Brussels, 04/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has published guidelines for using the EU's Rapid Information System on dangerous consumer products (RAPEX). In its guidelines, the Commission stipulates that national authorities must make a notification of any danger alert. It provides practical guidance on how to make such a notification and the different deadlines to be kept.
The Commission already receives four to six notifications of dangerous product alert each week. The...