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11 August 2016

EU Commission Consults On App Safety

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The consultation is open for comments until September 15, 2016.
European Union Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

The European Commission has launched a consultation on the safety of apps and other non-embedded software (i.e., software and apps that are neither embedded nor contained in a tangible medium at the time of their placement in the market, their supply to consumers, or when they are otherwise made available to consumers). Health and wellbeing apps that can be used on a mobile device are examples of such software. The purpose of the consultation is to gather input from various stakeholder groups, in particular consumers, businesses, and authorities, on their experience related to the safety of apps and other non-embedded software. The questions aim at obtaining a better understanding of the possible risks and problems that non-embedded software may pose and how these problems could be addressed. The views gathered during the consultation will help to define potential next steps and future policies at the EU level, including, if appropriate, possible revisions of existing horizontal and/or sector-specific EU legislation. The consultation is open for comments until September 15, 2016.

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