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Selected resources: purpose, evidence and destinations
CriterionAnnuaire des EntreprisesRappelConsoSafety Gate
Purpose Public search by name, SIREN or SIRET for legal information about French companies, associations and public bodies. Official product recall alerts for the French market, with references, affected batches, risks, instructions, contacts and RSS feeds. The European alert system for dangerous non-food products, with searchable notifications and product references.
Publisher Direction interministérielle du numérique DGCCRF, DGAL, DGEC et DGPR Commission européenne
Origin France France European Union
Subject Jobs & business Consumer & home Consumer & home
Documented facts and added evidence
  • SIREN : 9 digits identifying a legal unit.
  • SIRET : 14 digits: SIREN plus an establishment identifier.
  • Limit : Registration authenticates neither your correspondent nor the entity’s solvency.
  • Identifiers and location : SIREN identifies the legal entity; SIRET identifies an establishment. The first nine digits of the SIRET are its SIREN.
  • Match : Brand, name, code or reference, batch and dates.
  • Action : Risk, instructions, contact and arrangements in the notice.
  • Limit : No search result is not a safety guarantee.
  • Feed monitoring : The portal offers an RSS entry for following publications.
    Source: RappelConso — Alertes et accès · consulted on
  • Separate professional access : Professional access leads to a portal separate from consumer consultation.
    Source: RappelConso — Alertes et accès · consulted on
  • Scope : Non-food products and European alerts.
  • Identification : Category, brand, model, reference and affected countries.
  • Limit : An unsuccessful search does not establish product safety.
  • CE marking in the guidance : CE marking does not apply to every product category.
    Source: Your Europe — Product safety · consulted on
  • Alert and reporting : Your Europe distinguishes Safety Gate consultation from reporting to authorities.
    Source: Your Europe — Product safety · consulted on
Initial profile sources
Documentation consulted 2026-10-09 2026-10-01
Added details: 2026-10-10 		2026-10-01
Added details: 2026-10-10
Official destination annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr ↗ rappel.conso.gouv.fr ↗ ec.europa.eu ↗
Reading exercise and documented fields Connect a business to an establishment
  • SIREN : 9 digits.
  • NIC : 5 establishment-specific digits.
  • SIRET : 14 digits: SIREN followed by NIC.
  • Actual relocation : Moving the activity to another address results in a new SIRET.
  • Street renumbering : A municipal street renumbering preserves the SIRET; it is different from relocating the activity.
Read the source and worked example 		Read a product recall record
  • GTIN : Product identifier displayed in the table.
  • Batch : Information separate from the GTIN.
  • Sale period : Dates to compare with the purchase.
  • Reference and version : The example record includes a reference and version number; retain them with the consultation date.
  • Several batches : One GTIN may cover several batches. Compare each row and the instructions in the current record.
Read the source and worked example 		No additional reading exercise for this record.

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  1. Read the purpose: choose the resource that supplies the missing document or action.
  2. Check the publisher and source: an explanatory page does not replace an original dataset or formal procedure.
  3. Open the record, then consult the destination for current conditions and applicable dates.
  4. Record the evidence supporting your choice and the uncertainty that remains.

Different review dates do not prove that one website is better. The table does not measure service availability, accessibility, privacy, prices or reliability and does not rank the resources.

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