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Steinlova Kvetoslava - MARS Rapporteur

Steinlova Kvetoslava - MARS Rapporteur. UNECE International Seminar on Product Safety and Counterfeiting (2007)

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Steinlova Kvetoslava - MARS Rapporteur

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  1. Steinlova Kvetoslava - MARS Rapporteur

  2. UNECE International Seminar on Product Safety and Counterfeiting (2007) • Second UNECE Forum on Market Surveillance and Consumer Protection(together with15th. meeting of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies - 2005) • First UNECE Forum on Market Surveillance and Consumer Protection(15th. meeting of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies - 2002)

  3. Activities of the UNECE „MARS“ Group 2003 - 2007 Piešťany - 2003 High Tatras – 2004, 2005 Bratislava – 2006, 2007

  4. First meeting - Piešťany September 2003 Establishment ofGroups of „facilitators“ for individual topics • Terminology • Information exchange • Reference checklist • Possibility of adapting ISO 9000 or other quality management systems to the work of Market Surveillance

  5. Product liability and legal framework • Protection of consumers against fraud and counterfeited goods • Generic guidelines for good practice in Market Surveillance

  6. Second meeting in April 2004, High Tatras to improve the l cooperation between organizations responsible for and carrying out market inspections, custom authorities and police to explorehow to improve cooperation with manufacturers and importers of brand name products, to enable the market authorities to identify counterfeit and non-authentic products to recommend to Governments to consider introducing a quality systems within Market Surveillance authorities

  7. Third MARS meeting in April 2005,High Tatras In conjunction with CEFTA meeting on conformity assessment and market surveillance

  8. MARS and CEFTA 2005 • joint discussions and contributions from national from various sub-regions. • shared information on the current situation of Market Surveillance in various countries, particularly in those which had already acceded to the European Union and in candidate countries. • importance of closer cooperation at national level between different MarketSurveillance authorities • new participants in MARS facilitator tasks

  9. Previous Report of MARS to WP.6 UNECE Geneva, 24 – 26 October 2005

  10. Summary of facilitator´s work • Terminology – (Annex A) • Information exchange – Annex B • Reference list – see Prosafe • Quality system of Market Surveillance – CAF • Product liability and legal framework • Anti fraud and counterfeited goods – see Recommendation „M“ • Generic guidelines for good practice • -

  11. http://www.prosafe.org Information exchange and Check list based on Directive on General Safety of Products, which provides exact description of obligations for Member States of EU to organise market surveillance and to implement appropriate instrument of inspection. This Directive can be used as a reference for market surveillance operated within New Approach Directives regarding to consumer goods.

  12. http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/rapex/rapex_en.cfmhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/rapex/rapex_en.cfm RAPEX - Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products PRODUCT SAFETY IN EUROPE: A Guide to corrective action including recalls http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/cons_safe/action_guide_en.pdf

  13. PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe PROSAFE project: • WP 1: Cross-sharing of information • WP 2: Advise on market surveillance issues • WP 3: Inspection programmes and techniques • WP 4: Risk assessment • WP 5: Coordination and Secretariat • WP 6: Dissemination PROSAFE PROJECT Best Practice Market Surveillance Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate

  14. GPSD NETWORK TOY-ADCO PROSAFE PPE-ADCO LVD-ADCO Our ultimate objectives have always been the same: • To achieve an equivalent level of consumer protection • throughout the market • To ensure free circulation of safe products within the market • To eliminate unfair competition whilst maintaining a • level playing field Working together may help us achieve our objectives more effectively . . .

  15. Pre Market Control (Preventive) Risk level low high production/distribution of product license registration assessment by competent authority conformity assessment by CABs According to Government Regulation No 102, CABs must be accredited or recognized by National Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN) – Mr. Sunarya

  16. Birna Hreidarsdottir, Legal Consultantbirna@bluewin.ch Information Notice Creation of Guidelines on Good Practices in Market Surveillance Activities MARS, Advisory Group on Market Surveillance UNECE WP. 6, Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation andStandardization Policies Geneva, 22-24 November 2004

  17. 4th MARS-Group Meeting, Bratislava 24 – 26 September 2006 For details see: ECE/TRADE/WP.6/2007/9 • 5th MARS-Group Meeting, Bratislava 11 – 12 December 2007

  18. Anna Karlsson – Sweedish Example:Ordinance on market surveillance Guidelines The need for market surveillance shall be assessed for each product category, taking into account • characteristics of a product • risks associated with the product • results from previous market surveillance • foreseeable use • other authorities’ market surveillance activities Authorities shall coordinate their market surveillance activities when suitable

  19. MARS = global co-operation For facilitating the trade and fair competitionhaving only „white sheeps“ on the market • For better protection of consumers • and environment • For better quality of life

  20. New challenges for Market Surveillance on the UNECE level: • Better understanding • Co-operation • Information exchange • Different level in Deregulation, Overregulation, Self regulation • among sectors (commodities) • among UNECE Countries

  21. Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testinglooking forward to meet you on the next MARS meeting

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