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Questions and answers - RAPEX in 2012»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 16 May 2013 1. What is RAPEX? RAPEX is a European rapid alert system for dangerous products. It ensures that information about dangerous products withdrawn from the market and/or recalled from consumers anywhere in Europe is quickly circulated between Member States and the European Commission, so...Stronger EU cooperation leads to higher consumer safety»
European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 May 2013 In 2012, a total of 2,278 measures against dangerous non-food products, were taken by Member States and reported in the EU Rapid Information system (RAPEX). This indicates a 26% rise in alerts when compared to 2011 figures, an increase that could be...European Patients' Rights Day: 10 benefits the EU brings to patients»
Commission MEMO Brussels, 15 May 2013 European A high level of health protection; the right to benefit from medical treatment; access to healthcare - preventive, diagnostic and curative treatment regardless of financial means, gender or nationality.Speaking points of Commissioner Borg on the Animal & Plant Health Package»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 6 May 2013 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, "Smarter rules for safer food"! This is how I can best summarize the important package of measures adopted today by the Commission to reform Europe's agri-food chain. We have to be proud of the system in place.Smarter rules for safer food: Commission proposes landmark package to modernise, simplify and strengthen the agri-food chain in Europe»
European Commission Press release Brussels, 6 May 2013 The European Commission has today adopted a package of measures to strengthen the enforcement of health and safety standards for the whole agri-food chain. Food safety is essential to ensure consumers' confidence and sustainability of food production.Smarter rules for safer food: Commission proposes landmark package to modernise, simplify and strengthen the agri-food chain in Europe»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 6 May 2013 1) What is "from farm-to-fork" policy? The EU "from farm-to-fork" policy covers legislation to protect health by ensuring that the food we produce and import that ends up on our plates is safe to eat.Bees & Pesticides: Commission to proceed with plan to better protect bees»
European Commission Press release Brussels, 29 April 2013 Today, EU Member States did not reach a qualified majority – either in favour or against - in the Appeal Committee1 which discussed a Commission proposal to restrict the use of 3 neonicotinoid insecticides.Mr Neven Mimica named as Commissioner-designate for consumer protection»
European Commission Press release Brussels, 25 April 2013 Mr Neven Mimica has today been named by Croatia as Commissioner-designate. President Barroso has met with Mr Mimica and has confirmed his agreement for Mr Mimica's candidacy.April infringements package: main decisions»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 25 April 2013 April April CLIMATE ACTION DIGITAL AGENDA EMPLOYMENT ENERGY ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE TRANSPORT HEALTH & CONSUMER POLICY TAXATION & CUSTOMS UNION BE 1 CY 1 1 DE 1 1 DK 1 EE 1 EL 1 1 ES 1 1 1 HU 1 IE 1 IT...Animal Welfare: Commission refers Greece and Italy to Court for failure to enforce ban on cages for laying hens»
European Commission Press release Brussels, 25 April 2013 Today, the European Commission decided to take Greece and Italy to the Court of Justice of the European Union over the failure to correctly implement Directive 1999/74/EC banning "un-enriched cages" (battery cages).Joint Statement by Commissioners Andris Piebalgs (Development), Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (Research and Innovation) and Tonio Borg (Health and Consumer) on the eve of the World Malaria Day»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 24 April 2013 Millions of people living in highly endemic areas continue to lack access to effective malaria prevention, diagnostic testing, and treatment. As a result, this disease kills more than 660,000 people a year, most of them children under the age of five.Commission publishes European test results on horse DNA and Phenylbutazone: no food safety issues but tougher penalties to apply in the future to fraudulent labelling»
European Press release Brussels, 16 April 2013 Commission Launched last month, the coordinated EU-wide testing for horsemeat DNA and phenylbutazone1 requested, and co-financed, by the European Commission in the wake of the horsemeat scandal has revealed that less than 5 % of the tested products had horse DNA and that...A step forward for EU consumers: Commissioner Tonio Borg welcomes adoption of Out-of-court Dispute Resolution»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 12 March 2013 Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg, welcomed the vote of the European Parliament on Alternative Dispute Resolution and Online Dispute Resolution (ADR-ODR) today. This vote confirms the agreement on the two proposals put forward by the European Commission in 2011.A step forward for EU consumers: Questions & answers on Alternative Dispute Resolution and Online Dispute Resolution»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 12 March 2013 I. THE BASICS What is alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and online dispute resolution (ODR)? Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) helps consumers resolve disputes with traders when they have a problem with a product or service that they bought e.g.Questions and Answers: Animal testing and cosmetics»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 March 2013 Cosmetic products range from everyday hygiene products, such as soap, shampoo, deodorant and toothpaste to luxury beauty items including perfumes and decorative cosmetics. These products are regulated at European level1 in order to ensure consumer safety and to secure an internal market for...Full EU ban on animal testing for cosmetics enters into force»
European Commission Press release Brussels, 11 March 2013 Today the last deadline to phase out animal testing for cosmetic products in Europe enters into force. As of today, cosmetics tested on animals cannot be marketed any more in the EU.Questions and answers: New 'black symbol' for medicinal products»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 7 March 2013 What is the black symbol? The black symbol is an inverted equilateral black triangle to be included in product information for certain categories of medicinal products. The symbol identifies, to patients and healthcare professionals, medicinal products that are subject to additional monitoring after...Pharmaceuticals: New symbol to identify medicines undergoing additional monitoring»
European Commission Press release Brussels, 7 March 2013 An inverted triangle will shortly appear on the inside leaflet of certain medicinal products on the EU market, following a legal act adopted by the European Commission today.Q&A on 26 new EU research projects on rare diseases»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 28 February 2013 1) Why is research at European level important? There is a huge need for European cooperation in rare diseases research. Individual Member States are not able to gather enough knowledge and expertise in a specific disease due to scarce resources and the relatively...Tobacco in the EU : Exposure to second hand smoke reduced, but still too high, says Commission report»
