PRODUCT LIABILITY AND SAFETY LAWS OF THE ACCESSION COUNTRIES

LITHUANIA: “Law on the approval, entry into force and implementation of the Civil Code” of 18 July 2000”

MALTA: “Consumer Affairs Act” of September 1999 (Part VII – Liability for Defective Products)

POLAND: “Law of 2 March 2000 on the protection of certain consumer rights and on the liability for a damage caused by a dangerous product” (amending the Civil Code)

ROMANIA: “Government Ordinance 87/2000 on the Liability of producers for the damages caused by defective products”

SLOVAK REPUBLIC: “Law of 2 November 1999 on Product Liability”

SLOVENIA: “Law on Consumer Protection”

TURKEY: “Law concerning the protection of the consumer” of 1995

BULGARIA: “Law on Consumer Protection and Trade Rules”

CYPRUS: “Product Liability Law” nº 105(1) of 1995 Amendments: Law nº 94(1) of 1999 Law nº 113(1) of 2000

CZECH REPUBLIC: “Act on the liability for damage caused by faulty products” Amendment: 2000

ESTONIA: “Law on Obligations”

HUNGARY: “Act X of 1993 on Product Liability” “Act XXV of 1998 on Medicinal Products for Human Use” Amendment to Act XXV

LATVIA: “Law on the Liability for Product and Service Deficiencies”

Definition of product: dangerous… or defective? some words are missing use… or distribution? goods imported into “xxx” or into the Community?

Definition of producer: manufacturer of a finished product (missing) producer of any raw material or manufacturer of a component part (missing) “supplier of services” the words “presents himself as its producer” are omitted

Transposition of: Article 7 (b) 7 (c) 7 (d) 7 (f) Inclusion of the condition: «nor benefits the injured person could have obtained in connection with its use».

Article 9.b: Lower threshold

Article 13: It is not transposed!

- Primary agricultural products and game are excluded from the scope of the national measure