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COMMISSION
ProposalforaCouncilDecisionintroducingaCommunitysystemofinformationonhomeand
leisureaccidents
(93/C59/07)
COM(93)18final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon9February1993)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle235
thereof,thereforeprovidecoordinationandcontributetothe
homogeneous implementation ofactivitiesconductedat
nationallevel,bypromotingthedisseminationofinfor­
mationonhomeandleisureaccidentstoallthe
competentauthorities ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ,
WhereastheestablishmentofaCommunitysystemof
informationonhomeandleisureaccidentsformsa
componentpartofaconsumerprotectionpolicy;
whereasitsimportanceinthisrespectcanbeseenfrom
thefactthatthedatacollectedinpursuanceofthe
demonstration projectsetupbyCouncilDecision
86/138/EEC('),asamendedbyCouncilDecision
90/534/EEC(2),arebeingputtospecificusesbyseveral
MemberStatesfortheadoptionofmeasuresinthearea
ofproductsafety;
Whereasthecompletionoftheinternalmarketon
1January1993isincreasingthecirculationofproducts
withintheCommunity;whereas,inordertoidentifythe
productsinvolvedinaccidentsandthecombinationof
circumstances whichmightleadtotheseaccidents,itis
thereforedesirableforthenationalauthoritiestohave
sufficientlyhomogeneous instrumentssothatthe
conclusionsofoneMemberStatecan,whereappro­
priate,beusedintheotherMemberStatesaswellasat
Communitylevel;
Whereas,althoughthemanagementofconsumersafety
isprimarilytheresponsibilityofeachMemberState,
CommunityfinancialinvolvementcanhelptheMember
Statestoovercometheproblemsoftheactualcollection
ofdataatnationallevel;whereastheCommissionmustWhereasaCommunityframeworkandCommunity
financialassistancearenecessaryinordertoavoidmajor
distortions,sinceanumberofMemberStateswouldnot
havethenecessaryresourcestoobtainbythemselvesthe
dataonhomeandleisureaccidentswhichhelpto
establishapolicyonconsumerprotection;whereassteps
shouldbetakentoensuretheoverallqualityofthedata
bytheuseofhomogeneous basicmethodsand,inthe
contextoftheinternalmarketandCouncilDirective
92/59/EECof29June1992ongeneralproduct
safety('),tomakeitpossibleforallMemberStatesto
collecttheinformationneededforthemonitoringofthe
productsinvolvedinaccidents;
WhereastheCommunityaspectsofthecollectionofdata
obligetheMemberStatestouseahomogeneousmetho­
dologyforthecollectionandproductionofinformation
fortransmission totheCommission ;whereasthis
constraintisnotdisproportionate totheobjective
pursued;
Whereastheprovisionofspecificinformationbythe
MemberStates,attheCommission'srequest,on
productsorgroupsofproductsinvolvedinaccidentsis
necessaryforthedevelopmentofaCommunitypolicyon
productsafety;
WhereastheMemberStatesmustalsobeinapositionto
presenttotheCommissionannualsummaryreports;
whereastheconclusionsdrawnbytheMemberStatesin
thesereportsshouldmakeitpossibleforthe
Commission ,inconcertwhichtheMemberStates,to
determinewhatactionshouldbetakenatCommunity
level;
(')OJNoL109,26.4.1986,p.23.
OOJNoL296,27.10.1990,p.64. OOJNoL228,11.8.1992,p.24.

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Article3 Whereas,finally,theintroductionofaninformation
systemonhomeandleisureaccidentsappears,under
theseconditions,tobenecessaryinthisimportantareaat
Communitylevel,tosupportandcomplementthepolicy
carriedoutbytheMemberStates,toachieveahighlevel
ofconsumerprotection;itdoesnotexceedwhatis
necessarytopromotethepreventionofsuchaccidents;it
isthereforeinconformitywiththeprincipleofsubsi­
diarity;TheCommissionshallpromotecompatibilityofthe
methodologies appliedintheMemberStates,in
particularwithregardtothedatacollectionbasisandthe
nationalreportsontheprocessingofthedata.
