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| Author: | Faure, M.G. |
| Title: | Product liability and product safety in Europe: Harmonization or differentiation? |
| Journal: | Kyklos
2000 : VOL. 53:4, p. 467-508 |
| Index terms: | Product liability Safety Legislation Regulations European Union |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The paper examines whether there are economic reasons for a harmonisation of product safety and product liability. On the basis of the economic criteria an analysis is given of the areas which may be centralised at the European level. It is argued that there are arguments in favour of centralized European rule making if there would be inefficiencies in national product liability law. This paper claims, however, that analysing the effectiveness of the European product liability directive, that this directive is not able to cure the risk of interstate externalities and that there is no empirical evidence of a risk that states could attract manufacturers with lenient product liability legislation. |
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