# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/417 of 8 November 2018 laying down guidelines for the management of the European Union Rapid Information System ‘RAPEX’ established under Article 12 of Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety and its notification system (notified under document C(2018) 7334), Division 4.4: Exclusion of generally applicable compulsory measures

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

Generally applicable acts adopted at national level and aimed at preventing or restricting the marketing and use of (a) generally described category(ies) of consumer products due to the serious risk they pose to the health and safety of consumers should not be notified to the Commission through the RAPEX application. All such national measures that apply to only generally defined categories of products, such as all products in general or all products serving the same purpose — and not to (categories of) products specifically identified by their brand, specific look, producer, trader, model name or number, etc. — are notified to the Commission under Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/417/annex/division/1/part/I/division/4/division/4.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-417/annex/division-1/part-I/division-4/division-4.4
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