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LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium at the Charlemagne building and online\, 
SUMMARY:UNCTAD-European Commission workshop: Recommendation on general prod
 uct safety principles
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DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection recognize
  consumers&#039\; right of access to non-hazardous products and their legi
 timate need to be protected from hazards to their health and safety. In to
 day’s globalized world\, where products are sold across borders\, the sa
 fety of one consumer hinges on the safety of all.However\, UN Trade and De
 velopment’s World Consumer Protection Map shows that only 74 countries r
 eport having a consumer product safety law\, evidencing an urgent need for
  clear guidance on how to develop effective legal and institutional framew
 orks to protect the health and safety of consumers.Since 2019\, UNCTAD’s
  informal working group on consumer product safety has been enhancing cons
 umer product safety at both regional and national levels\, while promoting
  international collaboration to protect consumers from safety hazards. The
  current mandate of the working group is to\, among other initiatives\, pu
 rsue consultations leading to a resolution on general consumer product saf
 ety.The workshop is the first open discussion on the topic. It aims to col
 lect ideas on how to fashion international cooperation for product safety 
 to be a reality for all consumer across the world\, learn participant’s 
 views on the necessary international institutional arrangements to raise t
 o member States’ expectations\, and discuss the role that UNCTAD should 
 play.The result of the discussions we will host today will feed into UNCTA
 D’s upcoming Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Consumer Product Safety of 4 Novem
 ber 2024 in Geneva\, which will serve as a platform for member States to c
 ontinue consultations.This event is organized within the framework of UN T
 rade and Development informal Working Group on Consumer Product Safety\, a
 nd at the European Commission’s International Product Safety Week 2024.
   Speakers:-    Ms. Pinuccia Contino\, Deputy Director for Consumers
  and Head of Product Safety and Rapid Alert System Unit\, European Commiss
 ion -    Ms. Teresa Moreira\, Head of Competition and Consumer Polici
 es Branch\, UN Trade and Development-    Ms. Thezi Mabuza\, Acting Com
 missioner\, National Consumer Commission\, South Africa -    Ms. Kati
 a Peñaloza\, Director of the National Consumer Authority of Peru -   
  Ms. Fernando Blanco Muiño\, Deputy Secretary for Consumer Defence\, Arg
 entina-    Ms. Martyna Derszniak-Noirjean\, Director of International 
 Cooperation Office\, Office of Competition and Consumer Protection\, Polan
 d-    Ms. Wimonrat Wim Teriyapirom\, Director of International Coopera
 tion\, Office of the Consumer Protection Board\, Thailand-    Ms. Mari
 e Gerardy\, Legal and policy officer DG JUST\, European Commission  -  
   Mr. Arnau Izaguerri Vila\, Legal Officer\, Competition and Consumer Po
 licies Branch Division on International Trade and Commodities\, UN Trade a
 nd Development https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate/#/screen/pages/safetyWeek
 2024\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/unctad-euro
 pean-commission-workshop-recommendation-general-product-safety-principles
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