Directive 1999/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 1999 amending Council Directive 85/374/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products

Celex Number31999L0034
Coming into Force04 June 1999
End of Effective Date31 December 9999
ELIhttp://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1999/34/oj
Published date04 June 1999
Date10 May 1999
Official Gazette PublicationOfficial Journal of the European Communities, L 141, 04 June 1999
EUR-Lex - 31999L0034 - FR

Directive 1999/34/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil, du 10 mai 1999, modifiant la directive 85/374/CEE du Conseil relative au rapprochement des dispositions législatives, réglementaires et administratives des États membres en matière de responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux

Journal officiel n° L 141 du 04/06/1999 p. 0020 - 0021


DIRECTIVE 1999/34/CE DU PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN ET DU CONSEIL

du 10 mai 1999

modifiant la directive 85/374/CEE du Conseil relative au rapprochement des dispositions législatives, réglementaires et administratives des États membres en matière de responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux

LE PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN ET LE CONSEIL DE L'UNION EUROPÉENNE,

vu le traité instituant la Communauté européenne, et notamment son article 95,

vu la proposition de la Commission(1),

vu l'avis du Comité économique et social(2);

statuant conformément à la procédure visée à l'article 251 du traité(3),

(1) considérant que la sécurité des produits et la réparation des dommages causés par les produits défectueux constituent des impératifs sociaux qui doivent être garantis au sein du marché intérieur; que la Communauté a répondu à ces exigences au moyen de la directive 85/374/CEE(4) et de la directive 92/59/CEE du Conseil du 29 juin 1992 relative à la sécurité générale des produits(5);

(2) considérant que la directive 85/374/CEE a établi une juste répartition des risques inhérents à une société moderne caractérisée par un haut degré de technicité; que ladite directive a ainsi trouvé un équilibre raisonnable entre les intérêts concernés, notamment la protection de la santé des consommateurs, l'impulsion de l'innovation et le développement...

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