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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8224

3 June 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/consumers
Commission publishes safety regulations for electric lamps likely to appeal to children

Brussels, 03/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the European Commission adopted a series of recommendations applicable to portable electric lamps likely to appeal to children, in order to protect children from the risk of electric shock.

The recommendations appear in a Commission opinion clarifying the European requirements on safety regarding lamps that might appeal to children, that is, portable lamps not sold as or intended for use as toys which children might mistakenly handle or play...

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