European Commission Press release Brussels, 22 February 2013 Protection from second hand smoke has improved considerably in the EU, according to a report published by the Commission today. 28% of Europeans were exposed to second hand smoke in bars in 2012 – down from 46% in 2009.Preparation of Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 25-26 February 2013»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 22 February 2013 The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of February will take place in Brussels on 25 and 26 February 2013, under the presidency of Mr Simon Coveney, Irish Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.February infringements package: main decisions»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 21 February 2013 February February DIGITAL AGENDA EMPLOYMENT ENERGY INDUSTRY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE TRANSPORT HEALTH & CONSUMER POLICY TAXATION & CUSTOMS UNION AT 1 BE 1 1 3 CY 1 1 DE 1 DK 1 EL 1 1 ES 1 1 FI 1 FR 1...Animal Welfare: Commission increases pressure on Member States to enforce group housing of sows»
European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 February 2013 Today, the European Commission, via a letter of formal notice, called on Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Poland and Portugal to take action to address deficiencies in the implementation of EU legislation concerning the welfare of animals, and specifically to...Horse meat: Member States endorse the Commission's control plan to detect fraud in the marketing of foods»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 15 February 2013 Today, at an extraordinary Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) organized by the European Commission, the Member States endorsed the coordinated plan announced by Health & Consumer Policy Commissioner Tonio Borg on Wednesday 13th February.Statement by Health & Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg, following the French authorities' announcement on their horsemeat investigation»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 15 February 2013 I welcome the announcement by the French authorities that they have identified and suspended a company which had knowingly sold horse meat as beef. This is indeed a major step forward in an investigation which has been mobilizing the EU's and Member States'...Commissioner Borg proposes Member States a coordinated control plan on horsemeat»
European Commission Tonio BORG Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner Commissioner Informal Ministerial Meeting with AGRI Ministers of the concerned Member States 13 February 2013 I would like to update you on the most recent developments regarding the unlabelled presence of horsemeat found in certain processed food products, including...Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package 2013 - Questions and answers»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 13 February 2013 1. What does the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package consist of? The main elements of the Package are: a proposal for a new Regulation on Consumer Product Safety and a proposal for a single Regulation on Market Surveillance of Products.Statement by Commissioner Borg on the findings of horse meat in meat products containing different type of meat »
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 13 February 2013 Since we are talking about safety I want to take this opportunity to assure EU citizens that I am following very closely the situation that has arisen in the last few days in some EU Member States over fraudulent labelling of horsemeat contained...SPEECH - Adoption of Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package 2013»
European Commission Tonio BORG Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy SPEECH - Press Conference/Brussels 13 February 2013 Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen, As you just heard from Vice-President Tajani, the European Commission adopted today a comprehensive package of proposals to improve product safety in the European Union.Safer products and a level playing field in the internal market»
European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 February 2013 The European Commission proposed today new rules to improve the safety of consumer products circulating in the Single Market and to step-up market surveillance concerning all non-food products, including those imported from 3rd countries.Joint Statement on the International Day against Female Genital Mutilation»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 6 February 2013 On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance against Female Genital Mutilation (6 February 2013) High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission Catherine Ashton, Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner, Development Commissioner...Statement by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner Tonio Borg, and Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Dacian Cioloş on the re-opening of the Japanese market for imports of EU beef and beef products since 1 February 2013 and on today's endorsement by Member States to allow beef imports from Japan to the EU»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 6 February 2013 "We welcome the lifting of the Japanese ban on imports of beef and beef products from France and the Netherlands, since 1 February 2013. This is a positive first step, although it took longer than had been desirable.World Cancer Day: 10 Facts on EU Action to Fight Cancer»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 1 February 2013 In 2008 (latest figures available), an estimated 2.4 million new cases of cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancers, were diagnosed in EU countries - 55% in men, and 45% in women. The most commonly diagnosed cancers were prostate, colorectal, breast and lung cancer1.EU Prize awards excellence in health journalism for the 4th time»
European Commission Press release Brussels, 30 January 2013 The winners of the fourth EU Health Prize for Journalists were announced by Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy at an award ceremony in Brussels yesterday evening.Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 28 January 2013»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 25 January 2013 The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of January 2013 will take place in Brussels on 28 January 2013, under the presidency of Mr Simon Coveney, Irish Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.January infringements package: main decisions»
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 24 January 2013 January January COMPETITION DIGITAL AGENDA EMPLOYMENT ENERGY INDUSTRY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE INTERNAL MARKET & SERVICES TRANSPORT HEALTH & CONSUMER POLICY TAXATION & CUSTOMS UNION AT 1 2 BG 1 2 ...e-newsletter
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