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Report on liability for defective products
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- December 5 2011
The European Commission has released a report on the Product Liability Directive (Directive 85374BBC
Is your product safe? New guidance published by the European Commission
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- February 4 2010
A recent European Commission Decision sets out new guidelines on how to assess the risks associated with non-food consumer products under the General Product Safety (GPS) regime
Newswatch
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- October 25 2010
Europe's monthly RAPEX alert system reports have shown a consistency in the number of notifications; an average of 170 per month
Guidance on Toy Safety Directive issued
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- October 25 2010
The European Commission recently released guidance on the new Toy Safety Directive (200948EC
Consumer collective redress - latest developments
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- October 25 2010
Recent press reports on plans for an EU collective redress ('class action') system for consumer claims suggest that the European Commission will shortly relaunch the debate by publishing another stakeholder consultation next month to guide any future proposals
Revised directive on the restriction of hazardous substances agreed
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- April 14 2011
The existing directive on the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHs) prohibits the use of substances in electrical and electrionic equipment beyond certain thresholds
Annual RAPEX report released
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- July 12 2011
The annual round-up of notifications made to the EU's rapid alert system for dangerous products (RAPEX) during 2010 was recently released by the European Commission
Newswatch
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- July 12 2011
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published new guidance on labelling and packaging rules for substances and mixtures
RoHS amendment directive adopted
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- July 12 2011
Following agreement between the European Council and the European Parliament, a directive amending the current Directive on the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) has been adopted
European Commission publishes definition of "nanomaterial"
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- December 5 2011
The European Commission has published a definition of "nanomaterials" in response to a request by the European Parliament for a comprehensive, science-based definition to apply across a range of existing laws
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- Workarea - Product Liability
- Jurisdiction - European Union
- Author - Andrew Austin