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Chapter II · SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Article 8

Additional elements to be taken into account for assessing the safety of products

1.   For the purpose of Article 6 and where the presumption of safety under Article 7 does not apply, when assessing whether a product is safe, the following elements in particular shall be taken into account, when available:

(a)

European standards other than those the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Article 10(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012;

(b)

international standards;

(c)

international agreements;

(d)

voluntary certification schemes or similar third-party conformity assessment frameworks, in particular those conceived to support Union law;

(e)

Commission recommendations or guidelines on product safety assessment;

(f)

national standards drawn up in the Member State in which the product is made available;

(g)

the state of the art and technology, including the opinion of recognised scientific bodies and expert committees;

(h)

product safety codes of good practice in force in the sector concerned;

(i)

reasonable consumer expectations concerning safety;

(j)

safety requirements adopted in accordance with Article 7(2).

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