92/59/EEC - General product safety
Council Directive 92/59/EEC establishes a general framework to ensure product safety within the European Community. It mandates that only safe products-those posing minimal, acceptable risks to consumers-be placed on the market. The directive applies to consumer products unless specific legislation governs their safety. It defines roles and responsibilities for producers, distributors, and member states, requiring producers to supply relevant risk information and take precautionary measures, including product withdrawal if necessary. Member states must enforce compliance by establishing authorities empowered to monitor products, conduct safety checks, impose restrictions, or order withdrawals of dangerous products. The directive also mandates rapid information exchange among member states and the Commission during emergency situations involving product safety risks. It balances national and Community-level intervention to maintain a high level of consumer protection while preserving the internal market's unity. Additionally, it provides procedures for notification, cooperation, and measures addressing urgent or cross-border safety threats, reinforcing consumer rights without affecting liability provisions under other directives.
Purpose
Council Directive 92/59/EEC, adopted on 29 June 1992, aims to ensure that products placed on the European Community market are safe for consumers. It establishes a general, horizontal framework for product safety to complement specific Community laws where these exist. The Directive addresses disparities among Member States' safety legislation that could create barriers to trade and distort competition within the internal market. It sets out common safety requirements applicable to all consumer products, except certain excluded categories, providing a baseline to protect health and safety while facilitating the free movement of goods.
Key Obligations
Producers' obligations:
- Only place safe products on the market.
- Supply consumers with relevant information enabling them to assess product risks during normal or reasonably foreseeable use.
- Take measures commensurate with product characteristics to inform about risks and to take appropriate action, including withdrawing dangerous products from the market.
- Examples of measures include marking products or batches for identification, sample testing, investigating complaints, and keeping distributors informed.
Distributors' obligations:
- Exercise due care to ensure compliance with the general safety requirement.
- Refrain from supplying products known or presumed unsafe based on professional knowledge.
- Monitor product safety by passing on risk information and cooperating in risk avoidance measures.
Authorities’ obligations (Member States):
- Establish or designate authorities to enforce safety requirements and monitor compliance.
- Grant authorities powers to conduct safety checks, request information, sample products, impose marketing conditions, and organize withdrawal or prohibition of dangerous products.
- Take appropriate measures – including penalties – to enforce compliance.
- Notify the Commission when taking measures restricting or withdrawing products, except for local effects limited to one Member State’s territory.
Safety assessment:
- In the absence of specific Community law, products are deemed safe if they comply with national health and safety rules conforming to Treaty obligations.
- Where no specific rules exist, voluntary national standards implementing European or Community technical specifications, codes of good practice, or the state of the art and consumer expectations are used to assess safety.
- Authorities may still restrict or withdraw products despite conformity if new evidence shows danger.
Rapid information exchange and emergency action:
- Member States must inform the Commission of serious and immediate risks.
- The Commission coordinates consultation and can adopt interim Community-wide emergency measures via a regulatory committee.
- Special procedures for notification and cooperation ensure consumer safety across the internal market.
Affected Products and Actors
Products in scope:
Any product intended for, or likely to be used by, consumers placed on the market in the course of a commercial activity. This includes new, used, or reconditioned products except for certain second-hand goods supplied as antiques or for repair/reconditioning when appropriately notified.Excluded products:
Second-hand antiques clearly identified as such, production equipment, capital goods, and products used exclusively in trade or business contexts.Economic operators:
- Producers: Manufacturers established in the Community, their representatives, importers if no representatives exist, and other professionals affecting product safety properties.
- Distributors: Professionals in the supply chain whose activities do not affect product safety properties but who have a duty to monitor and act responsibly.
Member States’ authorities:
Designated bodies responsible for market surveillance, enforcement, and consumer protection related to product safety.
Implementation Timeline
- The Directive entered into force in 1992 and was designed to complement existing or forthcoming specific Community legislation.
- Member States were required to transpose the Directive into national law, establishing competent authorities and enforcement mechanisms promptly after adoption.
- The Directive foresees ongoing cooperation, notification, and updating procedures, including adapting emergency measures and extending the scope as necessary, based on experience.
