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2000/0073(COD) Protection of consumers: general product safety (rev. Directive 92/59/EEC)

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead DELE GONZÁLEZ ÁLVAREZ Laura (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL)
Former Responsible Committee ENVI GONZÁLEZ ÁLVAREZ Laura (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL)
Former Responsible Committee ENVI GONZÁLEZ ÁLVAREZ Laura (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL)
Former Committee Opinion ITRE RÜBIG Paul (icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE)
Former Committee Opinion JURI LEHNE Klaus-Heiner (icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE)
Former Committee Opinion BUDG
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 095

Events

2021/06/30
   EC - Follow-up document
2009/01/14
   EC - Follow-up document
Details

Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety was adopted on 3 December 2001. It entered into force on 15 January 2002 and the deadline for its transposition by the Member States was 15 January 2004. The purpose of the Directive is to ensure that only safe consumer products are placed on the Community market. The Directive applies to non-food consumer products but safety of services falls outside of its scope.

The Commission makes the following conclusions in relation to the implementation of the Directive:

General : the Directive has proven to be a powerful tool for ensuring a high level of consumer protection. It has helped to track down and eliminate a vast number of unsafe products from the European market. The RAPEX system, set up by the Directive, has complemented the existing regulatory framework applying to some key consumers' products (such as toys, cosmetics, electrical appliances and luminaries, personal protective equipments, vehicles with a dedicated rapid exchange and alert system); Transposition : while transposition of the Directive by the Member States is overall adequate, there are still certain inconsistencies. The Commission services are cooperating with the Member States to ascertain whether further measures by certain Member States are needed, but the Commission reserves the right to initiate infringement proceedings, where necessary. This concerns in particular the observation of time limits for the enforcement of measures under Article 13 of the Directive; Functioning of Market Surveillance : the major increase in RAPEX notifications over the last four years is a clear indication that market surveillance under the Directive has been successful. Nevertheless, in an increasingly global market with more and more products coming to the EU from third countries, there is a need for further co-ordination of market surveillance activities between the Member States, including cooperation with customs authorities. Such coordination would benefit from the implementation of commonly-agreed best practices (such as those resulting from the EMARS project), increased exchange of information between Member States authorities within the existing IT tools, proper implementation of the framework set out in the New Legislative Framework and a stronger role for the Commission in joint priority setting for market surveillance; Functioning of RAPEX : many countries regard the Directive, and the RAPEX system in particular, as a benchmark, and several national, regional and international organisations have expressed an interest in participating in the system or in receiving assistance to set up similar systems. While the increase in the number of notifications has placed the system under some strain, it is nevertheless a clear indicator of improved consumer protection at European level. The increase in reported measures adopted directly by economic operators to contain the risks posed by consumer products also shows that responsible businesses take product safety seriously and respect the obligations placed on them by the Directive; Traceability of Products : the identification of the producer on the product or its packaging is an important element for ensuring traceability. However, this requirement is not mandatory in all Member States' legislations and this leads to unsatisfactory results. If the market surveillance authority cannot trace the manufacturer or importer of a product that is found to be dangerous, it is not in a position to take fully effective measures. Further improvements could be achieved if the mandatory nature of this identification requirement were clarified and if all products carried this information about the economic operator responsible for the product's safety. This would also bring it more closely in line with the provisions of the New Legislative Framework Decision which makes it obligatory for the name, registered trade name or registered trademark of the manufacturer or importer as well as their address to be indicated on the product; Community Measures based on Article 13 of the Directive : while temporary measures are indeed necessary in certain circumstances, the Directive contains no specific provisions explicitly permitting a permanent ban on non-harmonised products, once they have been unambiguously proved to be dangerous; Standardisation : the standardisation provisions should be simplified to allow greater flexibility. It should be possible to lay down safety requirements for a specific category of products (e.g. childcare articles, furniture, clothing, etc.) and, on the basis of those, issue "framework" or "standing" mandates to the European standardisation organisations (ESOs). This would streamline the lengthy procedure for issuing the safety requirements for each individual product. Moreover, technological improvements and new risks could be addressed swiftly. The Commission should also be able to publish the reference of a standard adopted by an ESO without a corresponding mandate, if the product covered by the standard falls within pre-identified categories of products for which the Commission has set relevant safety requirements, and provided that such standard satisfies them. In this way, the resulting presumption of conformity with the general safety requirement would encourage business compliance and lead to better protection of consumers.

2004/12/14
   EU - Implementing legislative act
Details

ACT : Commission Decision 2004/905/EC laying down guidelines for the notification of dangerous consumer products to the competent authorities of the Member States by producers and distributors, in accordance with Article 5(3) of Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT : in order to prevent a disproportionate burden on producers, distributors and the competent authorities and to facilitate the effective application of this obligation it is appropriate to establish, in addition to a standard form, operational guidelines concerning the most relevant notification criteria as well as practical aspects of notification, which are put forward in particular in order to assist producers and distributors in the implementation of the provisions laid down in Article 5(3) of Directive 2001/95/EC.

