Where, in particular, the draft seeks to limit the marketing or use of a chemical substance, preparation or product on grounds of public health or of the protection of consumers or the environment, the Member States and Slovenia shall also forward either a summary or the references of all relevant data relating to the substance, preparation or product concerned and to known and available substitutes, where such information may be available, and communicate the anticipated effects of the measure on public health and the protection of the consumer and the environment, together with an analysis of the risk carried out as appropriate in accordance with the general principles for the risk evaluation of chemical substances as referred to in Article 10(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 in the case of an existing substance, or in Article 3(2) of Directive 67/548/EEC, in the case of a new substance.

Council Directive of 18 April 1983 on the fixing of guidelines for the assessment of certain products used in animal nutrition (83/228/EEC) (OJ L 126, 13.5.1983, p. 23), as subsequently amended

Commission Regulation (EC) No 213/2001 of 9 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards methods for the analysis and quality evaluation of milk and milk products and amending Regulations (EC) No 2771/1999 and (EC) No 2799/1999

To this end, it continues to be indispensable to carry out certain toxicological tests to evaluate the safety of cosmetic products.

Several countries (e.g. Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the United States) have developed, or are developing, criteria to evaluate the trustworthiness of IT and telecommunication products and systems and the corresponding procedures for conducting evaluations.

Assessment and verification: the applicant shall provide a sample of the product packaging and of the information supplied with the product, together with a declaration of compliance with each part of this criterion.

The Commission should establish guidelines in order to facilitate the application, in particular by small and medium-sized enterprises, of methods which do not involve the use of animals for assessing the safety of finished cosmetic products.

The same applies for certification, evaluation and verification of quality of service which are functions which need to be addressed by organizations independent of the interests of vendors, service providers or operators.

Whereas it is necessary to provide specifically for the reassessment of export prices and dumping margins where the duty is being absorbed by the exporter through a form of compensatory arrangement and the measures are not being reflected in the prices of the products subject to measures in the Community;

Detailed guidance on the elements to be taken into account when evaluating products with the object of releasing batches within the Community shall be drawn up pursuant to the good manufacturing practice guidelines, and in particular Annex 13 to the said guidelines.

Whereas the French Government has informed the Commission, pursuant to Article 12 of Directive 76/768/EEC, that it has suspended for a period of one year the placing on the market, whether free of charge or for consideration, of cosmetic products and personal hygiene products containing extracts from the encephalon, the spinal cord or the eyeballs of bovine animals aged over six months and of ovine or caprine animals aged over 12 months;

The strong presence of the parent companies in upstream or downstream markets is a factor to be taken into consideration in assessing the full-function character of a joint venture where this presence leads to substantial sales or purchases between the parent companies and the joint venture.

As a result of the principles set out in paragraph 1, any offsets prescribed in the qualification and selection of products, services, suppliers or service providers, or in the evaluation of tenders and award of contracts shall be prohibited.