Itshallhelpfinanceimplementation ofthesysteminthe
MemberStates,accordingtotheprocedureslaiddown
inAnnexII.Thebudgetaryauthorityshalldecideonthe
amountsavailableforeachfinancialyear.
Afterreceivingtheannualnationalreports,itshall
ensurethatthedataareprocessed,summarizedand
disseminatedatCommunitylevelinanappropriate
manner .WhereastheTreatyprovidesnopowersotherthanthose
inArticle235fortheadoptionofthisDecision,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article4
Article1EachMemberStateshalldesignateandcommunicateto
theCommissionthename(s)andaddress(es)ofthe
authorityorauthoritiesresponsibleforcollectingand
transmittinginformationpursuanttoArticle2.1.ACommunitysystemofinformationonhomeand
leisureaccidents,hereinafterreferredtoas'thesystem',
isherebysetupforaperiodoffiveyears.Thespecifi­
cationsofthesystemaredescribedinAnnexI.Article5
TheCommissionandtheMemberStatesshallensure
that,duringtheprocessofcollectingandforwarding
information,anyidentifyingdetailsareremovedsothat
theidentityofvictimsremainsconfidential .2.Thesystem'sobjectivesaretocollectdataonhome
andleisureaccidentswithaviewtopromotingaccident
prevention,improvingthesafetyofconsumerproducts
andinformingandeducatingconsumerssothatthey
makebetteruseofproducts.Article6
3.ThisDecisionshallnotapplytoindustrial
accidents,nortoroad,rail,seaorairtrafficaccidents.TheCommissionshalldrawupanassessmentreporton
thesystem,togetherwhereappropriatewithproposals
foramendments ,andinparticularamendmentsofthe
arrangementsforfinancialsupport,by31December
1994.
TheCommissionshalldrawupafinalreportonthe
implementation andeffectivenessofthesystemby31
December1997.
ThesereportsshallbepresentedtotheEuropean
Parliament,theCouncil,andtheEconomicandSocial
Committee .Article2
MemberStatesshallberesponsibleforimplementingthe
system;theyshallprocessdirectlythedatacollectedand
submittotheCommissionanannualreportcontaininga
summaryandanevaluationatnationallevelofthe
resultsobtained.
TheyshallsupplytheCommission,atitsrequestandby
thedatesset,withthedataonthesafetyofcertain
products,orspecificcategoriesofproducts,involvedin
homeandleisureaccidentsandthecircumstances
surroundingsuchaccidents .Article7
ThisDecisionshallapplyfrom1January1993.
Article8
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.

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ANNEXI
Specificationsofthesystem
1.Thesystemshallapplytohomeandleisureaccidentswhicharefollowedbymedicaltreatmentand
whichoccurinthehomeoritsimmediatesurroundings ,suchasgardens,yardsandgarages,orduring
leisure,sportsorschoolactivities.
2.Thebasicinformationshallbeobtainedfromthecasualtydepartmentsofhospitalsselectedbythe
MemberStatesinaccordancewiththelimitsspecifiedatpoint4.
Informationfromalternativesourcesofanequivalentvaluemaybeaccepted.
3.Whencompilingtheirnationalreports,MemberStatesshall,whereverpossible,takeintoaccount
additionalinformation,includingthatobtainedfrompoison-antidote centres,deathcertificates,family
doctors,burnstreatmentcentres,fireservicesandemergencysystems.
4.Thebasicdatacollectedmustbeasreliableaspossible.
