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LOCATION:Online and Brussels\, Belgium
SUMMARY:European Commission-UNCTAD workshop: Unlocking the full potential o
 f research in product safety
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection recognize
  the general principle that the potential positive role of universities an
 d public and private enterprises in research should be considered when dev
 eloping consumer protection policies. Also\, in advancing consumer interes
 ts\, particularly in developing countries\, the Guidelines recommend that 
 Member States should\, where appropriate\, give priority to areas of essen
 tial concern for the health of the consumer. Policies should be adopted or
  maintained for product quality control\, adequate and secure distribution
  facilities\, standardized international labelling and information\, and e
 ducation and research programmes in these areas. Member State guidelines i
 n regard to specific areas should be developed in the context of the provi
 sions of the present document.However\, research in consumer product safet
 y has not yet been fully harnessed for the benefit of consumers’ health 
 and safety.Following the three joint European Commission-UNCTAD workshops\
 , this fourth edition will look into the role that academic research plays
  into strengthening consumer product safety.The workshop will take place o
 n 12 December at 14:00-15:30 CET in a hybrid format:-    Online via Web
 ex: please register using the registration link found above to participate
  online\;-    In person at Steigenberger Wiltcher&#039\;s Hotel at Aven
 ue Louise 71\, 1050 Brussels\, Belgium. Please register here to participat
 e in person.The workshop will feature a brief introduction by leading rese
 archers in the field of consumer protection and consumer product safety to
  later break into small groups to discuss:Examples of good cooperation and
  synergies between research and product safety professionals (including Go
 vernment\, industry or other)\;Existing training and research programmes o
 n product safety\;Priority product safety topics that researchers should w
 ork on\; andSynergies between academics and the product safety community.I
 nterpretation from English and French will be provided.This event is organ
 ized within the framework of UNCTAD’s Working Group on Consumer Product 
 Safety. Panellists Ms. Pinuccia Contino\, Deputy to the Director for Con
 sumers\, Head of Unite Product Safety and Rapid Alert System\, European Co
 mmissionMs. Teresa Moreira\, Head of Competition and Consumer Policies Bra
 nch\, UNCTADProf. Elizabeth Keith\, Professor of Legal Rhetoric\, American
  University Washington College of Law\, USProf. Sebastián Barocelli\, Pro
 fessor at the University of Buenos Aires\, former Director of the Consumer
  Protection institution in ArgentinaDr. Laura Best\, Policy specialist in 
 consumer protection and sustainability\, South AfricaDr. Eduard Fosch-Vill
 aronga\, Associate Professor on Law\, Robots\, and AI\, eLaw Center for La
 w and Digital Technologies\, Leiden University\, the NetherlandsRepresenta
 tive of the fused button batteries research teamhttps://unctad.org/Topic/C
 ompetition-and-Consumer-Protection/Working-group-on-consumer-product-safet
 y\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/european-commi
 ssion-unctad-workshop-unlocking-full-potential-research-product-safety
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