Steinlova Kvetoslava - MARS Rapporteur

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

First International Forum on Market Surveillance initiated the establishment of the Advisory Group of Experts on Market Surveillance, which works within the WG.6. At this plathorm take place meetings of market surveillance representantives from Europe and countries of Community of Independent States, European Commission representantives and UNECE Secretary, as well as the representatives of private sector and consumer´s organisations. Slovak Republic is very proud of being entrusted with this task. Since its establishment three meetings of this ad hoc group has been organised in famous mountains and spa of the Slovak Republic.

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

Establishment of Groups of „facilitators“ for individual topics Terminology Information exchange Reference check list Possibility of adapting ISO 9000 or other quality management systems to the work of Market Surveillance

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

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 explore how 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

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

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 Market Surveillance authorities new participants in MARS facilitator tasks

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

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

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.

RAPEX - Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products PRODUCT SAFETY IN EUROPE: A Guide to corrective action including recalls

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

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

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

Birna Hreidarsdottir, Legal Consultant 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 and Standardization Policies Geneva, November 2004

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

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

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

Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing looking forward to meet you on the next MARS meeting