Tarbijakaitse valdkonnas on rõhk asetatud järgmistele aspektidele:
1. kaupade kvaliteet ja ohutus: üldine tooteohutus; tekstiilitooted; kosmeetikatooted; jalatsid; mänguasjad.
Together with the product liability Directive 85/374/EEC (see contribution Civil Law), the general product safety Directive 92/59/EEC aims to give an incentive to producers, to pay particular attention to the safety aspects of the products they want to market within the European Union.