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BRML-SP. Market Surveillance Body for non-automatic weighing instruments. ROMANIAN BUREAU OF LEGAL METROLOG Y. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS. Law 608/2001 concerning conformity assessments of the products.
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BRML-SP Market Surveillance Body for non-automatic weighing instruments
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS • Law 608/2001 concerning conformity assessments of the products. • Government Decision 617/2003 on establishing the conditions for placing on the market and putting into service of NAWI - transposes in national regulation Directive 90/384/EEC. • Government Decision 891/2004 related to applicable methods in market surveillance activities for the products included in Law 608/2001. • Government Decision 264/2006 establishing the conditions for placing on the market and putting into service of measurement instruments – transposes in national regulation Directive 2004/22/EC (MID).
MAIN TASKS OF BRML-SP • Market surveillance for nawi. • Market surveillance in the field of prepackages. • Metrological surveillance of measurement instruments in use. • Draw up normative documents in the field of metrology. • Training and examination of the BRML inspection body. • Market surveillance for measuring instruments, beginning after the Romania accession to European Union.
MAIN REQUIREMENTS TO ACT AS MARKET SURVEILLANCE BODY BRML-SP acts as MS body complying with ISO17020 • Independence • Fairness, nondiscriminatory activity • Confidentiality • Management • Quality System
MODALITIES OF PERFORMING MS ACTIVITIES FOR NAWI • Monitoring NAWI placed on the market or put into service. • Taking all necessary legal measures, using the proportionality principle, to restore the conformity.
TYPES OF MS ACTIVITIES Proactive MS activities: • Planned surveillance activities according with a yearly schedule. Reactive MS activities: • Surveillance activities as a consequence of finding nonconformities at NAWI in use. • Surveillance activities as a consequence of complains received by surveillance body.
TYPES OF MS ACTIVITIES 1. Formal MS verification 2.Profound MS verification
1.FORMAL MS VERIFICATION To check: • The existence and the correctness application of the conformity mark. • The existence and the correctness of the inscriptions applied on the NAWI. • The existence of the conformity statement issued by manufacturer. • The existence of the technical documentation. • The existence of the conformity documents.
2. PROFOUND MS VERIFICATION To check: • By testing the compliance of NAWI with one/more essential requirements. • The correctness of the conformity statement issued by manufacturer. • The correctness and the complete application of the procedure chosen by manufacturer for conformity assessment.
MEASURES TO ELIMINATE NONCONFORMITIES FOUNDED • The corrective actions depend on the seriousness of the nonconformities founded, being applicable the proportionality principle. • The involved economic operator is noticed and consult about the nonconformities founded before taking any other measure, if the nonconformities not represent risks for life or health of the users. • The economic operator is compelled to restore in a fixed period the conformity and to stop the infringement of legal regulations. • Temporary restrictions on placing on the market. • Withdraw from the market the nonconformities NAWI. • Withdraw from the users the nonconformities NAWI. • Permanent restrictions on placing on the market. • Sanctions for economic operators with fine within the limits established by regulations.
The structureof economic operators on types of activities - manufacturers, importers, vendors –
Surveillance actionsin Bucharest and in territoryin the last 3 years
The evolution of nonconformities NAWI founded in the last 3 years
Contact • ADDRESS : ROMANIA, Bucharest Vitan-Bârzeşti street No. 11, Sector 4, 75669 • PHONE: BRML : 004-021-332 09 54 BRML-SP : 004-021-332 11 17 / int. 244 • FAX: BRML : 004-021-332 06 15 • E-MAIL: BRML: office@brml.ro BRML-SP : brmlsp@yahoo.com