EU single market directives: alignment with new legislation
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Detail of outcome
Having considered the responses to the consultation we will be seeking to implement the proposed legislation by the end of the year.
Detail of feedback received
We received 27 responses from interested parties, including:
- businesses
- charities and social enterprises
- local government
- government agencies
- Market Surveillance Authorities
- representative bodies
Original consultation
Consultation description
In 2006 the European Commission conducted a review into the functioning of the internal market for goods. It concluded that the EU harmonised legislation was not as effective as it should be. It highlighted 3 things:
- the high number of products that were on the EU market that did not comply with product safety legislation
- the unsatisfactory performance of some conformity assessment bodies
- the difficulties that many stakeholders faced in understanding and using the EU legislation
The European Commission created a new legislative framework to respond to this review. The new framework will align 9 European Union product safety directives. We’re seeking your views on how we will implement this alignment.
The consultation will be relevant to:
- manufacturers
- importers
- distributors
- conformity assessment bodies
- enforcement authorities
- end-users of relevant products
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Updates to this page
Last updated 8 December 2016 + show all updates
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Consultation response published
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First published.