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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-417/annex/division-1/part-I/division-5/division-5.3",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/417",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-417",
  "path": "annex/division/1/part/I/division/5/division/5.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5.3",
  "heading": "Risk assessment method",
  "text": "Part III, Appendix 6 to these Guidelines sets out a risk assessment method that can be used by Member State authorities to assess the level of risks posed by consumer products to the health and safety of consumers and to decide whether a RAPEX notification is necessary. Equally, you may need to consult the complementary EU general risk assessment methodology as referred to in Chapter 5.1 in case the product concerned is covered by Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.\nA specific tool (‘RAG’ or Risk Assessment Guidelines) is available on the RAPEX website and in the RAPEX application to perform risk assessments, which takes accounts of the principles provided for in Appendix 6.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/consumer-safety/rag/#/screen/home"
    }
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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