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LOCATION:Online and Brussels\, Belgium
SUMMARY:7th EU–UNCTAD workshop on consumer product safety
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Global Product Safety in action: Bringing the UN Principles on 
 Consumer Product Safety to lifeIn December 2025\, the United Nations Gener
 al Assembly adopted the United Nations Principles for Consumer Product Saf
 ety\, establishing a global framework to strengthen the protection of cons
 umers from unsafe products\, whether sold online or offline.The principles
  reaffirm the right of all consumers to safe products and call for a high 
 level of protection\, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged consum
 ers and in countries with less developed product safety frameworks. Unsafe
  products can cause injuries\, economic loss and diminished trust in marke
 ts\, undermining sustainable development.As part of International Product 
 Safety Week 2026\, the European Commission and UN Trade and Development (U
 NCTAD) are organizing their 7th joint Workshop\, focusing on how to turn t
 he UN Principles into action.The session will provide a preview of the for
 thcoming UNCTAD Handbook on Consumer Product Safety\, being developed to s
 upport the practical implementation of the Principles\, and discuss concre
 te experiences and approaches to strengthening consumer product safety acr
 oss different regions. The discussion and approaches presented during the 
 session will also feed into the finalization of the Handbook\, helping to 
 ensure that it reflects practical experiences\, lessons learned and effect
 ive approaches from around the world.This event is organized within the fr
 amework of UN Trade and Development informal Working Group on Consumer Pr
 oduct SafetySpeakers:Olivier Micol\, Head of the Data Protection Unit\, Di
 rectorate General for Justice and Consumers\, European CommissionLuz Maria
  de la Mora\, Director\, Division on international Trade and Commodities\,
  UNCTADWimonrat Wim Teriyapirom\, Director of International Cooperation Se
 ction\, Office of Consumer Protection Board\, ThailandDaniela Nicol Parra 
 Aguero\, Head of the Consumer Safety and Sustainability Unit\, National Co
 nsumer Service\, ChilePatrick Hagumimana\, Acting Head of Department\, Reg
 istration\, Licensing and Enforcement\, Rwanda Inspectorate\, Competition 
 and Consumer Protection\, RwandaGeraldine Cosh\, UNCTAD Consultant\, UNCTA
 DEva Sinkovic\, Deputy Head of Unit\, Product Safety and Rapid Alert Syste
 m\, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers\, European CommissionVal
 entina Rivas\, Competition and Consumer Policies Branch\, UNCTADhttps://un
 ctad.org/Topic/Competition-and-Consumer-Protection/Working-group-on-consum
 er-product-safety\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meetin
 g/7th-eu-unctad-workshop-consumer-product-safety
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