council resolut decemb amend liabil defect product direct council european union recal council direct eec juli approxim law regul administr provis member state liabil defect product amend european parliament council direct ec seek achiev approxim law member state liabil produc damag caus defect product exist diverg distort competit affect movement good common market entail differ degre protect consum damag caus defect product health properti provid adequ solut problem peculiar ag increas technic fair apportion risk inher modern technolog product direct impos liabil produc fault part damag caus defect product produc consid manufactur finish product produc raw materi manufactur compon part person put trade mark distinguish featur product present produc cf articl direct prejudic liabil produc person import commun product sale hire leas form distribut busi deem produc respons produc cf articl direct produc import product identifi supplier product treat produc inform injur person reason time ident produc import person suppli product cf articl direct specif articl direct provis liabil supplier time adopt direct session council juli joint statement council commiss scope direct insert council minut quot regard interpret articl council commiss agreement prevent individu member state lai nation legisl rule liabil intermediari intermediari liabil cover direct agreement direct member state determin rule final mutual apportion liabil liabl produc articl intermediari quot time statement insert council minut understand articl quot council note word supplier mean articl mean person oper chain distribut quot judgment april case court justic european commun establish direct seek achiev matter regul complet harmonis law regul administr provis member state judgment date case court justic establish case nation legisl provid supplier defect product liabl case basi produc constitut violat direct member state longer lai rule liabil supplier person oper chain distribut base ground liabil system direct liabil produc case provid articl system liabil supplier base strict liabil preclud legal situat rise concern point paragraph direct articl provis liabil supplier possibl lai rule liabil supplier includ rule strict liabil involv benefit consum rule laid nation commun level relev case consum rais claim produc subsequ supplier includ seller product improv consum possibl obtain compens council recal gener object commun promot consum interest ensur high level consum protect cf articl treati council consid background assess direct eec amend direct ec modifi nation rule liabil supplier base ground liabil system direct liabil produc oj oj