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81/623/EEC: Council Decision of 23 July 1981 on the implementation of a pilot experiment relating to a Community system of information on accidents involving products outside the spheres of occupational activities and road traffic

Official Journal L 229 , 13/08/1981 P. 0001 - 0004

Spanish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 3 P. 0058

Portuguese special edition Chapter 15 Volume 3 P. 0058

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COUNCIL DECISION

OF 23 JULY 1981

ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PILOT EXPERIMENT RELATING TO A COMMUNITY SYSTEM OF INFORMATION ON ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PRODUCTS OUTSIDE THE SPHERES OF OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ROAD TRAFFIC

( 81/623/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 213 AND 235 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ) ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO THE PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY FOR A CONSUMER PROTECTION AND INFORMATION POLICY ( 3 ) , PRODUCTS OFFERED TO CONSUMERS MUST BE SUCH THAT THEY PRESENT NO RISK TO THEIR HEALTH OR SAFETY ; WHEREAS , IN THE EVENT OF THEIR PRESENTING SUCH RISKS THERE SHOULD BE SPECIAL RULES OR APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES FOR INFORMING THE CONSUMER THEREOF , IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF USE OF THE PRODUCTS , OR WITHDRAWING THEM FROM THE MARKET ;

WHEREAS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE COURSE OF OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE ALREADY UNDER SURVEY ; WHEREAS , APART FROM ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND THOSE OCCURRING IN THE COURSE OF OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITIES , THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PRODUCTS , PARTICULARLY IN THE HOME AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY , HAS REACHED ALARMING PROPORTIONS ;

WHEREAS , WITH A VIEW TO DEFINING PRIORITIES FOR MEASURES AIMED AT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SAID RULES AND PROCEDURES , IT WOULD THEREFORE BE APPROPRIATE FOR THERE TO BE AN OBJECTIVE SYSTEM TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON SUCH ACCIDENTS ; WHEREAS SUCH A SYSTEM SHOULD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE REFLECT THE SITUATION IN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS AN INFORMATION SYSTEM OF THIS TYPE SHOULD ENABLE THE COMMISSION TO PUT BEFORE THE COUNCIL APPROPRIATE PROPOSALS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PRODUCTS ;

WHEREAS , PRIOR TO A FINAL DECISION ON THE SETTING UP OF SUCH A SYSTEM , AS DESCRIBED IN ANNEX I , A PILOT EXPERIMENT SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO TEST THE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM AND ESTABLISH PARAMETERS FOR IT ;

WHEREAS THIS PILOT EXPERIMENT WOULD APPEAR NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ONE OF THE COMMUNITY'S OBJECTIVES AS REGARDS THE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION OF CONSUMERS ; WHEREAS THE TREATY PROVIDES NO SPECIFIC POWERS FOR THIS PURPOSE ;

WHEREAS , MOREOVER , AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHOULD BE SET UP AT THE COMMISSION TO ADVISE ON ANY PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PILOT EXPERIMENT ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . A PILOT EXPERIMENT SHALL BE CONDUCTED PRIOR TO THE POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION OF A COMMUNITY INFORMATION SYSTEM RELATING TO ACCIDENTS IN WHICH PRODUCTS ARE INVOLVED OUTSIDE THE SPHERES OF OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ROAD TRAFFIC .

2 . THE AIM OF THE PILOT EXPERIMENT IS TO DETERMINE THE FEATURES OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM CONTEMPLATED AND TO TEST ITS OPERATION IN A LIMITED NUMBER OF ACCIDENT CASES . WHEN CARRYING OUT THE EXPERIMENT , MEMBER STATES SHALL COMPLY , AS FAR AS POSSIBLE WITH THE INDICATIVE FEATURES OF THE POSSIBLE INFORMATION SYSTEM AS GIVEN IN ANNEX I AND WITH ARTICLE 4 ; EACH NATIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE PILOT EXPERIMENT SHALL BE BASED ON DATA FROM A POPULATION SAMPLE WHICH ARE AS COMPARABLE AND AS REPRESENTATIVE AS POSSIBLE . ALL THE DATA RELATING TO THIS SAMPLE SHALL BE FORWARDED .

ARTICLE 2

THE MEMBER STATES GATHER THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PILOT EXPERIMENT AND COMMUNICATE IT TO THE COMMISSION .

HOWEVER , THE COMMISSION...

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