(1) Produktsikkerhed og erstatning for skader forårsaget af defekte produkter udgør vigtige samfundsmæssige forhold, som bør sikres i det indre marked; Fællesskabet har tilgodeset disse forhold i direktiv 85/374/EØF(4) og Rådets direktiv 92/59/EØF af 29. juni 1992 om produktsikkerhed i almindelighed(5);
(1) Whereas product safety and compensation for damage caused by defective products are social imperatives which must be met within the internal market; whereas the Community has responded to those requirements by means of Directive 85/374/EEC(4) and Council Directive 92/59/EEC of 29 June 1992 on general product safety(5);