EU single market directives: alignment with new legislation

In 2006 the European Commission conducted a review into the functioning of the internal market for goods. It concluded that the EU harmonised legislation was not as effective as it should be. It highlighted 3 things:

• the high number of products that were on the EU market that did not comply with product safety legislation
• the unsatisfactory performance of some conformity assessment bodies
• the difficulties that many stakeholders faced in understanding and using the EU legislation

The European Commission created a new legislative framework to respond to this review. The new framework will align 9 European Union product safety directives. We’re seeking your views on how we will implement this alignment.

The consultation will be relevant to:

• manufacturers
• importers
• distributors
• conformity assessment bodies
• enforcement authorities
• end-users of relevant products