- The framework established by Directive 92/59/EEC remains a foundational component of product safety governance within the EU, integrating into subsequent EU product safety legislation and systems for rapid information exchange.
This Directive forms an essential part of the EU's general product safety regime, ensuring a high level of protection for consumers and supporting the functioning of the internal market by harmonizing fundamental safety requirements across member states.
The directive applies to any product intended for consumers or likely to be used by consumers, supplied in the course of a commercial activity, whether new, used, or reconditioned. However, it excludes certain second-hand products supplied as antiques or for repair or reconditioning if the supplier clearly informs the recipient. The directive does not cover production equipment, capital goods, and other products used exclusively in a trade or business context. Its scope is to ensure the safety of products placed on the market in the absence of specific Community safety provisions for those products. Where specific EU laws govern product safety, this directive applies only to aspects not covered by those laws. It covers consumer products broadly and includes general safety requirements and obligations for producers and distributors to ensure and monitor product safety.
Die Richtlinie 92/59/EWG legt die allgemeinen Anforderungen an die Produktsicherheit in der Europäischen Gemeinschaft fest, um ein hohes Schutzniveau für Verbraucher zu gewährleisten und den freien Warenverkehr im Binnenmarkt zu fördern. Sie verpflichtet Hersteller, nur sichere Produkte in Verkehr zu bringen, definiert sichere und gefährliche Produkte und regelt Informationspflichten gegenüber Verbrauchern. Die Mitgliedstaaten müssen Behörden mit entsprechenden Befugnissen einrichten, die Produktsicherheit überwachen und bei Gefährdung geeignete Maßnahmen wie Produktrücknahmen ergreifen können. Die Richtlinie schafft ein System für den schnellen Informationsaustausch über gefährliche Produkte zwischen Mitgliedstaaten und der Kommission. Sie gilt ergänzend zu spezifischen Gemeinschaftsvorschriften und umfasst auch Importprodukte. Ziel ist es, Verbraucherschutzunterschiede zwischen Mitgliedstaaten zu vermeiden, Produktsicherheitsnotfälle gemeinschaftlich zu bewältigen und Markthindernisse zu reduzieren. Sanktionen bei Nichteinhaltung sowie Rechtsbehelfe gegen behördliche Maßnahmen sind ebenfalls vorgesehen, um eine effektive Kontrolle der Produktsicherheit sicherzustellen.
Zweck
Die Richtlinie 92/59/EWG verfolgt das Ziel, die allgemeine Produktsicherheit innerhalb des Europäischen Binnenmarktes sicherzustellen. Sie soll gewährleisten, dass nur sichere Produkte in den Verkehr gebracht werden, um die Gesundheit und Sicherheit von Verbrauchern zu schützen. Die Richtlinie schafft einen horizontalen Rechtsrahmen, der Lücken in bestehenden spezifischen Vorschriften schließt und für alle Verbraucherprodukte Anwendung findet, sofern keine spezifischeren Gemeinschaftsvorschriften bestehen. Zudem soll sie Wettbewerbsverzerrungen und Handelshemmnisse zwischen Mitgliedstaaten durch unterschiedliche Sicherheitsstandards verhindern.
Wesentliche Verpflichtungen
Herstellerpflichten: Hersteller dürfen nur sichere Produkte auf den Markt bringen. Sie müssen Verbraucher über potenzielle Risiken informieren und geeignete Maßnahmen treffen, um Gefahren zu erkennen und zu vermeiden, einschließlich der Rücknahme gefährlicher Produkte. Dies umfasst auch die Kennzeichnung, Überwachung und Prüfung der Produkte sowie die Informationsweitergabe entlang der Vertriebskette.
Händlerpflichten: Händler dürfen keine Produkte liefern, von denen sie wissen oder hätten wissen müssen, dass diese unsicher sind. Sie müssen die Produktsicherheit überwachen und Hinweise auf Gefahren melden sowie an Maßnahmen zur Gefahrenabwehr mitwirken.
Allgemeine Sicherheitsanforderung: Ein Produkt gilt als sicher, wenn es bei normaler oder vernünftigerweise vorhersehbarer Verwendung keine oder nur geringfügige, vertretbare Risiken mit einem hohen Schutzniveau für Personen birgt. Die Sicherheit ist anhand nationaler und europäischer Normen, technischer Spezifikationen sowie des Standes der Technik zu bewerten.
