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Document 52022SC0315
Product Liability Directive
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Subsidiarity Grid Accompanying the document Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on liability for defective products
- Initiative summary:
- Investment in and societal acceptance of emerging technologies require legal certainty and trust. Current rules on products ensures that producers compensate consumers for damage caused by defective products. It may be necessary to adapt this framework to the developments linked to the transition towards a circular and digital economy. In addition, the new challenges with Artificial Intelligence in the context of liability for damages caused by new and refurbished products will be addressed.
- EuroVoc thesaurus:
- single market; fundamental rights; market approval; damage; producer's liability; natural person; market supervision; defective product; indemnification
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- Documents:
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Ares(2021)4266516 (Inception impact assessment)
Ares(2022)2620305 (Factual summary report of the public consultation) - Leading service:
- Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
- Planned adoption period:
- 01/07/2022 - 30/09/2022
- Check the status of this initiative on the Better Regulation Portal
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- Consultation type:
- Stakeholder feedback
- Consultation duration (weeks):
- 4
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- Consultation type:
- Public consultation
- Consultation duration (weeks):
- 12
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- Consultation type:
- Stakeholder feedback
- Consultation duration (weeks):
- 4
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- Documents:
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COM/2022/495 final (Proposal for a directive)
SWD/2022/316 final (Impact assessment)
SWD/2022/317 final (Summary of impact assessment)
SWD/2022/315 final (Staff working document) - Leading service:
- Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
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- Consultation type:
- Stakeholder feedback
- Consultation duration (weeks):
- 8