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The concept of market surveillance and its specific features. Andrea Femrell, Special Adviser SWEDAC. What is SWEDAC?. Swedish Accreditation body laboratories, certification-and inspection bodies and environmental verifiers Central administrative authority for:
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The concept of market surveillance and its specific features Andrea Femrell, Special Adviser SWEDAC UNECE forum on market surveillance in Geneva, 29 October 2002
What is SWEDAC? • Swedish Accreditation body • laboratories, certification-and inspection bodies and environmental verifiers • Central administrative authority for: • Conformity assessment procedures • Coordination of market surveillance of products • Legal metrology and precious metals • Designation of notified bodies and conformity assessment bodies UNECE forum on market surveillance in Geneva, 29 October 2002
Market surveillance of products • Existence ande performance are duties for the State • Actions intended to investigate wether those responsible for a particular product are complying with, or have complied with the applicable regulations concerning the product and, if not, to respond in an appropriate manner UNECE forum on market surveillance in Geneva, 29 October 2002
Product life cycle Market accession End user Taken off the market DesignManufacture SalesRetail salesImport The in-use stage RecyclingRecoveryDisposal UNECE forum on market surveillance in Geneva, 29 October 2002
Examples of aspects considered by surveillance (inspection) • Health and safety • Environmental aspects • Openness • Quality • Others UNECE forum on market surveillance in Geneva, 29 October 2002
Design and Manufacture- National type approvals- State inspection- Private third party inspection-Manufactures declaration-self inspection Market accession End user Taken off the market DesignManufacture SalesRetail salesImport The in-use stage RecyclingRecoveryDisposal UNECE forum on market surveillance in Geneva, 29 October 2002
Sales, retail sales and import- State inspection of products- Private inspection on behalf of the state Market accession End user Taken off the market DesignManufacture SalesRetail salesImport The in-use stage RecyclingRecoveryDisposal UNECE forum on market surveillance in Geneva, 29 October 2002
The in-use stage- Recurrent inspection by the state- Private recurrent inspection on behalf of the state- Full private inspection Market accession End user Taken off the market DesignManufacture SalesRetail salesImport The in-use stage RecyclingRecoveryDisposal UNECE forum on market surveillance in Geneva, 29 October 2002
Recycling, recovery and disposal- State inspection-Privat inspection Market accession End user Taken off the market DesignManufacture SalesRetail salesImport The in-use stage RecyclingRecoveryDisposal UNECE forum on market surveillance in Geneva, 29 October 2002
Product life cycle Market accession End user SalesRetail salesImport UNECE forum on market surveillance in Geneva, 29 October 2002