Market Sectorial Surveillance of Non Food Products Program in

Lithuania Aleksas Žalpys

State Chief InspectorProducts Control Department

STATE NON FOOD PRODUCTS INSPECTORATEUNDER THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF THE

REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA

Capital VilniusPopulation (2012) 3.03 million

Land Area 65,300 km2

Currency Litas (LTL)Languages Lithuanian

GDP (2013) 34.8 billion EuroGDP per Capita (2013) 11,634 Euro (28th in EEA)

Member of EU since 2004Energy Consumption (2011) 8.4 Mtoe (7th in EU27)

CO2 Emissions (2011) 24.7 Mt CO2 eq (7th in EU27)CO2 per Capita (2011) 7.3 tonnes (4th in EU27)

•Country Overview

About the Inspectorate

established on the 1st of July, 2000

10 regional units across Lithuania

110 employees, 85 of this number-state inspectors

Regional units across Lithuania

2009 the Quality management system of the Inspectorate corresponding to the LST EN ISO 9001:2008 standard

certified

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ISO 9001:2008

The main objectives of SNFPI

market surveillance of non food products for safety and marking/labeling requirements

consumer rights protection, investigation of consumer complaints

promotion of fair competition in the market

SNFPI functions

· to control that products placed on the market conform to all relevant mandatory requirements for safety, marking and other legal acts

· to investigate consumer complaints regarding quality of non-food products and to protect consumer rights

· to consult and inform manufacturers, service providers, importers and sellers about the issues of non food products and services

The Scheme of Market Control

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Process of control Planning of checks Physical inspection:

Visual Documental Testing (Screen testing/sampling for Accreditated testing)

Enforcement: Assessment of results Sanctions (if needed)

Data base imput Publicity (if needed) Folow-up actions planning, depending of Risk (e.g. Double-

check)

Places/areas of control

Shops :WholesaleRetail

Market places

Catalogue / internet sales

Customs storage

Selection of places of control :Selection - on the basis of Risk analysis of

Economic operatorCriteria: Large (hypermarkets, sale networks) Small (specialised) Not visited before Already visited – on the basis of information

from previous checks

BENEFITS OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES energy labeling

•Acquiring and using more efficient appliances, reducing electricity consumption.•The electricity consumption is decreasing in this way of effective energy use when producing electrical energy (environmental pollution, especially when fossil fuel is used in the electrical energy production)•Energy labels are not only energy efficiency labeling, but it is also the information about the device main technical data and information on noise, water consumption, etc.•The market is supplied with electrical energy using appliances that met the energy labeling requirements, and the buyer, taking into account the energy efficiency of the device and its financial capacity, choose which device to buy.

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Requirements for the actors of supply chain

Manufacturers must establish the product's ecological profile. It must be based on environmentally relevant product characteristics and inputs/outputs throughout the product life cycle expressed in physical quantities that can be measured.

Wholsalers/Retailers must:To issue the label according to requirements of legal

acts;to attach the label in a clearly visible way outside on

the front or top of the product.

Electric energy power consumption requirements according to EU regulation Nr. 1275/2008

a) Power consumption in off mode :• equipment in any off mode condition power consumption shall not

exceed 1,00 W;b) Power consumption in standby mode :• equipment in any condition providing only a reactivation function, or only

a reactivation function and information of enabled reactivation function display, power consumption shall not exceed 1,00 W;

• equipment in any condition providing only information or status display, or only a reactivation function and information or status display, also a combination of electric energy consumption shall be no more than 2,00 W;

c) off and (or) standby mode equipment if it is inappropriate for its intended use, provide off mode and (or) of standby mode and (or) any other condition which does not exceed the off-and (or) the standby power consumption requirements, when the equipment is connected to the mains power source.

ENERGY LABELING REGULATIONSHousehold appliances energy and other resource consumption, labeling and standard

product information on these devices :

• Household electric refrigerators, freezers or combinations of energy labeling• Household washing machines energy label• Household electric tumble dryer energy labeling• Combined household washing machines with dryers for energy labeling• Household energy labeling for dishwashers• Household lamp and luminaires energy labeling• Household air-conditioning energy consumption labeling• Household electric ovens energy labeling• TV energy labeling• Tyres energy labeling• Vacuum cleaners energy labelling

Applies to built-in appliances, products displayed in furniture or design products, and products with packaging.

