Labels and conformity marks in a global marketplace.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Secretariat.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Directorate for Science, Technology, and Industry.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Committee on Consumer Policy.
Series: OECD working papers,; vol. 7, no. 4; OECD working papers ;; v. 7, no. 4.
Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 14
Subjects: Warning labels -- OECD countries.; Product safety -- OECD countries.; Quality of products -- Standards -- OECD countries.; Consumer protection -- OECD countries.
Notes: "Or. Eng."
"This report was prepared ... by the Secretariat and comprises the work of the Delegate from Sweden, Mr. Stig Hakansson, Swedish Consumer Agency--Consumer Ombudsman"--P. 2.
At head of title: Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry; Committee on Consumer Policy.
"At its meeting on 2 October 1996, as a follow-up to the OECD report "Consumer Product Safety Standards and Conformity Assessment--Issues in a Global Marketplace," the Committee on Consumer Policy decided to undertake a survey on labels and conformity marks and their role in the global marketplace. The Committee also decided that the initial study should only cover the product groups dealt with in the above report, i.e. toys, bicycle helmets, power lawn mowers, and microwave ovens"--P. 5.
"DSTI/CP(98)9/FINAL."
"OLIS : 26-Jan-1999.
"Dist. 27-Jan-1999."
"Unclassified."
"73814."