PROSAFE Project:PROSAFE Project:

Best Practice Market SurveillanceBest Practice Market Surveillance

Dirk Meijer Chairman of PROSAFEDirk Meijer Chairman of PROSAFE

PROSAFE PROJECTBest Practice Market SurveillanceFunded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate

PROSAFE

the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

- Introduction of PROSAFE- Introduction of PROSAFE

- The Best Practice Project- The Best Practice Project

PROSAFE PROJECTBest Practice Market SurveillanceFunded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate

PROSAFE

the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

PROSAFEPROSAFE

• Informal organisation Informal organisation

• Market Surveillance OrganisationsMarket Surveillance Organisations

• Throughout EuropeThroughout Europe

• Safety of Consumer ProductsSafety of Consumer Products

PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

PROSAFEthe Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

The aim of PROSAFE is to promote the The aim of PROSAFE is to promote the achievement of effective, efficient, and achievement of effective, efficient, and fair enforcement of product safety fair enforcement of product safety legislation in Europelegislation in Europe

The European Commission has The European Commission has put a lot of effort into harmonising put a lot of effort into harmonising legislation within Europe. All these legislation within Europe. All these efforts will gain in effectiveness efforts will gain in effectiveness when enforcement is harmonised.when enforcement is harmonised.

This will lead to the Best Practice This will lead to the Best Practice ProjectProject

PROSAFEthe Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

PROSAFE Project:PROSAFE Project:Best Practice in Market SurveillanceBest Practice in Market Surveillance

Core Objective: Core Objective:

To ensure a basic level of best practice To ensure a basic level of best practice techniques & cross-sharing of techniques & cross-sharing of information and expertise in market information and expertise in market surveillance.surveillance.

PROSAFEthe Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

PROSAFE PROJECT

Best Practice Market Surveillance

Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate

Through this project, participants will be able to:

• Share expertise regarding market surveillance

• Together identify and document best practice techniques

• Establish guidelines / handbooks on market surveillance

• Develop procedures based on best practice techniques

• Develop training & educational systems for officers

PROSAFEthe Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

PROSAFE PROJECT

Best Practice Market Surveillance

Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate

PROSAFELVD-ADCO TOY-ADCO PPE-ADCOGPSD

NETWORK

• To achieve an equivalent level of consumer protection To achieve an equivalent level of consumer protection throughout the marketthroughout the market

• To ensure free circulation of safe products within the marketTo 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 fieldlevel playing field

Working together may help us achieve Working together may help us achieve our objectives more effectively . . .our objectives more effectively . . .

Our ultimate objectives have always Our ultimate objectives have always been the same:been the same:

• WP 1: WP 1: Cross-sharing of informationCross-sharing of information

• WP 2: WP 2: Advise on market surveillance issuesAdvise on market surveillance issues

• WP 3: WP 3: Inspection programmes and techniquesInspection programmes and techniques

• WP 4: WP 4: Risk assessmentRisk assessment

• WP 5: WP 5: Coordination and SecretariatCoordination and Secretariat

• WP 6: WP 6: DisseminationDissemination

PROSAFEthe Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

PROSAFE PROJECT

Best Practice Market Surveillance

Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate

PROSAFE project:

PROSAFEthe Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

PROSAFE PROJECT

Best Practice Market Surveillance

Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate

FUNDING: • European Commission financial• Several Member States financial• All participants in kind

1.6 million Euros to cover the production of guidelines and setting up joint-actions and mutual accessible knowledge bases.

PROSAFEthe Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

PROSAFE PROJECT

Best Practice Market Surveillance

Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate

Predicted outcome:• Knowledge base• Advice body • Handbook best practice techniques• Handbook risk assessment• Strategy document• Improvement of market surveillance

PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

Thank you for your attention

PROSAFE PROJECTBest Practice Market SurveillanceFunded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate