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Antoni Brack - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A disadvantageous dichotomy in product Safety Law - some reflections on sense and nonsense of the distinction food-nonfood in European product Safety Law
European Business Law Review, 2009Co-Authors: Antoni BrackAbstract:This paper researches a number of similarities and differences between European legal regimens with regard to food and non–food product Safety, based on the assumption that these regimens may have overly diverged. A tentative conclusion is that there are enough similarities to justify an effort to reconcile the two regimens. The point of departure for this research (Section 1) is an overview of sources of Law laid down in the EC Treaty for drawing up legislation in the area of product Safety (food and non–food). In Section 2, the Product Safety Law acquis is presented; this is the cumulative body of European Law implemented so far, based on these sources. EC–Treaty articles constitute the legal basis for the Product Safety Law acquis, which in turn forms the legal basis for policies. Therefore, Section 3 deals with the Commission’s current policy intentions: indications of what can be expected in this area in years to come. A core characteristic of the Product Safety Law acquis is the precautionary principle (Section 4), which refers to Safety risk management, intended to prevent the marketing of defective products. Should preventive risk management measures fail, the producer’s ability to trace already marketed hazardous products is crucial in order to limit liability, as explained in Section 5. Section 6 highlights an important legal presumption in non–food Safety Law. The Safety of non–food products is presumed if production took place according to standardised norms. A long term European Law–reform programme is introduced in Section 7. This so–called Better Regulation programme is a perfect opportunity to adjust the Product Safety Law acquis to new insights. Section 8 summarizes our observations and findings. Section 9 discusses the utility of the Confident Consumer concept. Because it seems disadvantageous to focus on the differences between food and non–food Safety rules, the possible advantages of a policy and Law reform are assessed. Therefore Section 10 concludes to attune both parts of product Safety Law to the similarities instead of focusing on differences. Maintaining the dichotomy is disadvantageous to progress.
Dragan Babić - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The effects of a new traffic Safety Law in the Republic of Serbia on driving under the influence of alcohol
Accident; analysis and prevention, 2013Co-Authors: Vladimir Živković, Vera Lukić, Slobodan Nikolić, Nenad Živadinović, Dragan BabićAbstract:The aim of the study presented here has been to see what the effects of the new traffic Safety Law are, 2 years into its initial implementation, on driving under the influence of alcohol. Until the end of 2009, the legal limit for blood concentration for drivers in Serbia was 0.5g/l; however, the new traffic Safety Law stipulates the new limit to be 0.3g/l. A retrospective autopsy study was performed over a 6-year period (from 2006 to 2011) whose sample covered cases of fatally injured drivers who had died at the scene of the incident, before being admitted to hospital. A total of 161 fatally injured drivers were examined for their blood alcohol concentration. The average age for these drivers was 40.2±15.4 years, with a significant male predominance of 152 men to 9 women (χ(2)=152.000, p Language: en
Vladimir Živković - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The influence of alcohol on pedestrians: A different approach to the effectiveness of the new traffic Safety Law.
Traffic injury prevention, 2016Co-Authors: Vladimir Živković, Vera Lukić, Slobodan NikolićAbstract:ABSTRACTObjective: The aim of this study was to explore the effects of the new traffic Safety Law on pedestrian mortality by exploring hazardous behaviors of pedestrians in terms of alcohol use and blood alcohol concentration (BAC).Methods: A retrospective autopsy study was performed, covering a 7-year period (from 2006 to 2012), including cases of fatally injured pedestrians who died at the scene of the incident. Blood samples obtained from the femoral vein during autopsy were analyzed for BAC. The entire sample was divided into 2 groups. The first included cases from 2006 to 2009, at which time the old traffic Safety Law was in force, and the second included cases from 2010 to 2012, under the new traffic Safety Law.Results: A total of 247 cases were examined, covering a 7-year period. The average age was 57.5 ± 19.7 years (median 61.0 years) with a significant male predominance of 147 men to 100 women. This predominance also applied to alcohol use (54 vs. 13). The results show a significant decrease in ...
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The effects of a new traffic Safety Law in the Republic of Serbia on driving under the influence of alcohol
Accident; analysis and prevention, 2013Co-Authors: Vladimir Živković, Vera Lukić, Slobodan Nikolić, Nenad Živadinović, Dragan BabićAbstract:The aim of the study presented here has been to see what the effects of the new traffic Safety Law are, 2 years into its initial implementation, on driving under the influence of alcohol. Until the end of 2009, the legal limit for blood concentration for drivers in Serbia was 0.5g/l; however, the new traffic Safety Law stipulates the new limit to be 0.3g/l. A retrospective autopsy study was performed over a 6-year period (from 2006 to 2011) whose sample covered cases of fatally injured drivers who had died at the scene of the incident, before being admitted to hospital. A total of 161 fatally injured drivers were examined for their blood alcohol concentration. The average age for these drivers was 40.2±15.4 years, with a significant male predominance of 152 men to 9 women (χ(2)=152.000, p Language: en
Hans-w. Micklitz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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International Regulation on Health, Safety, and the Environment – Trends and Challenges
Journal of Consumer Policy, 2000Co-Authors: Hans-w. MicklitzAbstract:The international regulation of health, Safety, and the environment has come far. Spurred by the United States, the United Nations established in the 1980's a tight net of rules that define minimum standards for the production and marketing of hazardous goods. The rules are for the most part non-binding. The successful conclusion of the GATT Uruguay Round now makes it imperative to balance the rules of international product Safety Law against the liberties demanded by international free trade. This challenge offers new perspectives for the development of international product Safety Law.
Slobodan Nikolić - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The influence of alcohol on pedestrians: A different approach to the effectiveness of the new traffic Safety Law.
Traffic injury prevention, 2016Co-Authors: Vladimir Živković, Vera Lukić, Slobodan NikolićAbstract:ABSTRACTObjective: The aim of this study was to explore the effects of the new traffic Safety Law on pedestrian mortality by exploring hazardous behaviors of pedestrians in terms of alcohol use and blood alcohol concentration (BAC).Methods: A retrospective autopsy study was performed, covering a 7-year period (from 2006 to 2012), including cases of fatally injured pedestrians who died at the scene of the incident. Blood samples obtained from the femoral vein during autopsy were analyzed for BAC. The entire sample was divided into 2 groups. The first included cases from 2006 to 2009, at which time the old traffic Safety Law was in force, and the second included cases from 2010 to 2012, under the new traffic Safety Law.Results: A total of 247 cases were examined, covering a 7-year period. The average age was 57.5 ± 19.7 years (median 61.0 years) with a significant male predominance of 147 men to 100 women. This predominance also applied to alcohol use (54 vs. 13). The results show a significant decrease in ...
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The effects of a new traffic Safety Law in the Republic of Serbia on driving under the influence of alcohol
Accident; analysis and prevention, 2013Co-Authors: Vladimir Živković, Vera Lukić, Slobodan Nikolić, Nenad Živadinović, Dragan BabićAbstract:The aim of the study presented here has been to see what the effects of the new traffic Safety Law are, 2 years into its initial implementation, on driving under the influence of alcohol. Until the end of 2009, the legal limit for blood concentration for drivers in Serbia was 0.5g/l; however, the new traffic Safety Law stipulates the new limit to be 0.3g/l. A retrospective autopsy study was performed over a 6-year period (from 2006 to 2011) whose sample covered cases of fatally injured drivers who had died at the scene of the incident, before being admitted to hospital. A total of 161 fatally injured drivers were examined for their blood alcohol concentration. The average age for these drivers was 40.2±15.4 years, with a significant male predominance of 152 men to 9 women (χ(2)=152.000, p Language: en
