Identify and prepare initiatives within the framework of the Consumer Product Safety Regulation to ensure a consistent and high level of consumer product safety, in particular standardisation mandates and assessment of standards and specifications to support the application of the Regulation.

They are used to directly produce highly efficient magnets, metal alloys, phosphors, optical material, battery material, ceramics, special abrasive powders These materials are key components of many downstream and consumer products such as: wind power turbines, catalysers (for car and oil cracking), energy-efficient bulbs, engines for electric and hybrid vehicles, flat screens and displays (LED, LCD, plasma), hard drives, car parts, camera lenses, glass applications, industrial batteries, medical equipment or water treatment - to name just a few.

The General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) applies to all consumer products, both harmonised and un-harmonised, while the provisions on market surveillance currently contained in Regulation 765/2008 and in sector-specific legislation apply to harmonised products, whether consumer or industrial.

These materials are key components of many downstream and consumer products such as: wind power turbines, catalysers (for car and oil cracking), energy-efficient bulbs, engines for electric and hybrid vehicles, flat screens and displays (LED, LCD, plasma), hard drives, car parts, camera lenses, glass applications, industrial batteries, medical equipment or water treatment - to name just a few.

We tabled the new Canada consumer product safety and introduced amendments to the Food and Drugs Act to address product safety issues and gain consumer confidence and legislation to tackle crime related to auto theft to put thieves out of business.

Commission and other studies on prices in the internal market are showing that substantial price divergences similar to those found for cars exist in other consumer products.