Maßnahmen der Mitgliedstaaten: Die Mitgliedstaaten sind verpflichtet, geeignete Rechts- und Verwaltungsvorschriften zu erlassen, um die Einhaltung der Sicherheitsanforderungen zu gewährleisten. Sie müssen zuständige Behörden mit ausreichenden Befugnissen schaffen, die Kontrollen, Überprüfungen, Informationsanfragen, die Entnahme von Produktmustern, Warnhinweise, Verkaufsverbote, Rücknahmen und Vernichtung gefährlicher Produkte durchführen können.
Informationspflichten: Mitgliedstaaten müssen die Kommission informieren, wenn Maßnahmen ergriffen werden, um das Inverkehrbringen gefährlicher Produkte zu beschränken oder Produkte zurückzunehmen, es sei denn, die Maßnahmen betreffen nur örtlich begrenzte Fälle. Die Kommission koordiniert die Informationsweitergabe und eine mögliche europäische Reaktion bei grenzüberschreitenden Risiken.
Betroffene Produkte und Akteure
Produkte: Die Richtlinie gilt für alle Produkte, die für Verbraucher bestimmt sind oder von Verbrauchern benutzt werden könnten und innerhalb einer Geschäftstätigkeit geliefert werden. Ausgenommen sind gebrauchte Antiquitäten oder Produkte, die vor der Verwendung instand gesetzt werden müssen (sofern Transparenz besteht). Berufliche Investitionsgüter und Produktionsanlagen fallen nicht unter den Anwendungsbereich.
Akteure:
- Hersteller (einschließlich Personen, die Produkte unter ihrem Namen in Verkehr bringen oder wiederaufbereiten),
- Vertreter oder Importeure von Herstellern außerhalb der Gemeinschaft,
- andere Gewerbetreibende der Absatzkette, sofern sie die Produktsicherheit beeinflussen,
- Händler, die Produkte vertreiben, ohne deren Sicherheit zu verändern.
Umsetzungstermin
Die Richtlinie wurde am 29. Juni 1992 verabschiedet und sollte schrittweise bis zum 31. Dezember 1992 von den Mitgliedstaaten in nationales Recht umgesetzt werden, um ein hohes und einheitliches Schutzniveau im Binnenmarkt sicherzustellen. Die Mitgliedstaaten sind verpflichtet, die erforderlichen Behörden zu benennen, geeignete Kontroll- und Durchsetzungsmaßnahmen einzuführen und ein System zum raschen Informationsaustausch über produktsicherheitsrelevante Notfälle zu etablieren. Die Kommission erhält außerdem Befugnisse zur Anpassung von Verfahren und zur Koordination gemeinschaftlicher Maßnahmen in Notfällen.
Die Richtlinie 92/59/EWG gilt für alle Produkte, die für Verbraucher bestimmt sind oder von Verbrauchern genutzt werden könnten, unabhängig davon, ob sie neu, gebraucht oder wiederaufbereitet sind. Ausgenommen sind jedoch bestimmte gebrauchte Produkte wie Antiquitäten oder Produkte, die vor der Verwendung instand gesetzt oder wiederaufbereitet werden müssen, sofern der Lieferant klare Angaben darüber macht. Produktionsanlagen, Investitionsgüter sowie Produkte, die ausschließlich für berufliche Zwecke bestimmt sind, fallen nicht unter diese Richtlinie. Die Bestimmungen gelten nur, soweit keine spezifischen gemeinschaftlichen Sicherheitsvorschriften für die betreffenden Produkte existieren. Ziel ist es, sicherzustellen, dass nur sichere Produkte auf den Markt gelangen, um ein hohes Schutzniveau für Gesundheit und Sicherheit von Personen innerhalb des Binnenmarktes zu gewährleisten.
