What are the technical requirements and labelling rules for machines in the EU?
Which EU-rules apply to foodstuffs
Which packaging materials are allowed in the EU?
What is CE-marking?
Which VAT-tariffs and/or excise duties apply in Member State X for product Y?
Action:
the EIC answers to all questions about harmonised legislation in the EU. This legislation makes it possible that products can be commercialised in all Member States of the EU.
Step 2: Select “Get a summary (alfabetically or by subject)”
Step 3: You may select subjects from the list on the screen or use the Index (A – Z)
Select “Consumers” if you are looking for packaging and/or labelling rules.
Select “Technical-harmonisation” if you are looking for technical and safety rules for certain products.
Select “Taxation” if you are looking for VAT-tariffs, excise duties, etc. in the EU
You find many different product items. If you select one of them, you enter into an information note summarizing a particular EU-Directive. If you believe that this EU-Directive is relevant for your question of a client, you can find and download the full text from the EUR-LEX website http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex.
Step 2: Select “Search by document number” and complete the year and number of the document that you want to view. Select also the type of document (Directive, Regulation of Decision) or choose for “All legislation” if you are not sure.
Example 1:
Year : 1973
Number: 23
Select : Directive
Select “html” in order to view this Directive
You may print this text or download it on your computer
Example 2:
Year : 1996
Number: 74
Select : Directive
! You may find here the indication “0055 CONSLEG”. This means that this Directive had some amendments after the approval of its original version. The best way to inform a company about such EU-text is to present the so-called CONSOLIDATED TEXT.
This consolidated text can be found as follows.:
Select “Consolidated legislation” from the home page.
Select “Chronological Index”
Select “1996”
Select “1996L0074”
Remarks
1) For starting and even for experienced EICs and EICCs, it is useful to find relevant legal texts of the EU via “Dialogue with Business” (http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/scad_en.htm) but to retrieve the full texts of these legal acts via the website EUR-LEX.
2) Detailed information about new legislation in preparation (before adoption) can be consulted at the website PreLex: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/search/search_lip.html
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