safe product
Defined in Article 2, Directive 2001/95/EC
Definitions over time (1)
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‘safe product’ shall mean any product which, under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use including duration and, where applicable, putting into service, installation and maintenance requirements, does not present any risk or only the minimum risks compatible with the product's use, considered to be acceptable and consistent with a high level of protection for the safety and health of persons, taking into account the following points in particular: the characteristics of the product, including its composition, packaging, instructions for assembly and, where applicable, for installation and maintenance; the effect on other products, where it is reasonably foreseeable that it will be used with other products; the presentation of the product, the labelling, any warnings and instructions for its use and disposal and any other indication or information regarding the product; the categories of consumers at risk when using the product, in particular children and the elderly. The feasibility of obtaining higher levels of safety or the availability of other products presenting a lesser degree of risk shall not constitute grounds for considering a product to be ‘dangerous’;