Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety (Text with EEA relevance)
Basic information
Dates Date of document:
  • December 3, 2001
Date of publication:
  • January 15, 2002
Date of effect:
  • January 15, 2002
    • Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 23
Date of transposition:
  • January 15, 2004
    • At the latest See Art 21
Date of end of validity:
Modified by
Modified by:
Repealed by:
Modifies
Repeal:
Implicit repeal:
Affected by case
Legal basis
  • Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title VI: Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws Chapter 3: Approximation of laws Article 95 Article 100a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
  • Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Five: Institutions of the Community Title I: Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions Article 251 Article 189b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
EuroVoc Vocabulary
  • Approximation of laws
  • Internal market - Principles
  • Goods – general provisions
  • Product safety
  • Consumer protection
  • Marketing
  • European standard
  • Protection of health and safety
  • Public health
  • Food inspection