NIST GCR 01-825 - Table of Contents

NIST GCR 01-825
A Guide to the EU Directive on General Product Safety

To be Considered 1. Pending Revision of Directive 92/59/EEC 2. Relationship of Directive 92/59/EEC to Other Community Legislation	1 1 2
Purpose of the General Product Safety Directive (Art. 1 of the Directive)	3
Determining Whether or Not the Product Has to Comply	3
Definitions (Art. 2 of the Directive)	4
General Safety Requirements (Art. 3 of the Directive) Producers' Duties Distributors' Duties	5 5 5
General Safety Requirements (Art. 4 of the Directive) National Law Conformity Assessment Criteria and Standards Safeguard Clause	6 6 6 6
Obligations and Powers of the Member States (Art. 5 of the Directive)	7
Obligations and Powers of the Member States (Art. 6 of the Directive)	7
Notifications and Exchanges of Information (Art. 7 of the Directive)	8
Emergency Situations (Art. 8 of the Directive)	8
Emergency Situations (Art. 9 of the Directive)	9
The Committee (Art. 10 and 11 of the Directive)	10
Confidentiality (Art. 12 of the Directive)	10
Miscellaneous Provisions (Art. 13 of the Directive)	10
Miscellaneous Provisions (Art. 14 of the Directive)	10
Annex to the Directive	11
Text of the Directive 92/59/EEC
Text of the Proposal for a Revised Directive on General Product Safety
Correlation Table
General Product Safety Standards

Date Created: 01/25/02
Last Modified: 01/25/02

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