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The use and administration of ICSMS in Sweden

The use and administration of ICSMS in Sweden. UNECE MARS meeting in Bratislava, 12 September 2012 Amina Makboul. Overview. About Swedac The use and administration of ICSMS in Sweden Upcoming activities. SWEDAC. National Accreditation Body Central governmental authority for

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The use and administration of ICSMS in Sweden

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  1. The use and administration of ICSMS in Sweden UNECE MARS meeting in Bratislava, 12 September 2012 Amina Makboul

  2. Overview • About Swedac • The use and administration of ICSMS in Sweden • Upcoming activities

  3. SWEDAC • National Accreditation Body • Central governmental authority for • Technical conformity assessment • Assessment, designation and surveillance of notified bodies • Coordination of market surveillance • Legal metrology • Preciousmetals

  4. National coordination of market surveillance • Includes the following tasks: • To hold the secretariat and chairmanship of the National Market Surveillance Council (meetings, action plan, workinggroups, report to the government, administration of internal and external national website) • To support the market surveillanceauthorities in their implementation and adoption of Regulation 765/2008 • To represent Sweden in workinggroupsregarding market surveillance on a European and an International level (SOGS-MSG, PROSAFE, UNECE/UNECE MARS) • To administrate ICSMS

  5. Action Plan on Market Surveillance for 2012 • Clarify responsibilities for different productcategoriesand draw attention to possiblecoordination- or cross border problems • Follow up, evaulate and ifneeded - develop the existing guidelines on publication of information on dangerous products • Exchange ideas and experience on products sold on the Internet • Examinethe possibility to use social media to inform the public on dangerous products • Developthe existing cooperationmodel between the market surveillanceauthoritiesand customs • Follow up a study on CE-marking from 2004 • Plan ”Product safetyseminar 2013”

  6. Market surveillance authorities Authority Product categories machinery, PPE (professional use), pressure equipment construction products, lifts, hot water boilers electrical products, EMC chemicals, RoHS energy efficiency GPSD, toys, PPE (private use) medical devices, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics rail systems, marine equipment, motor vehicles radio and telecommunications terminal equipment electronic communications networks and services explosives, gas appliances, transportable pressure equipment waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) measuring instruments, precious metals The Swedish Work Environment Authority The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning The National Electrical Safety Board The National Chemicals Inspectorate The Swedish Energy Agency The National Consumer Agency The National Medical Products Agency The Swedish Transport Agency The National Post and Telecom Agency The Swedish Radio and TV Authority The Swedish Rescue Services Agency The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency SWEDAC

  7. The use and administration of ICSMS in Sweden

  8. ICSMS as a system under Art. 23 of (EC) Regulation 765/2008 Article 23 The Commission shalldevelop and maintain a general archiving and exchange of information system MS shallprovidewith information at theirdisposal on: • Type of risk • Results of testing • Restrictivemeasures taken • Contact with economic operators • Justification for action or inaction

  9. Our role as a national administrator of ICSMS • Inform the MSAs to use the system and do it correctly • Collect feedback from users on improvements • Register new members • Translation • Guidance and consultation (user name) • Regular contact with the operator of the system • Overview of the most important activities in the system (updates with new entries, changes to PI, products involving SE MSAs) • Attend the ICSMS board meetings twice a year • Attend the coming meetings between EU COM and MS contact points of ICSMS (17 October)

  10. Current situation and activity for ICSMS in Sweden • National introduction seminars • Low frequency • 60 users • 13 MSAs registered • No specific budget

  11. Example – how to search for product information

  12. Example – result of notified products by Sweden

  13. Example – notified product by the Electrical Safety Board

  14. Evaluation notified products by Sweden

  15. Upcoming activities • Market surveillance Council meets 21st September and 23rd November • Our forum for customs related issues meets 3-4 October • Study on CE marking • Visit from Estonia and Moldova in October • Plan a Product safety seminar • A new national Regulation on Market Surveillance is under consideration

  16. Thank you! More information? www.marknadskontroll.se amina.makboul@swedac.se

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