305 Résultats de recherche pour
  • EU Commission Green Paper on the Product Liability Directive

    Royaume-Uni 05.08.1999
    On 28 July 1999 the European Commission issued its Green Paper on Directive 85/374/EEC on product liability. The Green Paper had not been expected until September, but its text had been agreed some months...
  • High Fines for Regulatory Offences

    Royaume-Uni 05.08.1999
    Politicians and pressure groups have for many years complained at the seemingly low levels of fines imposed by Courts dealing with regulatory offences - especially those concerning safety such as defective...
  • Reform of the General Product Safety Directive

    Royaume-Uni 05.08.1999
    Chris Hodges considers the proposed revisions Background to the Directive The GPS Directive came into effect on 29 June 1994. Every two years, the Commission is required to submit a report to the European...
  • Reform of the Product Liability Directive

    Royaume-Uni 05.08.1999
    Chris Hodges gives an update on recent developments Amendment to the Directive In our first edition of Product Liability Focus, we reported on the proposals from the European Commission to amend Directive...
  • Product Recall Guidelines

    Royaume-Uni 05.08.1999
    There is increasing interest in achieving the safe use of products through post-marketing systems and techniques, including the recall mechanism. An obligation to have a written recall mechanism has been...
  • The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill 1999

    République TchèqueRoumanieRoyaume-Uni 17.05.1999
    The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill 1999 has been introduced in the House of Lords to implement, with some amendments, the recommendations of the Law Commission in its report on Privity of Contract:...
  • New Law - Proposed reforms to the Product Liability Directive

    Royaume-Uni 28.03.1999
    New Law - Proposed reforms to the Product Liability Directive Chris Hodges considers the implications of the proposed reforms for future of claims The European Commission's proposal to modify the 1985...
  • Product Risk Assessment Guidelines

    Royaume-Uni 28.03.1999
    Product Risk Assessment Guidelines 1. Background facts What is the product: what are its intended and known uses? Which managers hold design data, testing records, regulatory files, instructions, warnings,...
  • Defects in products - recent judgment sends an important message to all manufacturers and suppliers over their duty to warn the public

    Royaume-Uni 28.01.1999
    Defects in products - recent judgment sends an important message to all manufacturers and suppliers over their duty to warn the public A recent judgment of the Court of Appeal has provided further insight...
  • Risk management: Product risks and recall - steps that should be taken when considering a recall

    Royaume-Uni 15.01.1999
    Risk management - Product risks and recall Mark Tyler considers the steps that should be taken when considering a recall Crisis management focusing on the recall issue has tended to be seen as a discrete...