Article 1 
1. A Community system of information on home and leisure accidents, hereinafter referred to as 'the system', is hereby set up for a period of one year; the specifications and operating procedures of the system shall be as set out in Annex I. 2. The system's objectives shall be to collect data on home and leisure accidents with a view to promoting accident prevention, improving the safety of consumer products and informing and educating consumers so that they make better use of products. 3. This Decision shall not apply to industrial accidents, nor to road, rail, sea or air traffic accidents. Article 2 1. Member States shall be responsible for implementing the system. They shall process directly the data collected and submit to the Commission a report containing summaries and evaluations at national level of the results obtained, and the conclusions they draw from those results. 2. Member States shall supply the Commission, at its request, with available data on the safety of certain products, or specific categories of products, involved in home and leisure accidents and the circumstances surrounding such accidents. 3. Member States shall designate the authority or authorities responsible for the collection and transmission of such data and shall inform the Commission of the names and addresses of those authorities. 4. In the interests of transparency in the use of Community funds, each Member State shall ensure appropriate publication of the report referred to in paragraph 1. Article 3 1. The Commission shall promote compatibility of the methodologies applied in the Member States, paying particular attention to improving the homogeneity of the data definitions and classifications and also with regard to the data-collection basis and the national reports on the processing of the data. 2. The Commission shall help finance implementation of the system in the Member States, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Annex II. 3. The Commission shall process, summarize and publish the data received from the Member States and shall disseminate them in an appropriate manner at Community level. It shall draw up a report in cases where the data supplied by the Member States are, in its opinion, incompatible with the methodology and the operating procedures referred to in Annex I or where the Member States have failed to supply the data referred to in Article 2 (1) and (2). Article 4 1. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that, in the course of the collection and forwarding of information, all identifying details or those which enable identities to be deduced are removed so that the identities of victims remain confidential. 2. Any referenced use of data in the Member States in official publications shall be accompanied by the following statement: 'The Community system of information on home and leisure accidents provides only general indications and cannot be regarded as statistical proof of the safety or lack of safety of a given product.' Article 5 The Community financial resources estimated necessary for implementing the system shall be ECU 2,5 million for 1993. The amount shall fall within the current financial perspective. The budget authority shall determine the appropriations available taking into account the principles of sound management referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities. Article 6 The Commission shall draw up a final report on the implementation and effectiveness of the system as soon as possible after 31 December 1993. In drawing up its report, the Commission shall take due account of experience gained from previous assessments and pay particular attention to the following: - the timeliness, quality and comparability of the data provided by the Member States, - the need to adjust existing codes and to adopt new codes and common coding principles, taking into account the increasing number of new products, - the ease of access to information, - the enhanced value of the data to the Member States and the Community, - the distribution of hospitals between the Member States. The report shall be submitted to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Article 7 This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1993. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993. For the Council The President R. URBAIN (1) OJ No C 59, 2. 3. 1993, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 194, 19. 7. 1993, p. 366. (3) OJ No C 201, 26. 7. 1993, p. 6. (4) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1986, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 90/534/EEC (OJ No L 296, 27. 10. 1990, p. 64). (5) OJ No L 228, 11. 8. 1992, p. 24.
