council direct juli approxim law regul administr provis member state liabil defect product eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe 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 liabil fault part produc sole mean adequ solv problem peculiar ag increas technic fair apportion risk inher modern technolog product libil fault appli movabl industri produc result exclud liabil agricultur product game undergon process industri natur defect product liabil provid direct appli movabl construct immov instal immov protect consum requir produc involv product process made liabl finish product compon part raw materi suppli defect reason liabil extend import product commun person present produc affix trade mark distinguish featur suppli product produc identifi situat person liabl damag protect consum requir injur person claim full compens damag protect physic properti consum defect product determin refer fit lack safeti public larg entitl expect safeti assess exclud misus product reason circumst fair apportion risk injur person produc impli produc free liabil furnish proof exist exoner circumst protect consum requir liabil produc remain unaffact act omiss person contribut damag contributori neglig injur person account reduc disallow liabil protect consum requir compens death person injuri compens damag properti limit good privat consumpt subject deduct lower threshold fix amount order avoid litig excess number case direct prejudic compens pain suffer materi damag payabl law applic case uniform period limit bring action compens interest injur person produc product ag time higher safeti standard develop state scienc technolog progress reason make produc liabl unlimit period defect product liabil expir reason length time prejudic claim pend law achiev effect protect consum contractu derog permit liabil produc relat injur person legal system member state injur parti claim damag base ground contractu liabil ground contractu liabil provid direct provis serv attain object effect protect consum remain unaffect direct effect protect consum sector pharmaceut product attain member state special liabil system claim base system similarli remain extent liabil nuclear injuri damag cover member state adequ special rule exclud damag type scope direct exclus primari agricultur product game scope direct felt member state view expect protect consum restrict unduli protect member state extend liabil product similar reason possibl offer produc free liabil prove state scientif technic knowledg time put product circul enabl exist defect discov felt member state restrict unduli protect consum member state maintain legisl provid legisl exoner circumst admit case legisl make derog subject commun stand procedur order rais level protect uniform manner commun take account legal tradit member state inappropri set financi ceil produc liabil fault differ tradit admit member state derog principl unlimit liabil provid limit total liabil produc damag result death person injuri caus ident item defect provid limit establish level suffici high guarante adequ protect consum correct function common market harmon result total present stage open greater harmon council receiv regular interv report commiss applic direct accompani case propos import respect examin carri part direct relat derog open member state expiri period suffici length gather practic experi effect derog protect consum function common market adopt direct articl produc liabl damag caus defect product articl purpos direct product mean movabl except primari agricultur product game incorpor movabl immov primari agricultur product mean product soil stock farm fisheri exclud product undergon initi process product includ electr articl produc mean manufactur finish product produc raw materi manufactur compon part person put trade mark distinguish featur product present produc prejudic liabil produc person import commun product sale hire leas form distribut busi deem produc mean direct respons produc produc product identifi supplier product treat produc inform injur person reason time ident produc person suppli product appli case import product product ident import refer paragraph produc articl injur person requir prove damag defect causal relationship defect damag articl result provis direct person liabl damag liabl jointli sever prejudic provis nation law right contribut recours articl product defect provid safeti person entitl expect take circumst account includ present product expect product put time product put circul product consid defect sole reason product subsequ put circul articl produc liabl result direct prove put product circul regard circumst probabl defect caus damag exist time product put circul defect product manufactur sale form distribut econom purpos manufactur distribut busi defect due complianc product mandatori regul issu public author state scientif technic knowledg time put product circul enabl exist defect discov case manufactur compon defect attribut design product compon fit instruct manufactur product articl prejudic provis nation law contribut recours liabil produc reduc damag caus defect product act omiss parti liabil produc reduc disallow regard circumst damag caus defect product fault injur person person injur person respons articl purpos articl damag mean damag caus death person injuri damag destruct item properti defect product lower threshold ecu provid item properti type ordinarili intend privat consumpt ii injur person privat consumpt articl prejudic nation provis relat materi damag articl member state provid legisl limit period year appli proceed recoveri damag provid direct limit period begin run dai plaintiff awar awar damag defect ident produc law member state regul suspens interrupt limit period affect direct articl member state provid legisl right confer injur person pursuant direct extinguish expiri period year date produc put circul actual product caus damag injur person meantim institut proceed produc articl liabil produc aris direct relat injur person limit exclud provis limit liabil exempt liabil articl direct affect right injur person rule law contractu contractu liabil special liabil system exist moment direct notifi articl direct appli injuri damag aris nuclear accid cover intern convent ratifi member state articl member state derog articl provid legisl mean articl direct product mean primari agricultur product game derog articl maintain subject procedur set paragraph articl provid legisl produc liabl prove state scientif technic knowledg time put product circul enabl exist defect discov member state wish introduc measur paragraph commun text propos measur commiss commiss inform member state thereof member state concern hold propos measur abey month commiss inform provid meantim commiss submit council propos amend direct relev matter month receiv inform commiss advis member state concern intend submit propos council member state propos measur immedi commiss submit council propos amend direct aforement month member state concern hold propos measur abey period month date propos submit ten year date notif direct commiss submit council report effect rule court applic articl paragraph articl consum protect function common market light report council act propos commiss pursuant term articl treati decid repeal articl articl member state provid produc total liabil damag result death person injuri caus ident item defect limit amount million ecu ten year date notif direct commiss submit council report effect consum protect function common market implement financi limit liabil member state option provid paragraph light report council act propos commiss pursuant term articl treati decid repeal paragraph articl direct appli product put circul date provis refer articl enter forc articl purpos direct ecu defin regul eec amend regul eec equival nation currenc initi calcul rate obtain date adopt direct year council act propos commiss examin revis amount direct light econom monetari trend commun articl member state bring forc year date notif direct law regul administr provis compli direct forthwith inform commiss thereof procedur set articl appli date notif direct articl member state commun commiss text main provis nation law subsequ adopt field govern direct articl year commiss present report council applic direct submit propos articl direct address member state brussel juli council presid poo oj oj oj oj oj oj direct notifi member state juli