Press Release: Customs and safety: Co-operation between Customs and Market Surveillance authorities to increase protection of European citizens from imported unsafe products

Customs authorities and Market Surveillance authorities from 32 countries (the EU-27, Croatia, Turkey, Norway, Switzerland and the United States) have agreed to strengthen co-operation to protect the public from imported unsafe products, during a seminar on 8-10 April 2008 in Saalfelden/Austria financed
by the European Commission and hosted by the Austrian Ministry of Finance.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Taxation and Customs Union: Conclusions Customs 2013 Seminar: Preventing Imports of Dangerous Products, 8 – 10 April 2008, Saalfelden, Austria http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/resources/documents/customs/policy_issues/customs_security/product_safety_en.pdf

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