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The removal of borders and the achievement of the single market on 1 January 1993 highlighted the existence of a market of more than 370 million consumers, for which accompanying rules had to be drawn up to guarantee them a number of rights. Directive 92/59/EEC on general product safety (DGPS) was drawn up to that end. Although the general approach of the directive adopted in 1992 proved satisfactory, the objectives set out in it were not all achieved because of the lack of clarity or gaps in some of its provisions.
Amending this directive is, therefore, a step in the right direction.
The proposal is interesting overall, but several highly important amendments that Parliament had adopted at first reading, in particular the amendments on the safety of services, the precautionary principle, product monitoring and the European product safety network were not incorporated. The responsible parliamentary committee therefore decided, justifiably, to table them again.
Conversely, the common position does include Parliament's amendments on charity shops in a recital that stipulates that, in relation to charitable activities, it may prove impossible to provide information on the origin of a product and the risks it might contain.
The Council has also introduced certain innovations in relation to the Commission's initial proposal, in particular:
Modification of the definitions of ‘product’ and ‘safe product’ to clarify the scope of the directive, especially in regard to services;
Introduction, again for the sake of clarification, of additional definitions relating to ‘serious risk’ and ‘withdrawal’;
Introduction of a three-stage procedure, with the right of appeal to the regulatory committee, in order to define European standards;
Additional provisions to encourage producers and distributors to become more involved in the voluntary sector.
These proposals go in the right direction. Product safety must be taken into consideration when the rules governing the single market are adopted. That is a vital condition for restoring consumer confidence, which has been somewhat shaken by the scandals of all kinds that have blown up recently. It is vital to the sound operation of the single market."@en1
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