La directive 92/59/CEE établit une obligation générale de sécurité des produits dans le marché intérieur de l'Union européenne, visant à assurer que seuls des produits sûrs soient commercialisés, destinés aux consommateurs. Elle s'applique en l'absence de réglementations communautaires spécifiques fixant des exigences de sécurité pour certains produits. La directive définit le produit sûr comme celui qui, dans des conditions normales d'utilisation, ne présente pas de risques ou seulement des risques acceptables pour la santé et la sécurité. Les producteurs doivent garantir cette sécurité, fournir aux consommateurs les informations adéquates sur les risques potentiels et prendre des mesures proportionnées, y compris le retrait des produits dangereux. Les distributeurs doivent agir avec diligence pour éviter la mise sur le marché de produits non sûrs et collaborer aux actions de suivi et d'information. Les États membres doivent instaurer des autorités chargées de contrôler la conformité des produits et intervenir en cas de danger, notamment par des mesures de retrait ou d'interdiction. Cette directive établit aussi des procédures d'échange d'informations en cas d'urgence au niveau communautaire, renforçant ainsi la protection des consommateurs et la libre circulation des produits sûrs.
Objet
La directive 92/59/CEE vise à garantir la sécurité générale des produits mis sur le marché au sein de la Communauté européenne. Elle instaure une obligation générale de sécurité applicable à tous les produits destinés aux consommateurs ou susceptibles d’être utilisés par eux, dans le but d’harmoniser les règles, d’éliminer les obstacles techniques au commerce et de protéger la santé et la sécurité des consommateurs dans le marché intérieur.
Obligations principales
Obligation pour les producteurs : ne mettre sur le marché que des produits sûrs, c’est-à-dire ne présentant pas de risques ou seulement des risques réduits à un niveau bas compatibles avec un haut niveau de protection de la santé et de la sécurité. Ils doivent fournir toutes les informations pertinentes permettant au consommateur d’évaluer les risques liés au produit, et prendre des mesures proportionnées pour prévenir ces risques, notamment le retrait des produits dangereux.
Obligation pour les distributeurs : agir avec diligence afin de ne pas fournir de produits dangereux et participer au suivi de la sécurité des produits déjà mis sur le marché, notamment par la transmission des informations concernant les risques.
Critères d’évaluation de la sécurité : en l’absence de réglementation communautaire spécifique, un produit est considéré sûr s’il est conforme aux normes nationales spécifiques, aux normes européennes transposées ou, à défaut, à l’état de l’art en matière de sécurité. Les autorités nationales peuvent néanmoins prendre des mesures contraignantes, même si un produit répond à ces normes, en cas de danger avéré.
Actions des États membres : adopter les dispositions législatives et réglementaires nécessaires pour contrôler la sécurité des produits, instituer des autorités compétentes dotées des pouvoirs suffisants (contrôle, sanctions, retrait du marché), et mettre en place des procédures d’alerte rapide et d’échange d’informations en cas de risques graves.
Mesures en situation d’urgence : mécanismes communautaires prévoient une coordination et la possibilité pour la Commission européenne de prendre des mesures provisoires harmonisées afin d’éviter des divergences d’actions entre États membres en matière de sécurité des produits dangereux affectant plusieurs pays.
Produits et acteurs concernés
Produits visés : tous les produits destinés aux consommateurs ou susceptibles d’être utilisés par eux, qu’ils soient neufs, d’occasion ou reconditionnés (à l’exception des biens d’occasion vendus en tant qu’antiquités ou devant être réparés/reconditionnés avec information claire du fournisseur). Sont exclus :
Les installations de production,
Les biens d’investissement,
Les produits exclusivement destinés à un usage professionnel.
Acteurs concernés :
Producteurs : fabricants, reconditionneurs, importateurs et autres professionnels dont les activités influencent directement la sécurité du produit.
Distributeurs : opérateurs de la chaîne commerciale qui ne modifient pas les caractéristiques de sécurité du produit.
Ne s’applique pas aux produits déjà couverts par des réglementations communautaires spécifiques et totalement harmonisées.
Calendrier de mise en œuvre
Entrée en vigueur prévue pour une application progressive avant le 31 décembre 1992 afin d’accompagner l’établissement du marché intérieur sans frontières.
Les États membres devaient rapidement adopter les mesures nécessaires pour assurer la conformité avec les obligations de la directive, incluant la désignation des autorités chargées de contrôler la sécurité des produits.
Mise en place d’un système communautaire d’échange d’informations rapides sur les risques liés aux produits.