Article 2 
1. Member States shall be responsible for implementing the system. They shall process directly the data collected and submit to the Commission a report containing summaries and evaluations at national level of the results obtained, and the conclusions they draw from those results. 2. Member States shall supply the Commission, at its request, with available data on the safety of certain products, or specific categories of products, involved in home and leisure accidents and the circumstances surrounding such accidents. 3. Member States shall designate the authority or authorities responsible for the collection and transmission of such data and shall inform the Commission of the names and addresses of those authorities. 4. In the interests of transparency in the use of Community funds, each Member State shall ensure appropriate publication of the report referred to in paragraph 1. Article 3 1. The Commission shall promote compatibility of the methodologies applied in the Member States, paying particular attention to improving the homogeneity of the data definitions and classifications and also with regard to the data-collection basis and the national reports on the processing of the data. 2. The Commission shall help finance implementation of the system in the Member States, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Annex II. 3. The Commission shall process, summarize and publish the data received from the Member States and shall disseminate them in an appropriate manner at Community level. It shall draw up a report in cases where the data supplied by the Member States are, in its opinion, incompatible with the methodology and the operating procedures referred to in Annex I or where the Member States have failed to supply the data referred to in Article 2 (1) and (2). Article 4 1. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that, in the course of the collection and forwarding of information, all identifying details or those which enable identities to be deduced are removed so that the identities of victims remain confidential. 2. Any referenced use of data in the Member States in official publications shall be accompanied by the following statement: 'The Community system of information on home and leisure accidents provides only general indications and cannot be regarded as statistical proof of the safety or lack of safety of a given product.' Article 5 The Community financial resources estimated necessary for implementing the system shall be ECU 2,5 million for 1993. The amount shall fall within the current financial perspective. The budget authority shall determine the appropriations available taking into account the principles of sound management referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities. Article 6 The Commission shall draw up a final report on the implementation and effectiveness of the system as soon as possible after 31 December 1993. In drawing up its report, the Commission shall take due account of experience gained from previous assessments and pay particular attention to the following: - the timeliness, quality and comparability of the data provided by the Member States, - the need to adjust existing codes and to adopt new codes and common coding principles, taking into account the increasing number of new products, - the ease of access to information, - the enhanced value of the data to the Member States and the Community, - the distribution of hospitals between the Member States. The report shall be submitted to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Article 7 This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1993. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993. For the Council The President R. URBAIN (1) OJ No C 59, 2. 3. 1993, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 194, 19. 7. 1993, p. 366. (3) OJ No C 201, 26. 7. 1993, p. 6. (4) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1986, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 90/534/EEC (OJ No L 296, 27. 10. 1990, p. 64). (5) OJ No L 228, 11. 8. 1992, p. 24.
Article 3 
1. The Commission shall promote compatibility of the methodologies applied in the Member States, paying particular attention to improving the homogeneity of the data definitions and classifications and also with regard to the data-collection basis and the national reports on the processing of the data. 2. The Commission shall help finance implementation of the system in the Member States, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Annex II. 3. The Commission shall process, summarize and publish the data received from the Member States and shall disseminate them in an appropriate manner at Community level. It shall draw up a report in cases where the data supplied by the Member States are, in its opinion, incompatible with the methodology and the operating procedures referred to in Annex I or where the Member States have failed to supply the data referred to in Article 2 (1) and (2). Article 4 1. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that, in the course of the collection and forwarding of information, all identifying details or those which enable identities to be deduced are removed so that the identities of victims remain confidential. 2. Any referenced use of data in the Member States in official publications shall be accompanied by the following statement: 'The Community system of information on home and leisure accidents provides only general indications and cannot be regarded as statistical proof of the safety or lack of safety of a given product.' Article 5 The Community financial resources estimated necessary for implementing the system shall be ECU 2,5 million for 1993. The amount shall fall within the current financial perspective. The budget authority shall determine the appropriations available taking into account the principles of sound management referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities. Article 6 The Commission shall draw up a final report on the implementation and effectiveness of the system as soon as possible after 31 December 1993. In drawing up its report, the Commission shall take due account of experience gained from previous assessments and pay particular attention to the following: - the timeliness, quality and comparability of the data provided by the Member States, - the need to adjust existing codes and to adopt new codes and common coding principles, taking into account the increasing number of new products, - the ease of access to information, - the enhanced value of the data to the Member States and the Community, - the distribution of hospitals between the Member States. The report shall be submitted to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Article 7 This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1993. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993. For the Council The President R. URBAIN (1) OJ No C 59, 2. 3. 1993, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 194, 19. 7. 1993, p. 366. (3) OJ No C 201, 26. 7. 1993, p. 6. (4) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1986, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 90/534/EEC (OJ No L 296, 27. 10. 1990, p. 64). (5) OJ No L 228, 11. 8. 1992, p. 24.
