European Commission Enterprise and Industry New Legislative Framework Regulation 765/2008 ICSMS 8th MARS Group meeting Bratislava, 6-7 October 2010 European

European CommissionEnterprise and Industry

New Legislative FrameworkRegulation 765/2008

ICSMS8th MARS Group meeting

Bratislava, 6-7 October 2010


Rita L’AbbateRegulatory approach for the free movement of goods and market surveillance


Objectives (1)

Article 23 – General information support system requirements

Ensure exchange of information Facilitate cooperation


Objectives (2)

In other words: Exchange of information

• on faulty products and measures taken• by sector or product type• on risk analysis and results• accidents (analysis)• best practices


Objectives (3)

In other words: Forum of information on Member States

Market Surveillance Programmes Communication of statistics

but also Reflect RAPEX notifications (serious risk)


Objectives (4)

ICSMS shall provide information on: products presenting a risk results of testing carried out restrictive measures taken justification of actions or inaction contacts with economic operators


Objectives (5)

In conclusion ICSMS

Should assist the enforcement of the overall market surveillance framework

Should facilitate cross-authority market surveillance work


European Information System

ICSMS+?


ICSMS today (1)

• 11 EU-Member States + Switzerland use ICSMS

• Set up in 2000 with three MS (DE, BE and SE)

• Initially co-funded by Commission


ICSMS today (2)

• Facilitate cooperation (e.g. contacts details and Directives they cover)

• Secure system• Product information and test reports• Mean to interrogate, collate and present

data in a easy to understand format (graphs, …)

• Help and inform the public, authorities, workers, employees, …


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General Assembly

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Members

EU-Commission

One vote per member country

AISBL: Association International Sans But Lucratif (International non-profit association)

Funded by MS's and fully owned by them

….….


ARCHITECTURE

Market Surveillance Authorities

EU Commission

Customs Distributor

Consumer

Confidential Section

• Product Information• Test results• Measures taken• Area discussions and

papers, eg for information on national market surveillance programmes etc

Public Section

• Safety Alerts

• Voluntary recalls

• Details of authorites.

Security


EVALUATION MODULE


ICSMS next (1)

Amendments needed Information data (authority, product

identification, standards, conformity, accidents, stakeholders measures, …)

Input of data (take care of the legislative environment like REACH)

Languages (all alphabets possible) Security changes


ICSMS next (2)

Amendments needed Link with other IT tools (RAPEX, …)

Customs specificities (TARIC Code, …)

Platform for public complaints Improve the statistics tool

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You could also add: Platform for communication on NMSPs. (Both in the public and secure part of ICSMS)


Further developments

For the Commission• Develop a single IT tool in the EU for

market surveillance• Negotiate takeover of ICSMS• Ensure confidentiality• Take care of the EU language

regime• …..


Questions to ICSMS ?

www.icsms.org


Thank you for your attention

Documents

European Commission Enterprise and Industry New Legislative Framework Regulation 765/2008 ICSMS 8th MARS Group meeting Bratislava, 6-7 October 2010 European