CONFORMITY MARKING in Serbia

REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Bilateral screening: Chapter 1 – Free Movement of Good

CONTENT

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

SUBJECTS AFFIXING MARK OF CONFORMITY

MANNER OF MARKING OF CONFORMITY

AFFIXING OF MARK OF CONFORMITY

MARKS OF CONFORMITY

CE MARKING

SERBIAN MARK of CONFORMITY

WRONG MARKING

MEASURES IN CASE OF WRONG MARKING

RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN MARKS OF CONFORMITY

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

LAW ON TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT (Official Gazette of Republic of Serbia No. 36/09)

Regulation on Manner of Performing Conformity Assessment,

Content of the Documents of Conformity, and Shape, Outline and Content of Mark of Conformity (OG of RoS, No. 98/09)

Rulebook on the Manner of Affixing Marks of Conformity on Products, and Use of Marks of Conformity (Official Gazette of RoS, No. 25/10)

Regulation on the Manner of Recognition of Foreign Documents of Conformity and Marks of Conformity (OG of RoS, No. 98/09)

(Legal framework aligned in main aspects with principles and

respective provisions of Decision br. 768/2008 EU and Regulation 765/2008 EU)

SUBJECTS AFFIXING MARK OF CONFORMITY

MANUFACTURER

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DETERMINED BY TECHNICAL LEGISLATION (in RoS usually by the Rulebook adopted by the line minister in charge)

IMPORTER (exceptional

cases)

MANNER OF MARKING OF CONFORMITY

Before the placing the product on the market or in use, the product which conforms to technical regulation requirements shall be marked with the mark of conformity, if the technical regulation so stipulates.

Mark of conformity shall be affixed by the manufacturer, hiss representative or importer in accordance with the technical regulation, after the completion of conformity assessment of the product as prescribed by the regulations

AFFIXING OF MARK of CONFORMITY

Mark of conformity shall be affixed by the manufacturer, his representative or importer

Mark of conformity has to be visible, legible and indelible

MARKS OF CONFORMITY

Marks of conformity are:

1) Serbian Mark of conformity

2) CE marking

3) Other marks of conformity, in accordance with specific regulations (i.e. “E” mark of homologation)

Shall be THE ONLY MARK OF CONFORMITY:

- As of the day of entering into force of a ratified international Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of industrial products with the EU (ACAA), but

- Not later than on the date of acession of Republic of Serbia in the EU

CE MARKING

SERBIAN MARK of CONFORMITY

Shall be THE ONLY MARK OF CONFORMITY in Serbia for

the products in compliance with New Approach

regulations:

- Prior to the day of entering into force of a ratified

ACAA, but

- Not later than the date of acession of Republic of

Serbia in the EU

WRONG MARKING

Wrong marking:

marking of non-compliant products, or affixing mark of conformity on a product which is not covered by technical regulations

affixing of symbols, signs or other marks whose affixing is prohibited

marking of the mark of conformity with reduced visibility and/or legibility

failure to affix mark of conformity where required

MEASURES IN CASE OF WRONG MARKING

MARKET SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY requires:

-corrective actions (to mark the product in accordance with the regulations, to remove marks prohibited, etc)

-restriction or prohibition of delivering of the product on the market

-withdrawal of product from the market

RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN MARKS OF CONFORMITY

Same principles and procedure as for the recognition of foreign documents of conformity*

Precondition: Recognition of foreign document of conformity, based on which the mark was affixed

*(shall be elaborated further in the presentation on confomity assessment)

Thank you for your attention!