“strengthening of the serbian system of market surveillance for non-food and food products”...

“Strengthening of the Serbian system of Market Surveillance for non-food and food products”

Project funded by the EU

Project implemented by a consortium led by

GFA Consulting Group GmbH

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TL/ KE1: Ivan HendrikxKE2: Paul Walker

Presentation of the Project atConsumer Protection seminarBelgrade, 1st February 2013




Serbia – Strengthening Market Surveillance

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Project synopsis

3. Features of the project

4. Coordination with other donors

5. Preliminary conclusions

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1. Introduction 1/2

Purpose of the event

• Creating awareness about the project• Networking between parties (beneficiaries - stakeholders –

other donors)• Coordination between our Market Surveillance project and

the Consumer Protection project

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1. Introduction 2/2

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• Globalisation in business• Limited resources for Market Surveillance actions • Coping with (new) EU requirements

– Coordination– Shift from pre- to post market surveillance





2. Project synopsis 1/8

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Main beneficiary• Ministry of Foreign and Internal Trade and

Telecommunications-Market Inspection (MTT-MI)

Other beneficiaries• Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Water Management

(MAFWM)• Ministry of Health (MoH) - Sanitary Inspection• Ministry of Finance and Economy (MFE) - Infrastructure

Quality Sector, Customs Administration






Overall objective:• To contribute to a high level of protection of consumers in

Serbia.

Purpose:• The market surveillance system in Serbia is able to

effectively and efficiently perform its tasks and responsibilities under the new legislation for product safety and food safety, and to protect against products that pose serious threats to health, safety, and the environment.

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Result Area 1: • Enhancing the technical capacity of MTT-MI and the other

beneficiaries, to include new rules and regulations aligned with the acquis communautaire as well as support for implementation and enforcement of relevant technical legislation in agreement with the legal framework for product safety in Serbia.

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Result Area 2: • Facilitating and managing change in strategy

development of MS authorities and improving cooperation as well as coordination.

• Support to development and implementation of strategic and operational plans, a Management Information System and support to the operation of the Product Safety Council.

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Result Area 3: • Facilitating and managing change in the operational

field by enhancing the market inspectors’ understanding of legal and theoretical aspects of the new regulations.

• Enhancing MS Inspectors competence (practical, general, legal, technical, inspection and other skills) to enforce consumer protection.

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Project consortium • This project is funded by EU and implemented by GFA

Consulting Group GmbH, in consortium with SIQ – Slovenian Institute of Quality and Metrology, SFVS - State Food and Veterinary Service of the Republic of Lithuania, TSI - The Trading Standards Institute and TÜV Rheinland Consulting GmbH.

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2. Project synopsis 7/8 Resources

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• EU funding 2.5 million Euros• National funding 350,000 Euros






Work plan

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Project Year

Task Area 0: Project Start-up, Management, Delivery Structures

A 1.1 Inventory of regulations and directives to prioritise

A 1.2Capacity-building of ministry staff on EU Technical Regulations and transposal

A 1.3 Transposal and implementation of EU Technical Legislation

A 2.1 Changing the approach to market surveillance

A 2.2Establishment and implementation of management information system

A 2.3 Support to operation of Product Safety Council

A 3.1 Human resource development systemA 3.2 Capacity-building on EU directivesA 3.3 Inspection skills

1413 1918171615 2423222120Project Month 5432

Year 2 Year 1

1 1211109876

Result Area 1: Legal Framework for Product Safety

Project Inception Phase

Result Area 3: Market Inspection

Result Area 2: Administrative Capacity and Coordination

Visibility and Communication Strategy

Horizontal Issues

Final phase





3. Features of the project 1/3

Support of the Serbian MS strategy and the law on Market Surveillance by an evidence based approach using the

„MS efficiency Model“

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Importance of a market surveillance model

• It shows the interaction between:– Technical legislation (essential requirements),

conformity assessment (measurement uncertainty), (product)standards, risk assessment

• Inspection services are part of conformity assessment






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Legal Requirements

(1)

NCR: Non-Conformity Rate

Structure of the future Market Surveillance System

-Market Surveillance Procedures

-Coordination(2)

Communications

Actual requirements

MS actions

supported byManagement Information

SystemMIS

(4)

Operational levelinspections

(3)

National (NEPRO), Regional (RAPEX, ICSMS) and International





4. Coordination with donors 1/4

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• Meetings with other donors as follows:– USAid – Business enabling project (E-inspection

software) but in Chemicals field– GIZ – Quality Infrastructure project– Consumer Protection project






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4.1 Definition of Market Surveillance (765, art. 2, p.35)

• “Shall mean the activities carried out and measures taken by public authorities to ensure that products comply with the requirements set out in the relevant Community harmonisation legislation and do not endanger health, safety or any other aspect of public interest protection.”






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4.2 General Product Safety Directive

• Applies to both harmonized and non-harmonized area• In the harmonized area, this refers to technical legislation

of New Approach, Old Approach together with NLF (764, 765, 768) and GPSD

• GPSD could be seen in the harmonized area as a “safety net”






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4.3 Market Surveillance performance (765, art. 19)

• Sampling shall be adequate– This is a higher level requirement but no quantitative

information is given





5. Preliminary conclusions 1/1

• We have coordination with at least 3 donors in the main field of the Project– In particular we are considering the use of data of the

Consumer Complaints database in the MIS• Coordination with the Consumer Protection Project could

be enhanced in:– The GPSD area– The performance setting of Market Surveillance actions

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