Commission Decision of 22 December 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws as regards mutual assistance (notified under document number C(2006) 6903) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/76/EC)

3. CHAPTER 3 — [F1 ALERTS] U.K.

[F2 3.1.] A competent authority which issues an alert shall transmit it, through the appropriate standard form in the database, to the Commission and to the authorities competent in other Member States for the enforcement of the legislation under which the alert is made. The notifying competent authority shall have sole responsibility for determining which other Member States receive the alert. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Inserted by Commission Decision of 17 March 2008 amending Decision 2007/76/EC implementing Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws as regards mutual assistance (notified under document number C(2008) 987) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/282/EC).

[F2 3.2. When a competent authority takes enforcement measures related to an alert, it shall, pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004, notify these measures to the Commission and to all the other competent authorities designated by Member States as being the authorities responsible for the enforcement of the legislation that is subject to the infringement. U.K.

It shall provide, with the enforcement measures taken, the following information:

(a)

the details of the competent authority which has taken the measures;

(b)

the name of the seller or supplier;

(c)

the name of the product or service;

(d)

the classification code;

(e)

the advertising or sales medium involved;

(f)

the legal basis;

(g)

the type of intra-Community infringement;

(h)

the estimated number of consumers likely to be harmed and the estimated financial detriment.

3.3. When a competent authority receives a request for mutual assistance related to an alert, it shall notify the request, identifying the type of request, to the Commission and to all the other competent authorities designated by Member States as being the authorities responsible for the enforcement of the legislation that is subject to the infringement. U.K.

It shall provide with the request received, the following information:

(a)

the details of the competent authority requesting mutual assistance;

(b)

the name of the seller or supplier, if available;

(c)

the name of the product or service;

(d)

the classification code;

(e)

the advertising or sales medium involved;

(f)

the legal basis;

(g)

the type of intra-Community infringement;

(h)

the estimated number of consumers likely to be harmed and the estimated financial detriment.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 17 March 2008 amending Decision 2007/76/EC implementing Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws as regards mutual assistance (notified under document number C(2008) 987) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/282/EC).