The objectives of these guidelines are therefore to:

- clarify from the operational point of view the scope of producers’ and distributors’ obligations in such a way that only the information relevant for risk management is notified and that any information overload is prevented;

- make reference to relevant criteria for applying the concept of ‘dangerous products’;

- provide criteria for identifying the ‘isolated circumstances or products’ for which notification is not relevant;

- define the content of notifications, in particular the information and data required, and the form to be used;

- identify to whom and how the notification should be submitted;

- define the follow-up action to be taken by the Member States receiving a notification and the information to be provided on such follow-up.

These are operational guidelines. These guidelines have been adopted by the Commission, after consultation of the Member States within the GPSD Committee acting in accordance with the advisory procedure. They therefore represent the reference document for the application of the provisions of the GPSD concerning notification of dangerous consumer products to the competent authorities of the Member States by producers and distributors.

2003/12/01
   CSL - Document attached to the procedure
2003/06/06
   EC - Follow-up document
2002/01/15
   Final act published in Official Journal
2001/12/03
   CSL - Final act signed
2001/12/03
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2001/10/04
   EP - Text adopted by Parliament, 3rd reading
2001/10/04
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2001/10/04
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 3rd reading
Documents
2001/09/27
   CSL - Decision by Council, 3rd reading
2001/09/27
   CSL - Council Meeting
2001/08/14
   CSL/EP - Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs
Documents
2001/08/13
   EP/CSL - Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs
Documents
2001/06/28
   EC - Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading
2001/06/25
   EP/CSL - Formal meeting of Conciliation Committee
2001/06/25
   EP/CSL - Final decision by Conciliation Committee
2001/06/21
   EP - Report tabled for plenary by Parliament delegation to Conciliation Committee, 3rd reading
Documents
2001/06/20
   EP - Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading
Documents
2001/05/30
   CSL - Parliament's amendments rejected by Council
2001/05/30
   CSL - Council Meeting
2001/05/30
   EP - GONZÁLEZ ÁLVAREZ Laura (GUE/NGL) appointed as rapporteur in DELE
2001/05/16
   EP - Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading
2001/05/16
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
Documents
2001/05/15
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2001/04/25
   EP - Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading
Documents
2001/04/25
   EP - Vote in committee, 2nd reading
2001/04/24
   EP - Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading
Documents
2001/02/14
   EC - Commission communication on Council's position
2001/02/14
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
2001/02/12
   CSL - Council position
2001/02/12
   CSL - Council Meeting
2001/02/11
   CSL - Council position published
Documents
2001/02/02
   EC - Modified legislative proposal
2001/02/01
   EC - Modified legislative proposal published
2000/11/15
   EP - Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2000/11/15
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2000/11/15
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
Documents
2000/10/17
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
2000/10/17
   EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading
2000/10/16
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
Documents
2000/09/20
   ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
2000/06/21
   EP - LEHNE Klaus-Heiner (PPE-DE) appointed as rapporteur in JURI
2000/06/06
   EP - RÜBIG Paul (PPE-DE) appointed as rapporteur in ITRE
2000/05/23
   EP - GONZÁLEZ ÁLVAREZ Laura (GUE/NGL) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2000/05/23
   EP - GONZÁLEZ ÁLVAREZ Laura (GUE/NGL) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2000/05/19
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
2000/03/29
   EC - Legislative proposal
2000/03/28
   EC - Legislative proposal published

