EU Consumer Programme 2014-2020: Joint Action - General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) 2015

CHAFEA, the Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency has opened a specific call under the Consumer Programme 2014-2020. The closing date for applications is September, 2015. The call for proposals Joint Action - General Product Safety Directive (GPSD-01-2015) has a budget of € 2,500,000.

The joint actions may cover one or more of the following aspects of administrative cross-border co-operation activities related to surveillance and enforcement of European Union safety requirements for non-food consumer products:

• Product testing;

• Market surveillance operations;

• Exchange of expertise and development and exchange of best practice related to risk assessment, product testing and market surveillance;

• Meetings and workshops included in the project.

For further information about this call and documents please click here.

The Consumer Programme 2014-2020 will support EU consumer policy in the years to come. It aims to help the citizens fully enjoy their consumer rights and actively participate in the Single Market, thus supporting growth, innovation and meeting the objectives of Europe 2020. Build on the previous programme (2007-2013), Consumer Programme 2014-2020 will focus on four key areas:

• a single market of safe products for the benefit of citizens and as a component of competitive businesses and traders;

• a single market where citizens are well represented by professional consumer organisations whose capacity is built to meet the challenges of today's economic environment;

• a market where citizens are aware and exercise their rights as consumers so that they contribute to the growth of competitive markets, citizens must enjoy access to redress mechanisms in case of problems without needing to resort to court procedures which are lengthy and costly for them and the governments;

• a concrete and effective collaboration between national bodies to support the enforcement of consumer rights, support the consumers with advice.