Safe products in the EU single market : Commission acts to reinfurce trust
The European Commission has tabled two legislative Proposals to make it less demanding for undertakings, particularly SMEs, to sell their items across the European Union and to reinforce controls by national specialists and customs officers to keep perilous items from being sold to European customers. The activities are intended to enhance two parts of the free stream of goods in the EU:
- Making it less demanding to offer and sell an item in another Member State
The “mutual recognition” rule guarantees that items not subject to EU legislation move freely inside the Single Market, in the event that they are legitimately marketed in one Member State. This rule ought to permit manufacturers to offer their items crosswise over the EU with no extra necessities. Indeed, by and by, organizations wishing to offer items, for example, shoes, flatware or furniture in another Member State frequently confront boundaries, deferrals and additional expenses. In order to enhance legal and business certainty, the European Commission has adopted a draft Regulation on the Mutual Recognition of Goods so that companies will know whether their items can be sold in another EU Member State within two or three months, as opposed to years.
The text of the Proposed Regulation can be found here :
https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/26975
- Ensuring that products that fall within the scope of EU law comply with the law
According to the European Commission, there are still an excessive number of dangerous and non-compliant items sold in the EU: upwards of 32% of toys, 58% of electronics, 47% of development items or 40% of individual defensive gear that are assessed do not meet the EU law requirements with which these items must comply. This jeopardizes customers and puts undertakings at disadvantage. In order to improve the situation, the European Commission has adopted a draft Regulation on Compliance and Enforcement. This proposal aims to incorporate sharing data about unlawful items and progressing examinations. Since 30% of products sold in the EU are actually imported from outside the EU, the Commission additionally proposes to strengthen examinations of ports and outside fringes.
The text of the Proposed Regulation can be found here :
https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/26976
The draft Regulations will now be sent to the European Parliament and Council for adoption. Once adopted, they will be directly applicable throughout the EU.
