disclose information on serious hazards in addition to recalls. However, Australia may be able to amend the ACL if it accedes to free trade agreements or other international agreements that allow for informationsharing with counterpart regulators overseas – including those in Asia.
Major product safety regulators worldwide are already concluding memoranda of understanding to share product safety incident information. For example, the EU has long had a Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products Posing a Serious Risk (RAPEX), for notification of measures taken by national regulators from its member states to limit supplies of dangerous goods. Pursuant to a 2006 agreement with China, information on dangerous goods reportedly sourced from China is passed on the Chinese government for investigation there (the ‘RAPEX-China’ system).
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