# Commission Decision of 14 December 2004 laying down guidelines for the notification of dangerous consumer products to the competent authorities of the Member States by producers and distributors, in accordance with Article 5(3) of Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2004) 4772) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/905/EC), Division 1.1: Background and objectives of the guidelines

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) aims to ensure that non-food consumer products placed on the EU market are safe. It includes an obligation for producers and distributors to provide information on findings and measures concerning dangerous products to the competent authority.
The GPSD mandates the Commission, assisted by the GPSD Committee of Member States, to draw up a guide defining simple and clear criteria to facilitate the effective application of this obligation. In addition the guide is to simplify the work of economic operators and the competent authorities by defining the particular conditions, especially isolated circumstances or products, for which notification is not appropriate. The guide should also define the content and lay out of the standard form for notifications by producers and distributors to the authorities.
In particular the Commission is responsible for ensuring the effectiveness and proper functioning of the notification procedure.
The objectives of these guidelines are therefore to:
(a) clarify from the operational point of view the scope of producers’ and distributors’ obligations in such a way that only the information relevant for risk management is notified and that any information overload is prevented;
(b) make reference to relevant criteria for applying the concept of ‘dangerous products’;
(c) provide criteria for identifying the ‘isolated circumstances or products’ for which notification is not relevant;
(d) define the content of notifications, in particular the information and data required, and the form to be used;
(e) identify to whom and how the notification should be submitted;
(f) define the follow-up action to be taken by the Member States receiving a notification and the information to be provided on such follow-up.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/905/annex/division/1/division/1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-905/annex/division-1/division-1.1
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