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Article 8Additional elements to be taken into account for assessing the safety of products
CELEX 32023R0988 · Read on 2026-08-22
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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:
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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)
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