Physical inspection Physical inspection:

Type of Appliance selection for checking Visual checking Checking of Documents Testing (Screen testing in case suspicion of nonconformity) Sampling for testing in Accreditated laboratory (in case of

negative results of Screen testing) Recording of findings (Using of check-list – it is recomended) Proposal for Sanctions (if needed) Feedback of the results to Economic operator INFO Data base imput

Screen testing equipment for Ecodesign requirements

REGULATIONS OF THE 2010/30/EU DIRECTIVE

The Directive applies to energy-related products, which have a significant direct or indirect impact on energy and, where relevant, other essential resources consumption.

The Commission should give priority to energy-related products list, which can be taken as a delegated act under this Directive. The scope of the Directive to energy-related products, which have a significant direct or indirect impact on energy use, could reinforce the potential impact of existing legal instruments. Accurate, relevant and comparable information on energy-related products in specific energy consumption cases should influence the end-user's choice of products which directly or indirectly consume by using less energy and other essential resources, and thus prompting manufacturers to take steps to ensure that their products are consumed by less energy and other essential resources.

Examples of the new label format:

REGULATIONS OF THE 2010/30/EU DIRECTIVE

Label must contain such information:

• Energy consumption

• Wet grip

• The external rolling noise

• Tire class (C1 or C2)

Label consists of two parts: label and brand position. Brand space: Suppliers should point not only the label, but also in its own brand name , tire line, tire size, load index, speed rating and other technical specifications of any color, format and if it does not detract from the label information or prevent its view.

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Incorrect labelling - evidence (1)• No labels at all• Only old label’s data strip• More then one different data strips• Free stile (Do-It-Yourself) labels made by

producer• Free stile (Do-It-Yourself) own labels made by

the wholsaller/retailer• 2 colors (black and white )copy made by the

seller

• Label placed not visibly on top or in front of the product

• Label placed on product only (sold in a box)• Label placed on box only not on product if

product sold in a box• Different labels (Inside old Outside new label or

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Results of checks of non-food products carried out by product groups

Results of checks of non-food products carried out by products types under theEcodesign and Energy Labelling directives

201298 types of refrigerators and freezers (21 - did not match the requirements, 2 - without the energy labeling), 18 types of fluorescent lighting ballasts (4 did not match the requirements), 42 types of household lamps (5 - did not match the

requirements, 2 - without energy labeling), 9 types of electric ovens (2 - without energy labeling), 4 types of air conditioners (1- did not match the requirements), 5

types of household dishwashers (2 - without energy labeling), 21 type washing machines (12 did not meet the requirements , 11 without energy labeling)

2013 180 types of refrigerators and freezers (64 did not match the requirements), 2

types of fluorescent lighting ballasts, 107 types of household lamps (24 types did not match the requirements), 14 types of electric ovens (6 did not match the

requirements), 5 types of air conditioners (3 did not match the requirements), 10 types of household dishwashers (5 did not match the requirements), 82 types

washing machines (28 did not match the requirements, 8 - without energy labeling)

· Cooperation with Estonia and Latvia in the field of consumer protection and market surveillance (Baltic Cooperation Agreement

signed on June 16, 2005)

· Cooperation with the Polish Trade Inspectorate

· Implementation of PHARE/Transition Facility Twinning Light project Strengthening administrative capacities in the field of non-

food products risk assessment in 2009

· PROSAFE project “Best Practice techniques, Enhancement of market surveillance of Consumer Product Safety within the

framework of the GPSD” (EMARS II) (since 2008)

International projectsInternational Cooperation

Representation in the EU

A member of PROSAFE (European products safety forum)• Working group “Consumer Safety Network” (GPSD Committee, DG

SANCO) • Committee of the EC on checks for conformity with the rules on

product safety in the case of products imported from third countries Administrative cooperation working groups (ADCO):• toy safety Directive (88/378/EEC)• machinery Directive (98/37/EC)• noise Directive (2000/14/EC)• LVD Directive (2006/95/EC)• pressure equipment Directive (2000/14/EC)• cosmetic products Directive (1223/2009/EC )• construction products Directive (89/106/EEC)• Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC)• Energy Labelling Directive (2010/30/EU)

International cooperation

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

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