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A. Harmonisation of diverging safety evaluations of consumer products necessitating an emergency action
CONTEXT
Adoption and application of EU product safety "emergency" measures
ISSUES
Repeated renewal of EU product safety "emergency" measures causes legal uncertainty
Unequal implementation of EU product safety "emergency" measures by Member States distorts the level playing field
ENVISAGED ACTIONS
No measures at EU level
Extension of the period of validity of EU product safety "emergency" measures
Making EU product safety "emergency" measures directly apply to economic operators
B. Harmonisation of diverging safety evaluations of consumer products in non-emergency situations
CONTEXT
Why risk assessment of identical products may differ
ISSUES
Diverging safety evaluations due to differing test results
Persistent differences in the safety aspects of certain consumer products
ENVISAGED ACTIONS
No action at EU level
Possibility of an additional laboratory test
Different treatment of a product by different Member States as a result of different test results could be eliminated by a test carried out by another laboratory agreed upon by the market surveillance authorities concerned. The choice of the testing laboratory could be left to the national market surveillance authorities without any involvement of the Commission. The outcome of this laboratory test would be binding on the market surveillance authorities by virtue of their agreement. Once delivered, market surveillance authorities would base their risk assessment on this third laboratory test and possibly "harmonise" the risk management measures adopted against the product.
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Binding EU-wide measures setting specific safety requirements for certain products
Definitions and/or further information on terms marked in italics can be found in the GLOSSARY
Consultation Paper N°2- Harmonisation of diverging safety evaluations of consumer products
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