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Dr. Christoph Brandt Chairman of the Working Committee for Market Surveillance

Dr. Christoph Brandt Chairman of the Working Committee for Market Surveillance Authority of Environment and Health Hamburg. Legal foundations: Equipment Safety Act (GSG) with decrees (GSGV) competency: Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affaires Product Safety Act (ProdSG)

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Dr. Christoph Brandt Chairman of the Working Committee for Market Surveillance

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  1. Dr. Christoph Brandt Chairman of the Working Committee for Market Surveillance Authority of Environment and Health Hamburg

  2. Legal foundations: • Equipment Safety Act (GSG) • with decrees (GSGV) • competency: • Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affaires • Product Safety Act (ProdSG) • competency: • Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, • Food and Agriculture

  3. low voltage equipment 73/23/EWG • simple pressure vessels 87/404/EWG • pressure equipment 97/23/EG • toys 88/378/EWG • machinery 98/79/EG • personal protective equipment 89/686/EWG • gas appliances 90/396/EWG • potentially explosive atmospheres 94/9/EG • recreational craft 94/25/EG • lifts 95/16/EG • general product safety 92/59/EWG

  4. execution through 84 labour inspectorates

  5. advantages: market surveillance all over the country with competency of one administration for several directives disadvantages: no coordination no mutual information

  6. Coordination through the Working Committee for Market Surveillance • Members: • authorities for the Device Safety • and Product Safety Law • the federal representatives for the directives • appointed by the Bundesrat • Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affaires • Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health • Central Body of the German States for SecurityTechniques

  7. Tasks of the Market Surveillance • Working Committee • coordination • stipulation of strategy • evaluation • exchange of experience • contacts for industry, trade und consumer

  8. reactive market surveillance approx. 40.000 checked devices / p. a.

  9. active market surveillance approx. 6.000 checked devices / p. a. visiting of exhibitions approx. 3.800 checked devices / p. a.

  10. Ich danke für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit! Thank you for your attention! Je remercie pour votre attention!

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