SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) consumers

BEUC urges EU to adopt product safety package

Brussels, 25/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - According to the European Commission report published on 23 March (see EUROPE 11280), warnings on dangerous non-food consumer products made to the EU's rapid alert system (RAPEX) increased to nearly 2,500 in 2014. According to the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), this figure demonstrates how important it is for the EU to adopt the EU product safety and market surveillance laws to improve EU-wide cooperation - drafted in February 2013 but which...