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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9597

8 February 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/consumers
Review of directive on toy safety is to be welcomed, but proposal on table does not sufficiently protect children's health, say BEUC and ANEC

Brussels, 07/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Consumers' Association (BEUC) and the European Consumer Voice in Standardisation (ANEC) have welcomed the will of the European Commission to review Community legislation on toy safety, but already note weaknesses in the draft directive presented at the end of January (see EUROPE 9588). They say that there are still too many chemical products authorised, a precautionary principle that does not make the weight and the persistent problem of...

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