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Pierre Kohler UNECE, Trade Division

Gathering information on market surveillance authorities in the UNECE region: What repository? A/What database?. Pierre Kohler UNECE, Trade Division. Outline. Current situation: information on market surveillance authorities (MSAs) collected so far Available options: repository/database

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Pierre Kohler UNECE, Trade Division

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  1. Gathering information on market surveillance authorities in the UNECE region:What repository?A/What database? Pierre Kohler UNECE, Trade Division

  2. Outline • Current situation: information on market surveillance authorities (MSAs) collected so far • Available options: repository/database • Issues related to: • Compiling a repository • Building a database • Way forward Pierre Kohler, UNECE

  3. 1. Current situation Information on market surveillance authorities is available in more than 30 countries • European Commission • General: contact information for MSAs in 30 countries (+ legislative reference, sector, person in charge, etc.) NOTE: many different ways of reporting • Atex: contact information for MSAs in 31 countries • EASC/secretariat • Information for 7 countries (5 CIS countries, Brazil and Switzerland) NOTE: template respected, but not fit for a database Pierre Kohler, UNECE

  4. 2. Available options • Only a repository Question: A webpage with country sheets (// EC) or one single document? • A repository and a database Issues to be discussed in relation to the database: • Search criteria • Typologies • Template Pierre Kohler, UNECE

  5. 3.a) Compiling a repository Possibilities • Webpage with 1 document per country (EC + others) • One single and very long document • Simply merge existing documents • Provide coherence NOTE: inputs are all different and there will be many N/A QUESTION: is it really an improvement? Pierre Kohler, UNECE

  6. 3.b) Building a database • Prototype database • Countries: BLR, BRA, CHY • Available search criteria • Country • Authority (which categories?) • Sector (which categories?) • Legislative references (useful for EU, but not for non-EU) • Issues • What is needed? Which search criteria are useful to users? • Who defines categories? When? At what pace? Example of a typology for economic activities • If WP.6 needs to recollect information, it might need to prepare a new template: proposal on how to proceed? Pierre Kohler, UNECE

  7. 4. Way forward What do MARS experts need/want? What can MARS deliver? Pierre Kohler, UNECE

  8. Thank you for your attention!

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