La directive a prévu une révision éventuelle à la lumière de l’expérience pour étendre ou adapter son champ d’application, notamment en ce qui concerne les modalités d’interventions en cas d’urgence et au niveau communautaire.
Cette directive établit un cadre législatif horizontal garantissant un niveau élevé de sécurité pour tous les produits mis à disposition des consommateurs, favorisant ainsi la libre circulation dans le marché intérieur européen tout en protégeant la santé publique.
La directive 92/59/CEE s'applique à tous les produits destinés aux consommateurs ou susceptibles d'être utilisés par eux, mis sur le marché dans le cadre d'une activité commerciale, qu'ils soient neufs, d'occasion ou reconditionnés, à l'exception des produits d'occasion fournis en tant qu'antiquités ou devant être réparés ou reconditionnés avant utilisation, à condition que le fournisseur informe clairement l'acheteur. Elle exclut les installations de production, les biens d'investissement et autres produits utilisés exclusivement dans un cadre professionnel. La directive couvre les produits pour lesquels il n'existe pas de réglementation communautaire spécifique en matière de sécurité. Lorsqu'une telle réglementation existe, elle prévaut sur les dispositions de cette directive. Elle vise à garantir un niveau élevé de protection de la santé et de la sécurité des personnes en imposant une obligation générale de sécurité pour les produits proposés aux consommateurs.
General Information
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This European Standard is applicable to 2 types of asymmetric bars (see Table 1).
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This European Standard is applicable to 2 types of parallel bars (see Table 1).
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It applies to portable ladders.
It does not apply to ladders designed for specific professional use such as fire brigade ladders, roof ladders and mobile ladders.
NOTE 1 For multiple hinge joint ladders EN 131-4 applies.
NOTE 2 For telescopic ladders EN 131-6 applies.
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This part of the standard is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 131-1:2007+A1:2011, EN 131 2:2010+A1:2012, EN 131-3:2007 and if applicable EN 131-4:2007.
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This European Standard specifies general safety requirements and test methods for all pieces of gymnastic equipment intended for use supervised by a competent person and not specified in other, individual standards.
This European Standard is not applicable to other sport equipment, playground equipment, stationary training equipment or educational training equipment.
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This part of EN 957 specifies safety requirements for stationary exercise bicycles and upper body crank training equipment in addition to the general safety requirements of EN 957 1.
This part of EN 957 is applicable to stationary training equipment type stationary exercise bicycles and upper body crank training equipment (type 5) as defined in Clause 3 within the classes S, H, I and A, B, C according to EN 957-1.
Any attachment provided with the stationary exercise bicycles and upper body crank training equipment for the performance of additional exercises are subject to the requirements of EN 957 1.
This part of EN 957 is not applicable to roller stands as they cannot be made safe in a reasonable way.
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This Technical Specification specifies the method of the test for the standing ladder durability requirements evaluation.
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This European Standard specifies the general design features, requirements and test methods for portable ladders.
It does not apply to step stools or ladders for specific professional use such as firebrigade ladders, roof ladders and mobile ladders.
It does not apply to ladders used for work on or near live electrical systems or installations. For this purpose EN 61478 applies.
This European Standard is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 131 1.
For single or multiple hinge joint ladders EN 131 4 applies.
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This European Standard defines terms and specifies the general design characteristics of ladders.
It applies to portable ladders. It does not apply to step stools for which EN 14183 applies. It does also not apply to ladders designed for specific professional use such as fire brigade ladders, roof ladders and mobile ladders.
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This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for ice-tools for use in mountaineering including climbing, and as a buried anchor for protection against falls.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An EU Directive is a legislative act of the European Union that sets out goals that all EU member states must achieve. However, it is up to each member state to devise their own laws on how to reach these goals through national transposition. Directives are used to harmonize laws across the EU, particularly for the functioning of the single market.
Directive 92/59/EEC covers "General product safety". There are 42 standards associated with this directive.
Harmonized standards under 92/59/EEC are European standards (ENs) developed by CEN, CENELEC, or ETSI in response to a mandate from the European Commission. When these standards are cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with them benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of 92/59/EEC, facilitating CE marking and free movement within the European Economic Area.