Market Surveillance International Co Operation James Spiteri Engineer - Market Surveillance Directorate Technical Regulations Division

International Co Operation Twenty Eight Member States + EEA Countries Different National legislation One Market Different Platforms to achieve Co Operation Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 2

ADCO European cooperation on market surveillance takes place through informal groups of market surveillance authorities, called Administrative Cooperation Groups (AdCos). They meet several times per year to discuss market surveillance issues in their area of competence, and to ensure efficient, comprehensive and consistent market surveillance. The AdCos may also choose to extend their remit to encompass other relevant bodies on a case-by-case basis (e.g. testing laboratories, inspection and certification bodies and other organisations). Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 3

ADCO Objectives To guarantee proper and uniform application of the provisions of the legislation within the Single Market To increase the efficiency of market surveillance throughout the Single Market bearing in mind the existence of different systems in EU countries To establish appropriate communication channels between national administrations and the Commission To setup and coordinate common actions such as cross border market surveillance activities Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 4

ADCO Objectives Cont. To exchange views, reinforce cooperation on conformity assessment practices as well as individual cases, and solve practical problems To develop common practices and methodologies To inform each other of national methods and activities to develop and promote best practices To identify issues of shared interest relating to market surveillance and suggest common approaches on these. Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 5

ADCO Co Ordination The Commission supports and organises cooperation between the market surveillance authorities. There are currently more than 25 AdCos. Each group meets once, twice or more times per year. The groups work to a great extent autonomously. Furthermore, the Commission regularly organises horizontal meetings in Brussels where the Chairpersons of the different AdCos participate. These meetings aim at promoting cooperation and exchanges of views, and helping AdCo chairpersons in their work. Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 6

ADCO List Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially Explosive Atmospheres – Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX) Cableways – Directive 2000/9/EC (CABLE) Medical Devices – Directive 93/42/EEC (COEN) Construction Products – Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (CPR) Cosmetics - Regulation (EU) No 1223/2009 (PEMSAC) Eco-design – Directive 2009/125/EC (ECOD) Explosives for Civil Uses – Directive 2014/28/EU (CIVEX) Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 7

ADCO List Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 8 Electromagnetic Compatibility – Directive 2014/30/EU (EMC) Energy Labelling – Directive 2010/30/EU (ENERLAB) Gas Appliances – Directive 2009/142/CE (GAD) Lifts and safety components for lifts – Directive 2014/33/EU (LIFTS) Low Voltage – Directive 2006/95/EC (LVD) Machinery – Directive 2006/42/EC (MACHINE) Chemicals – Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH)

ADCO List Marine Equipment – Directive 96/98/EC (MED) Noise – Directive 2000/14/EC (NOISE) Pressure Equipment sector – Directives 2014/68/EU and 2014/29/EU (PED/SVPD) Personal Protective Equipment – Directive 89/686/EEC (PPE) Pyrotechnics – Directive 2013/29/EU (PYROTEC) Radio Equipment – Directive 2014/53/EU (RED) Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft – Directive 2013/53/EU (RCD) Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 9

ADCO List Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances – Directive 2011/65/EU (ROHS) Safety of Toys – Directive 2009/48/EC (TOYS) Transportable Pressure Equipment – Directive 2010/35/EU (TPED) Labelling of Tyres – Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 (TYRES) Measuring Instruments – Directive 2014/32/EU & Non- automatic Weighing Instruments – Directive 2014/31/EU (WELMEC WG5) Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 10

ADCO Portal DG Growth market/goods/building-blocks/market- surveillance/organisation/administrative- cooperation-groups/index_en.htmhttp://ec.europa.eu/growth/single- market/goods/building-blocks/market- surveillance/organisation/administrative- cooperation-groups/index_en.htm Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 11

Prosafe PROSAFE (Product Safety Forum of Europe) is a non-profit professional organisation for market surveillance authorities and officers from throughout the EEA. Its primary objective is to improve the safety of users of products and services in Europe. Joint Market Surveillance Actions coordinated by PROSAFE are primarily funded by the European Commission. Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 12

Prosafe Objectives Ensure an effective level of formal networking with various international bodies as well as other organisations within and outside Europe. Continue to provide a practical forum for exchanging information through various means, including PROSAFE meetings, discussions and networking between all respective members whilst employing a maximum of discretion Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 13

Prosafe Objectives Cont. Strive to act as an initial platform for certain European projects, building up the necessary initial infrastructure and informal feedback on certain issues that require a focus approach. Take steps to establish a system of voluntary mutual peer review of its members with the goal of achieving a higher level of product safety within the EEA. Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 14

Prosafe Joint Actions Toys Childcare articles Power Tools Electrical Products Lighters Fireworks Smoke Detector Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 15

Prosafe Horizontal Joint Actions Best practices E-Learning Risk Assessment Rapid Alert Forum Home Authority Principle Continuous Improvement in Market Surveillance Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 16

Rapex The Rapid Alert System for non-food dangerous products facilitates the rapid exchange of information between national authorities of 31 countries and the European Commission on dangerous products found on the market. The Commission publishes a weekly overview of the alerts on products reported by the national authorities. They include information on the dangerous products found, the risks identified and the measures taken in the notifying country in order to prevent or restrict their marketing or use. Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 17

Rapex Contact Point Market Surveillance Directorate is the Maltese Rapex contact Point. In charge of notifying dangerous products and chase after other member states’ product notifications. Communication on a European scale. Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 18

ICSMS The Information and Communication System on Market Surveillance (ICSMS) is an IT platform to facilitate communication between market surveillance bodies in the EU and in EEA countries. It quickly and efficiently shares information on non-compliant products, avoids the duplication of work, and speeds up the removal of unsafe products from the market. Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 19

ICSMS Objectives ICSMS helps market surveillance authorities to: exchange information on market surveillance measures quickly and efficiently; coordinate activities and inspections more effectively; share resources and to test products which have yet to be tested; carry out wide-scale market interventions on dubious products. These interventions use the latest information to avoid duplicate inspections; Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 20

ICSMS Objectives Cont. ensure that market surveillance is efficient and uniform across all EU countries to prevent the distortion of competition; establish an encyclopaedia of EU market surveillance intelligence. market/goods/building- blocks/icsms/index_en.htmhttp://ec.europa.eu/growth/single- market/goods/building- blocks/icsms/index_en.htm Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 21

CPSC Consumer product safety commission. USA equivalent of product safety market surveillance. CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 22

ICPSC International Consumer Product Safety Caucus Australia: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Brazil: Inmetro Public portal Canada: Health Canada China: AQSIQ European Union: European Commission DG- SANCO Japan: NITE Korea: KATS United States of America: CPSCAustralian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)InmetroPublic portalHealth CanadaAQSIQEuropean Commission DG- SANCONITEKATSCPSC Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority 23

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