Protection of consumers: liability for defective products (amend. Directive 85/374/EEC)

The Committee welcomes the Commission's proposal for a directive, which is consistent with its repeated calls in several earlier opinions, for primary agricultural products and game to be included within the scope of Directive 85/374/EEC. The Committee expects adoption of the proposal to lead to a higher level of health and consumer protection and to put an end to distortions of competition. The Committee is also of the view that, following the adoption of this proposal, there ought to be an overall examination of the operation of Directive 85/374/EEC by means of a green paper.