Article 4 
1. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that, in the course of the collection and forwarding of information, all identifying details or those which enable identities to be deduced are removed so that the identities of victims remain confidential. 2. Any referenced use of data in the Member States in official publications shall be accompanied by the following statement: 'The Community system of information on home and leisure accidents provides only general indications and cannot be regarded as statistical proof of the safety or lack of safety of a given product.' Article 5 The Community financial resources estimated necessary for implementing the system shall be ECU 2,5 million for 1993. The amount shall fall within the current financial perspective. The budget authority shall determine the appropriations available taking into account the principles of sound management referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities. Article 6 The Commission shall draw up a final report on the implementation and effectiveness of the system as soon as possible after 31 December 1993. In drawing up its report, the Commission shall take due account of experience gained from previous assessments and pay particular attention to the following: - the timeliness, quality and comparability of the data provided by the Member States, - the need to adjust existing codes and to adopt new codes and common coding principles, taking into account the increasing number of new products, - the ease of access to information, - the enhanced value of the data to the Member States and the Community, - the distribution of hospitals between the Member States. The report shall be submitted to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Article 7 This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1993. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993. For the Council The President R. URBAIN (1) OJ No C 59, 2. 3. 1993, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 194, 19. 7. 1993, p. 366. (3) OJ No C 201, 26. 7. 1993, p. 6. (4) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1986, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 90/534/EEC (OJ No L 296, 27. 10. 1990, p. 64). (5) OJ No L 228, 11. 8. 1992, p. 24.
Article 5 
The Community financial resources estimated necessary for implementing the system shall be ECU 2,5 million for 1993. The amount shall fall within the current financial perspective. The budget authority shall determine the appropriations available taking into account the principles of sound management referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities. Article 6 The Commission shall draw up a final report on the implementation and effectiveness of the system as soon as possible after 31 December 1993. In drawing up its report, the Commission shall take due account of experience gained from previous assessments and pay particular attention to the following: - the timeliness, quality and comparability of the data provided by the Member States, - the need to adjust existing codes and to adopt new codes and common coding principles, taking into account the increasing number of new products, - the ease of access to information, - the enhanced value of the data to the Member States and the Community, - the distribution of hospitals between the Member States. The report shall be submitted to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Article 7 This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1993. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993. For the Council The President R. URBAIN (1) OJ No C 59, 2. 3. 1993, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 194, 19. 7. 1993, p. 366. (3) OJ No C 201, 26. 7. 1993, p. 6. (4) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1986, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 90/534/EEC (OJ No L 296, 27. 10. 1990, p. 64). (5) OJ No L 228, 11. 8. 1992, p. 24.
Article 6 
The Commission shall draw up a final report on the implementation and effectiveness of the system as soon as possible after 31 December 1993. In drawing up its report, the Commission shall take due account of experience gained from previous assessments and pay particular attention to the following: - the timeliness, quality and comparability of the data provided by the Member States, - the need to adjust existing codes and to adopt new codes and common coding principles, taking into account the increasing number of new products, - the ease of access to information, - the enhanced value of the data to the Member States and the Community, - the distribution of hospitals between the Member States. The report shall be submitted to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Article 7 This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1993. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993. For the Council The President R. URBAIN (1) OJ No C 59, 2. 3. 1993, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 194, 19. 7. 1993, p. 366. (3) OJ No C 201, 26. 7. 1993, p. 6. (4) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1986, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 90/534/EEC (OJ No L 296, 27. 10. 1990, p. 64). (5) OJ No L 228, 11. 8. 1992, p. 24.
Article 7 
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1993. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993. For the Council The President R. URBAIN (1) OJ No C 59, 2. 3. 1993, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 194, 19. 7. 1993, p. 366. (3) OJ No C 201, 26. 7. 1993, p. 6. (4) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1986, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 90/534/EEC (OJ No L 296, 27. 10. 1990, p. 64). (5) OJ No L 228, 11. 8. 1992, p. 24.
Article 8 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993. For the Council The President R. URBAIN (1) OJ No C 59, 2. 3. 1993, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 194, 19. 7. 1993, p. 366. (3) OJ No C 201, 26. 7. 1993, p. 6. (4) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1986, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 90/534/EEC (OJ No L 296, 27. 10. 1990, p. 64). (5) OJ No L 228, 11. 8. 1992, p. 24.