Theyshallatleastincludeinformationon:
—theplacewheretheaccidentoccurred,
—thedateoftheaccident,
—theplaceoftreatment,
—theactivityofthevictimatthetimeoftheaccident,
—thetypeofaccident,
—thetypeofproductinvolvedintheaccident,
—theageofthevictim,
—thesexofthevictim,
—thetypeofinjury,
—thepartsofthebodyinjured,
—thedurationoftreatment,
—abriefdescriptionoftheaccidentanditscauses(including,wherepossible,themainfeaturesand
identifyingdetailsoftheproductinvolved).
Thisinformationshallbeclassifiedinaccordancewithasystembasedonhomogeneous criteriaat
Communitylevel.
5.TheallocationofhospitalsamongtheMemberStatesshallbeasfollows:
MemberState Numberofhospitals
Belgium4
Denmark 5
Germany —C)
Greece 4
Spain 8
France 8
Ireland 2
Italy 7
Luxembourg -o
Netherlands 7
Portugal 6
UnitedKingdom 11
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ANNEXII
Utilizationoffinancialsupport
Communityfinancialsupportforthehospitalsparticipatinginthecollectionofdatawouldbeallocatedat
astandardratewhichwillrepresent80%oftheactualcostsuptoaceilingofECU28000perhospital
perannum.
Inaddition,Communityfinancialsupportwouldbeprovidedasacontributiontothestrengtheningofthe
leastdevelopednationalinfrastructures ,notablybythedevelopmentofappropriatecomputerizednetworks .
Lastly,Communityfinancialsupportwouldbemadeavailablesothatbilateraltechnicalassistancecanbe
providedbytheMemberStateswithanoperationalcollectionsystemtotheotherMemberStates.
AmendedproposalforaCouncilDirectiveontheapproximation ofthelaws,regulationsand
administrativeprovisionsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtorecreationalcraft(')
(93/C59/08)
COM(93)23final—SYN410
(SubmittedbytheCommissionpursuanttoArticle149(3)oftheEECTreatyon9February1993)
Theproposalisamendedasfollows: 4.point3.5ofAnnexIisamendedasfollows:
firstindent:
'—haveself-drainingcockpitsandwells,or';
5.point3.8ofAnnexIisreplacedby:1.thesecondrecitalisreplacedby:
'Whereastheminimumlengthofrecreationalcraft
shouldbe2,5msincecraftunderthislengthcannot
beconsideredasrecreationalcraft,whereasthe
maximumlengthof24mforrecreationalcraftis
derivedfromISOstandards',(deletetheprevious
footnote(*));3.8.Compartmentation
2.Article1(3)isamendedasfollows:Allboatsshouldbecompartmented according
totheirusagegroup(section1.1),stability
(section3.2)andbuoyancy(section3.3),
payingspecialattentiontocollisionbulkheads.';
6.point3.10ofAnnexIisreplacedby:
'3.10.Escapehatchesformultihulls
AllhabitablemultihullcraftinusagegroupsA
andBofsection1.1shallbefittedwithescape
hatchesthatcanallowescapefromacapsized
multihullcraft.';
7.point3.11ofAnnexIisreplacedby:
'3.11.Mooringandtowing
Allcraft,takingintoaccounttheirusage
group(section1.1)andtheircharacteristics
shallbeprovidedwitharrangements for
handlingandstowageofmooringandanchor
ropesorcables.';fourthindent:
'—poweredsurfboards,poweredwatervehiclesand
othersimilarcraft,';
sixthindent:
'—experimentalcraft,solongthereisnotransfer
ofownership,';
seventhindent:
'—craftwithcrewandcarryingpassengersfor
commercialpurposeswithinthemeaningof
Directive82/714/EEC';
3.point2.4.1ofAnnexIisreplacedby:
'Formotorboats,themainsteeringpositionshall
givetheoperator,underthenormalconditionsof
speedandload,gooddirectvisibilityforwardandto
theside,whilstoperatingthrottle,clutchand
steeringcontrols.';
8.thethirdparagraphofpoint5.5ofAnnexIis
amendedasfollows: (')OJNoC123,15.5.1992,p.7.