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SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION

SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION. MARKET SURVEILLANCE IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC and current causes. Bratislava, 11-13 April 2005. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION. Scope of presentation STI - position, competencies and structure Field of activity How Market Surveillance is carried out Cooperation

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SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION

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  1. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION MARKET SURVEILLANCE IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC and current causes TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005 Bratislava, 11-13 April 2005

  2. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Scope of presentation • STI- position, competencies and structure • Field of activity • How Market Surveillance is carried out • Cooperation • Overview of results • Main experiences • Problems of Market surveillance • Market surveillance according Pressure Equipments Directive • Conclusions TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  3. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Institutional Framework • Market Surveillance Authority • Independent body • Financed from the state budget - Chapter of the Ministry of Economy of SR • Central organisation – consists of The Central Inspectorate and 8 Regional Inspectorates • Sufficient number of well-trained human resources (328 employees) TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  4. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Structure of the Slovak Trade Inspection TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  5. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Legal Framework • Act No. 128/2002 Coll.On State Control of Internal Market in the Consumer Protection Matters (the sphere of authority of STI, the rights and duties of the inspectors, the rights and duties of the inspected person, powers-protective measures and fines) • Act No. 634/1992 Coll. On Consumer Protection as later amended (transposition of the General Product Safety Directive) • Act No. 264/1999 Coll.On Technical Requirements for Products and On Conformity Assessment Procedures (the system of government ordinances – transposition of the New Approach Directives) TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  6. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Other Acts – on • Prices • Protection of Non-smokers • Conditions for the Marketing of Products and Provision of Services in Market Places • Consumer Protection at Door-to-Door Sale and Home-Delivery Sale • Emergency Reserves of Oil and Oil Products and Resolution of Oil Crisis • Publicity TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  7. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Conducted Tours, Conditions for the Enterprise of Travel Offices and Agencies • E-commerce • Waste • Packing • Construction Products • Chemical Substances and Preparation • Conditions for the Launch of Biocide Products onto the Market TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  8. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Market Surveillance is carried out by • examining: conformity documents instructions for use conformity markings • testing samples of products, • evaluating test results • following the principle of proportionality • following recommendations of European Commission TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  9. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Planning of Control based on • Complaints of consumers and economic operators • Announcements of other administration bodies • Risk assessment • Experienceappealprocedures • Experience from previous control • Follow-up of the measures • New legal norms TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  10. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Overview of total results TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  11. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Cooperation • International cooperation: administrative cooperation with others relevant authorities within EU common market, cooperation within UN-ECE – WP.6 (MARS group – advisory group) - National cooperation TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  12. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • National Cooperation Authorities • Sector authorities (SOSMT – Responsible for implementation of national legislation, Customs authorities –Regulation No. 339/93),Labour Safety Authority, The State Veterinary and Food Administration, The Health Protection Institutions,Municipal Institutions and market administrators, • Ministries (Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Health) • Industry (economic operators) • Consumer associations TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  13. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Control according GPSD by STI Using of system RAPEX and tracing dangerous products on the market • All products 238 • Reactions 212 7 products withdrawals (found) 205non-found 26 return to the Commission TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  14. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Number of sampled dangerous products on the Slovak market: 37 pcs TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  15. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Main Risks Within Dangerous Products • LVD (risk of overheating, electric shock, risk of injury) • Toys (risk of injury and suffocation, risk strangle, risk of damage to health- an excess amount of phthalates) • Others dangerous products withinnon-harmonized area (risk of injury-stepladder, high chair, risk of damage to health -laser pointer) TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  16. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Testing of dangerous products • To take samples of products and subject them to safety checks - Number of sampled products: 1001 pcs - Results: 523 pcs satisfy 478 pcs dissatisfy TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  17. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Market Surveillance problems • Low introduction of risk analysis based on complaints from consumers and from economics operators • Insufficient cooperation, cooperation with other state administration bodies • Lack of efficient system for the exchange of information • Lack of resources, increase in state budget especially in the area of financial means for sampling of products • Increase publicising of the results TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  18. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • New Approach Directives • LVD, EMC • Machinery, Pressure equipments, Simple Pressure Vessels • Construction products, Gas appliances • Toys, PPE private use • Recreational craft, Marine equipment • ATEX, Noise Emission TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  19. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Pressure Appliances STN EN 12 788 – Cookware. Pressure cookers for domestic use Tests were aimed to • Safety of control and regulation devices • Verify the manometer • Inspection of setting safety devices • Safety at opening • Safety of pressure limiting devices TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  20. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • The results of testing pressure cookers TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

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  25. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Conclusions • non-sufficient knowledge of Pressure Equipment Directive • incorrect classification of products into determined and non-determined products • missing CE marking, or is conformity mark used legally? • missing EC declaration of conformity – has it been the Declaration of conformity issued on pressure cooker? • missing identification data on products and information in the User’s Guide • repeated inspection of products is necessary TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

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  30. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • Concluding remarks Objective of Market Surveillance is to protect consumers as well as provide useful information and recommendations to consumers as well as entrepreneurs – economic operators – all persons involved in the process of products introduction into the market. In order to get one functional internal market we must work jointly and learn from each others. TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  31. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION Thank you for your attention! http://www@soi.sk TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

  32. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION For further information, please contact: Nadežda Machútová - Director E-mail: nada.machutova@soi.sk Tel: + 421 2 58272203 Milota Šedajová – Head of Market Surveillance E-mail: milota.sedajova@soi.sk Tel: + 421 2 58272239 Viera Kuncová – Chief Counsellor E-mail: viera.kuncova@soi.sk Tel: + 421 2 58272237 Slovak Trade Inspection Central Inspectorate Prievozská 32 827 99 Bratislava 27 Slovak Republic http://www.soi.sk Fax: + 421 2 53414996 TAIEX Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,13 April 2005

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