1. Consumer Product Safety Regulation. Introduction. Data Collection. Pre-Market Controls. Post-Market Controls. Export Controls
2. Product Safety
The European Dimension. Why is Product Safety a Matter of Concern to Europe? Technical Barriers to Trade. Technical Standards Directive. Positive Harmonisation. Relationship Between Essential Safety Requirements and Standards. Standardisation. Conformity Assessment. EHLASS. General Product Safety Directive. Fortress Europe? Conclusions
3. International Product Safety. Introduction. WTO. ISO. OECD. UN. Conclusions
4. United States. Introduction. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Voluntary Standardisation. Conclusions
5. United Kingdom. Introduction. Accident Data Collection. Legal Regulation. Standardisation. Consumer Movement. Conclusions
6. France. Introduction. History. Institutions. Law of 1 August 1905. Law of 21 July 1983. General Criminal Law. Reform. Standards. Conclusions
7. Germany. Introduction. Data Collection. Institutions. Geratesicherheitsgesetz (GSG). Implementation of the EC General Product Safety Directive. Standardisation. Conclusions
8. Conclusions. Internationalisation of Consumer Product Safety. Role of the Regions. Deregulation
Standards and Beyond. Consumer Input. Regulators. Exports. Final Hopes.