# Commission Decision of 26 March 2009 prolonging the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC requiring Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters (notified under document number C(2009) 2078) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/298/EC), Introduction: Introductory text

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

Commission Decision
of 26 March 2009
prolonging the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC requiring Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters
(notified under document number C(2009) 2078)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/298/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety, and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2006/502/EC requires Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters.
(2)
Decision 2006/502/EC was adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Directive 2001/95/EC, which restricts the validity of the Decision to a period not exceeding one year, but allows it to be confirmed for additional periods none of which shall exceed one year.
(3)
Decision 2006/502/EC was amended twice, firstly by Decision 2007/231/EC which prolonged the validity of the Decision until 11 May 2008 and secondly by Decision 2008/322/EC which prolonged the validity of the Decision for a further year until 11 May 2009.
(4)
In the absence of other satisfactory measures addressing the child safety of lighters, it is necessary to prolong the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC for a further 12 months and to amend it accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Directive 2001/95/EC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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