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Care: 2012 Annual Report on the operation of the RAPEX (Rapid Alert System for non-food dangerous products)

RAPEX is the Rapid Alert System for non-food dangerous products, mainly used in the EU Member States and the European Commission that facilitates the rapid exchange of information between Member States and the Commission on measures taken to prevent or restrict the marketing or use of products posing a serious risk to the health and safety of consumers. Notifications generally includes notifying country, country of origin, product category, name, brand, type/number of model, description, danger, measures adopted by notifying country and provides visualization of the sample photos to consumers, so as to improve warning degree.

The non-food dangerous products supervised by RAPEX mainly divided into two categories: commonly used consumer products such as toys, cosmetics, textiles and clothing which are for general consumer use, as well as products used by professionals such as machinery, machinery, building products and others.

Overview of EU Notifications in 2012
In 2012, a total of 2,278 measures against dangerous non-food products, were taken by Member States and reported in the EU Rapid Information system (RAPEX). This indicates a 26% rise in alerts when compared to 2011 figures, an increase most likely caused by the improved enforcement work carried out by the authorities in EU countries.

RAPEX 2012 in numbers
2,278 number of notifications
30 number of participating countries (EU +Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)
5 most frequently notified product categories in 2012:
—34% Clothing, textiles and fashion items;
—19% Toys;
—11% Electrical appliances and equipment;
—8% Motor vehicles;
—4% Cosmetics

Notifications by country of origin of the notified product: :
— 58% China including Hong Kong;
— 17% EU-27 and EEA countries;
—11% unknown;
—14% other.

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