The General Product Safety Regulations cover all products that fall under their remit.
There are, however, a large number of regulations and standards that specifically cover
different types of products, such as Toys, Electrical Equipment and Dangerous Imitations.
In these areas, where there is a specific regulation governing the safety of these type of products,
the Directive 2001/95/CE will apply only to aspects or risks unforeseen in that specific rule, i.e,
the Directive will have a supplementary and complementary use that will address those unregulated
gaps of said sector-specific regulation.
These regulations apply to any products which are:.
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intended for consumers.
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likely to be used by consumers under reasonably foreseeable conditions, even if not intended
for them.
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any product intended for consumers or likely to be used by consumers, supplied whether for
consideration or not in the course of a commercial activity and whether new, used or
reconditioned.
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