERHEYEN, Othmar KARAS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7

Article 7 Indication of the origin 1. Manufacturers and importers shall ensure that products bear an indication of the country of origin of the product or, where the size or nature of the product does not allow it, that indication is to be provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product. 2. For the purpose of determination of the country of origin within the meaning of paragraph 1, non-preferential origin rules set out in Articles 23 to 25 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing a Community Customs Code shall apply. 3. Where the country of origin determined in accordance with paragraph 2 is a Member State of the Union, manufacturers and importers may refer to the Union or to a particular Member State.deleted

2013/09/16
Committee: IMCO

Othmar KARAS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 9

9. Manufacturers who consider or have reason to believe that a product which they have placed on the market is not safe or is otherwise not in conformity with this Regulation shall immediately take the corrective action necessary to bring that product into conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, if appropriate. Furthermore, where the product is not safe, manufacturers shall immediately warn consumers of their potential risks of the product's non- conformity and provide advice on which precautions to take, and inform the market surveillance authorities of the Member States in which they made the product available to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the risk to health and safety and of any corrective action taken.

2013/09/16
Committee: IMCO

Othmar KARAS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2

2. The penalties referred to in paragraph 1 shall have regard to the ~~size~~turnover of the non-compliant product or products of the undertakings and in particular to the situation of small and medium-sized enterprises. The penalties may be increased if the relevant economic operator has previously committed a similar infringement and may include criminal sanctions for serious infringements.

2013/09/16
Committee: IMCO

5 Amendments of Othmar KARAS related to 2013/0049(COD)

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