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2001-10-04T00:00:00
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docs
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2001-10-04T00:00:00
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EP
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procedure/instrument/1
See also 2010/2085(INI)
procedure/instrument/1
See also 2010/2085(INI) Amended by 2013/0048(COD) Repealed by 2013/0049(COD)
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activities
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  • date: 2003-06-06T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2003/0313/COM_COM(2003)0313_EN.pdf title: COM(2003)0313 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2003&nu_doc=313 title: EUR-Lex summary: type: Follow-up document body: EC
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  • date: 2004-12-14T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32004D0905 title: 32004D0905 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:381:SOM:EN:HTML title: OJ L 381 28.12.2004, p. 0063-0077 summary: ACT : Commission Decision 2004/905/EC laying down guidelines for the notification of dangerous consumer products to the competent authorities of the Member States by producers and distributors, in accordance with Article 5(3) of Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. CONTENT : in order to prevent a disproportionate burden on producers, distributors and the competent authorities and to facilitate the effective application of this obligation it is appropriate to establish, in addition to a standard form, operational guidelines concerning the most relevant notification criteria as well as practical aspects of notification, which are put forward in particular in order to assist producers and distributors in the implementation of the provisions laid down in Article 5(3) of Directive 2001/95/EC. The objectives of these guidelines are therefore to: - clarify from the operational point of view the scope of producers’ and distributors’ obligations in such a way that only the information relevant for risk management is notified and that any information overload is prevented; - make reference to relevant criteria for applying the concept of ‘dangerous products’; - provide criteria for identifying the ‘isolated circumstances or products’ for which notification is not relevant; - define the content of notifications, in particular the information and data required, and the form to be used; - identify to whom and how the notification should be submitted; - define the follow-up action to be taken by the Member States receiving a notification and the information to be provided on such follow-up. These are operational guidelines. These guidelines have been adopted by the Commission, after consultation of the Member States within the GPSD Committee acting in accordance with the advisory procedure. They therefore represent the reference document for the application of the provisions of the GPSD concerning notification of dangerous consumer products to the competent authorities of the Member States by producers and distributors. type: Implementing legislative act body: EU
  • date: 2009-01-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0905/COM_COM(2008)0905_EN.pdf title: COM(2008)0905 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=905 title: EUR-Lex summary: Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety was adopted on 3 December 2001. It entered into force on 15 January 2002 and the deadline for its transposition by the Member States was 15 January 2004. The purpose of the Directive is to ensure that only safe consumer products are placed on the Community market. The Directive applies to non-food consumer products but safety of services falls outside of its scope. The Commission makes the following conclusions in relation to the implementation of the Directive: General : the Directive has proven to be a powerful tool for ensuring a high level of consumer protection. It has helped to track down and eliminate a vast number of unsafe products from the European market. The RAPEX system, set up by the Directive, has complemented the existing regulatory framework applying to some key consumers' products (such as toys, cosmetics, electrical appliances and luminaries, personal protective equipments, vehicles with a dedicated rapid exchange and alert system); Transposition : while transposition of the Directive by the Member States is overall adequate, there are still certain inconsistencies. The Commission services are cooperating with the Member States to ascertain whether further measures by certain Member States are needed, but the Commission reserves the right to initiate infringement proceedings, where necessary. This concerns in particular the observation of time limits for the enforcement of measures under Article 13 of the Directive; Functioning of Market Surveillance : the major increase in RAPEX notifications over the last four years is a clear indication that market surveillance under the Directive has been successful. Nevertheless, in an increasingly global market with more and more products coming to the EU from third countries, there is a need for further co-ordination of market surveillance activities between the Member States, including cooperation with customs authorities. Such coordination would benefit from the implementation of commonly-agreed best practices (such as those resulting from the EMARS project), increased exchange of information between Member States authorities within the existing IT tools, proper implementation of the framework set out in the New Legislative Framework and a stronger role for the Commission in joint priority setting for market surveillance; Functioning of RAPEX : many countries regard the Directive, and the RAPEX system in particular, as a benchmark, and several national, regional and international organisations have expressed an interest in participating in the system or in receiving assistance to set up similar systems. While the increase in the number of notifications has placed the system under some strain, it is nevertheless a clear indicator of improved consumer protection at European level. The increase in reported measures adopted directly by economic operators to contain the risks posed by consumer products also shows that responsible businesses take product safety seriously and respect the obligations placed on them by the Directive; Traceability of Products : the identification of the producer on the product or its packaging is an important element for ensuring traceability. However, this requirement is not mandatory in all Member States' legislations and this leads to unsatisfactory results. If the market surveillance authority cannot trace the manufacturer or importer of a product that is found to be dangerous, it is not in a position to take fully effective measures. Further improvements could be achieved if the mandatory nature of this identification requirement were clarified and if all products carried this information about the economic operator responsible for the product's safety. This would also bring it more closely in line with the provisions of the New Legislative Framework Decision which makes it obligatory for the name, registered trade name or registered trademark of the manufacturer or importer as well as their address to be indicated on the product; Community Measures based on Article 13 of the Directive : while temporary measures are indeed necessary in certain circumstances, the Directive contains no specific provisions explicitly permitting a permanent ban on non-harmonised products, once they have been unambiguously proved to be dangerous; Standardisation : the standardisation provisions should be simplified to allow greater flexibility. It should be possible to lay down safety requirements for a specific category of products (e.g. childcare articles, furniture, clothing, etc.) and, on the basis of those, issue "framework" or "standing" mandates to the European standardisation organisations (ESOs). This would streamline the lengthy procedure for issuing the safety requirements for each individual product. Moreover, technological improvements and new risks could be addressed swiftly. The Commission should also be able to publish the reference of a standard adopted by an ESO without a corresponding mandate, if the product covered by the standard falls within pre-identified categories of products for which the Commission has set relevant safety requirements, and provided that such standard satisfies them. In this way, the resulting presumption of conformity with the general safety requirement would encourage business compliance and lead to better protection of consumers. type: Follow-up document body: EC
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