Annukka Ojala DG Health and Consumer Protection European Commission Exchange of information about dangerous products via the RAPEX system.
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Annukka OjalaDG Health and Consumer ProtectionEuropean Commission
Exchange of information about dangerous products via the RAPEX
system
The New General Product Safety Directive(2001/95/EC) - in force since 15 January 2004
GPSD applies to non-food consumer products, including
Products migrated from professional use
Products supplied within a service
Applies in its entirety to consumer products not covered by “sector” legislation
Applies partially to consumer products covered by “sector” legislation
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What does this mean in practice?
For consumer products not covered by “sector” legislation (exists for toys, electrical products, machinery, cosmetics etc.)
Product safety requirements
For nearly all consumer products: Safety management requirements for producers and
distributors Market surveillance obligations for Member States RAPEX-system Powers for Community emergency measures
RAPEX System
European Rapid Alert System (RAPEX)
Ensures that information about dangerous products identified in one Member State is quickly circulated to the other Member States and the Commission for appropriate follow-up
RAPEX Guidelines:
http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cons_safe/prod_safe/gpsd/operational_guidelines_en.htm
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Scope of RAPEX
Notifications from Member States on restrictive measures ordered by authorities or voluntary measures by business concerning consumer products causing a serious risk
Requirement of cross-border effect
Excludes: foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices
Overviews of RAPEX notifications:
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/rapex/rapex_archives.cfm
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2 3
RAPEX notification content
Information enabling identification of the product
Full description of the risk
Measures taken to prevent risks
Information for tracing the product
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Authority A Authority B
Authority C Authority D
Contact points in Member States
DG A DG B
DG C DG D
DGHealth and Consumer Protection
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Dangerous Products
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Transparency
Main rule access to information on dangerous productsWeekly RAPEX publication StatisticsLimited exceptions in justified cases (e.g., business secrets)
Statistics and weekly RAPEX publications:http://ec.europa.eu/comm/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/rapex/rapex_archives.cfm
RAPEX notifications 2002 - 2005
168139
468
847
84 67
388
701
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Art. 11+12+ INFO
Art. 12
RAPEX Statistics
January – September 2006: 755 notifications - 661 serious risk notifications
Article 12 notifications by Member State1st January - 30th September 2006)
112109
7169
5833
2929
2722
1210101099
765544332111
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
GermanyHungary
United KingdomGreece
SpainFinland
LithuaniaSlovakia
FranceCzech Republic
IrelandBulgariaSweden
NetherlandsPoland
PortugalBelgiumRomania
CyprusItaly
EstoniaLatvia
AustriaSlovenia
NorwayDenmark
LuxembourgMalta
100
50
20
10
Spain
9%Greece
10%
United Kingdom
11%
Hungary
16%
Germany
17%
54%
Categories of products notified under Article 12(1st January - 30th September 2006)
146136
9255
2924
18171515141313
95555554444433222111
0 50 100 150 200
ToysElectric appliances
Motor vehiclesLighting equipment
CosmeticsClothes
LightersHobby/sports equipments
Child care articlesOthers
Children's equipmentsFurniture
House-hold articlesDecorative articles
CandlesConstruction products
GadgetsKitchen/cooking accessories
Laser pointersTools
Computer hardwareGas appliances
Oil lampPersonal Protective
Machine tools accessoriesGarden furniture
JewelleryImitations productsRecreational crafts
StationaryChemical products
FireworksHeating appliances
50
10
Toys
22%
Electric
appliances
21%Motor
vehicles
14%
Lighting
equipment
8%
65%
186
182
136
119
63
41
6
5
4
4
0 50 100 150 200
Electric shock
Injury
Fire/burns
Choking/Suffocation
Chemical
Health risk
Bacteriologic
Explosion
Carcinogenic
Others
180
120
40
Fire/burns18%
Injury24%
Electric shock25%
Choking/Suffocation
16%
83%
Nature of the risks
Origin of the products notified under Article 12(1st January - 30th September 2006)
328146
10019
158775433222211111111
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
China (Incl. Hong KongEU25 & EFTA/EEA
UnknownJapan
USATaiwanTurkey
TailandRepublic of Korea
IndonesiaSwitzerland
CanadaVietnam
South AfricaPakistan
IsraelUkraine
New ZealandLebanon
Ivory coastEgyptBrazil
BangladeshAustralia
Thank you for your attention !
More information on the topic can be found on the Commission’s website:
http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cons_safe/index_en.htm
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