Health and Safety Executive 1 IInformation and CCommunication SSystem for MMarket SSurveillance New Legislative Framework – database requirements

2 Market Surveillance under New Legislative Framework Reg (EC) 765/2008 requirements include need for:  Effective market surveillance infrastructure and effective controls at the EU borders  Communication/coordination across EUT  Communication of market surveillance programmes to MS, Commission and the public  Quickly inform MS of products with a serious risk (ie RAPEX type system to incl industrial)

3  A cross-EU database and information system for product information exchange and to improve market surveillance work  Exchange of experience, information and best practice between Member States  Projects, information campaigns, joint visit programmes and the consequent sharing of resources between Member States. Reg (EC) 765/2008 tools to help facilitate effective market surveillance: Market Surveillance

4  Secure and quick details on all defective products identified and measures taken, incl test reports  Evaluation tools to help ensure a uniform approach  Means to interrogate, collate and present data in a easy to understand format (graphs etc)  Facilitate co-operation with Customs authorities  Inform employers, workers and public about unsafe products Market Surveillance The requirements of a good cross EU information system include:

5  An access controlled secure system used by 11 MS  Now being set up in Brussels as a non-profit making organisation (AISBL) fully owned by MSs  ICSMS already delivers most requirements needed  Others being developed:  RAPEX link  link to MS internal systems  public safety alert area [Article 19(2)]  ICSMS developed with EU money and is a very good candidate to be developed to meet the EU’s needs Cross-EU information system – can ICSMS help?

6 UK SE BE CH DE SI NL AT EE MT LU General Assembly CY Members EU-Commission One vote per member country AISBL : Association International Sans But Lucratif („Loi Belge sur les associations sans but lucratif, les associations internationales sans but lucratif et les fondations“ as amended) (International non-profit association)

Health and Safety Executive 7 European Market and ICSMS Austria and Luxemburg joined the system during the development phase. ICSMS: initiated by the EU, Belgium, Sweden and Germany in Estonia started in September United Kingdom started the trial in June 2004 and continues. Switzerland started in September The Netherlands started end of Malta started in Slovenia started a trial in 2003 and started in spring 2006 with the system. Cyprus started the trial in July 2007, full member since March Lithuania started a trial in October 2007 Meeting with France in July 2008 to discuss options for ICSMS.

Health and Safety Executive 8 ARCHITECTURE Market Surveillance Authorities EU Commission CustomsDistributor Customers Confidential Section Product Information Test results Measures taken Public Section Safety Alerts Voluntary recalls Details of authorites.

9 2001/95/EC – General Product Safety Directive 89/336/EEC – Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) 1999/5/EC R&TTE – Radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment 90/396/EEC – Appliances Burning Gaseous Fuels 94/9/EC – Potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX) 2001/14/EC – Noise Emission (Outdoor Directive) 98/37/EC – Machinery Directive 73/23/EEC – Low Voltage Directive 88/378/EEC – Toy Safety Directive 97/23/EC – Pressure Equipment Directive 89/686/EEC – Personal Protective Equipment Directive 95/16/EC – Lift Directive 87/404/EEC – Simple Pressure Vessels Directive 94/25/EC – Recreational Craft Directive 89/106/EEC – Construction products 75/324/EEC Aerosol dispensers DIRECTIVES covered in 2008 more to add incl 67/548/EEC, 98/8/EC, 76/769/EEC, 1999/45/EC, 2000/9/EC

Health and Safety Executive 10 DIRECTIVES going to be included 93/15/EEC – Civil Explosives 90/384/EEC – Non-automatic weighing instruments 92/42/EEC – New hot boilers 2004/22/EC – Measuring instruments (MID) 2005/32/EC – Energy using products (EuP) 2002/95/EC - Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

Health and Safety Executive 11 The ICSMS Database new modular structure Well-defined Applications-Programmers-Interface (API) changes with minimum influence on rest of software (BUS-System) - Development of Systems more simple Mailing Public area Newsletter subscription Net- working Product information Search function Evaluation Data import semi automatic Archive Info server GRAS interface (development)

12 Inte ICSMS uses UNICODE

13 EVALUATION MODULE

Health and Safety Executive 14 KEYFIGURES 06/2008 Number of authorities: > 390 Number of user accounts: > Number of Product Informations: > Number of product information (PI)

15 A PRODUCT INFORMATION DATA SET includes data on:  General information about the notifying authority  Product identification criteria  Distribution  Relevant Provisions and Standards  Conformity  Depth and scope of testing  Test results and a classification of defects  Accidents occurred  Measures taken by surveillance authority

16 Example of a search result for a “saw“ under 98/37/EC

17 Example of part of the stored information Photograph aids identification Bar codes and TARIQ numbers are available to help authorities identify goods at retail outlets and at borders

Health and Safety Executive 18 ADVANTAGES of ICSMS developed as the cross-EU information system  Fast exchange of information so immediate measures are possible  Earlier detection of problems  Avoiding redundant work eg duplicate testing:  Co-operation with Customs authorities - eg use of TARIC  Evaluation tools (eg project work)  Platform for complaints  Public Safety Alert system  Generate RAPEX and safeguard notification forms  Uniform operating language

19 Questions ? Web ICSMS: