Product safety and responsible for the product in European legal system
Romana ZAJĄC,

S u m m a r y
The protection of consumer rights is one of the most important objectives in EU policy. It should be admitted that in case, when the product does not meet the safety standards, legal measures can be undertaken against any person involved in a supply chain. In EU there are still many directives of old approach, which do not allow to receive the CE mark, so new horizontal directives, which regulate the main safety aspects, have been developed. Also the fact that a new global approach gives slightly different definition of manufacturer than the directive on responsibility for damages made by defective product is important.