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Product Conformity Act (2010)

Country/Territory
Estonia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
RT I 2010, 31, 157
Subject
Energy, General
Keyword
Consumer protection Access-to-information Data collection/reporting Institution Internal trade International trade Standards Public health Protection of environment
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act provides for product conformity. Its purpose is to ensure product safety and conformity and the free movement of goods. To achieve the purpose, this Act sets out the following: the requirements for ensuring product safety and product conformity attestation and the grounds of accreditation and market supervision; 2) the principles of evasion of obstacles to the free movement of goods, which may arise from technical regulations and standards, and the grounds of standardisation; and the establishment of Product Contact Points and the rules of procedure for application of technical regulations with regard to products that fall outside the scope of application of Community harmonization legislation in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 764/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down procedures relating to the application of certain national technical rules to products lawfully marketed in another Member State and repealing Decision No 3052/95/EC (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, pp 21–29).

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English/Estonian
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www.riigiteataja.ee

References - Legislation

Implements

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Legislation | European Union | 2011

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Pollution control, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Recycling/reuse, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products.

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Energy conservation/energy production, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations.

Legislation | European Union | 1998

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products.

Legislation | European Union | 2010

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX