Market Surveillance in the Czech Republic

16th Advisory Group on Market Surveillance (MARS Group) meetingGeneva, Switzerland27th June 2018

Matúš Žiga

Department of International

Cooperation and Information Systems

Czech Trade Inspection Authority

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yContent

1. The Czech Trade Inspection Authority (CTIA) Overview

2. Inspection Planning

3. Market Surveillance in the Czech Republic

4. Market Surveillance Programmes of the CTIA and other Market Surveillance Authorities

5. International Cooperation

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1. The Czech Trade Inspection Authority (CTIA)

Overview

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• a state administration body subordinated to the Ministry of Industry andTrade of the Czech Republic

• the head of the CTIA is the Director General

• financed by the state budget

• approx. 460 employees

• consists of the Central Inspectorate (CI) and 7 Regional Inspectorates (RI)

• CI provides the RIs with management and supervision, as well asmethodical guidance

• the CTIA checks both individuals (entrepreneurs) and legal entities whoare placing products on the market and providing services or carryingout other similar activities on the internal market, or providingconsumer credits, unless another authority carries out supervision underspecial regulations (Act No. 64/1986 Coll., on the Czech Trade InspectionAuthority)

Czech Trade Inspection Authority (CTIA)

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yScope of Surveillance

Product area

GPSD

Regulation (EC) 765/2008

New Approach Directives transposed in the Czech legislation

(Act No. 22/1997 Coll., on Technical Requirements For Products)

Fuels

Packaging, Waste, Air Protection

NLF Directives transposed in the Czech legislation (11 under CTIA Surveillance)

(Act No. 90/2016 Coll., on Conformity Assessment of Specified Products Being

Placed on the Market)

Consumer protection

Consumer Protection Act

(Act No. 634/1992 Coll.)

+ Civil Code and implemented EU Directives:

2005/29/EC, unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices

2011/83/EU, on consumer rights

93/13/EEC, on unfair terms in consumer contracts

etc.

Protection of intellectual property rights

2008/48/EC, on credit agreements for consumers

Other – fiscal state interests (tobacco products labeling and alcohol product labeling), etc.

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yCompetencies of the CTIA

• require an information, records and documentations

• take samples of products

• invite external experts to participate in inspections

• ban sales, distribution or use of goods that violate special legalrequirements

• impose a protective measure (temporary or permanent ban fromplacing the product on the market, to order economic operators toinform consumers endangered by the product (via media)

• etc.

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yOrganizational Structure of the CTIA

Human

Resources

Department

Section of Methodology and Inspection Support

Communication and Public

Relations Department Section of Consumer

Counseling

Department of Information

Technologies

Legal

Department

Economic

Section

Budget and

Property

Management

Department

Moravskoslezský a Olomoucký

International Cooperation Department

Consumer Protection

Department

Department

of Technology

Inspectorates

Accounting

Department

Středočeský a Hl. m. Praha

Jihočeský a Vysočina

Ústecký a Liberecký

Královéhradecký a Pardubický

Plzeňský a Karlovarský

Jihomoravský a Zlínský

Director General

Department

of Technology

II

European Consumer Center (ECC)

Department of Public Procurement and Legal

Support

Office of the Czech Trade Inspection

Authority

Department of Alternative Dispute

Resolution

Department of Advisory and

Information Services

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2. Inspection Planning

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• Act No. 64/1986 Coll., on the Czech Trade Inspection Authority

• Act No. 255/2012 Coll., on Inspection (Inspection Code)

• Act No. 500/2004 Coll., Code of Administrative Procedure

• Act No. 634/1992 Coll., on Consumer Protection

• Act No. 102/2001 Coll., on General Product Safety

• Act No. 22/1997 Coll., on Technical Requirements on Products (New

Approach Directives)

• Act No. 90/2016 Coll., on Conformity Assessment of Specified Products

Being Placed on the market (NLF)

Legal Basis for Inspections

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yIncentives for Inspections

• annual market surveillance program

• experiences from previous inspections, follow-up of themeasures

• complaints of consumers and economic operators

• notifications from other administration bodies (e.g. Customs)

• RAPEX

• ICSMS

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yMethodical Procedure

• for the planned control actions or in a very serious case (e.g.consumer complaint), the CI issues official „Inspection Order“ forrelevant RI or all RIs to carry out inspections

• internal regulations include Guidelines for Inspectiono prepared for RIs by Product Area Guarantor at CI (Section of

Methodology and Inspection Support) that is in charge of the individualareas of inspections (machinery, LVD, toys, packaging etc.)

o they cover the relevant legislation and point out potential difficulties thatmay occur during inspections

• trainings for inspectors conducted by CI staff or invited externalexperts

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yResults of the Inspections

• CI collects and process reports from RIs, evaluates received data(from reports and internal database system Mercurius) andprepares final reports

• information about the findings and non-compliant products on themarket:o ICSMSo RAPEXo official website - www.coi.cz/eno news releaseso annual reports

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3. Market Surveillancein the Czech Republic

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ySystem of a Market Surveillance in the Czech Republic

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yCooperation with Other Authorities

o The Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing

o The Czech Environmental Inspectorate

o The Czech Telecommunication Office

o The Customs Administration of the Czech Republic

o Police of the Czech Republic

o Trade Licensing Offices

etc.

• informal• formal – cooperation agreements with:

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yExample - Cooperation with the Customs

• cooperation in the area of product safety follows theprovisions of the Regulation (EC) 765/2008

• direct communication between RIs and Customs offices

• areas:o Intellectual Property rights

o Alcohol and Tobacco labeling

o Fuels

o Product Safety

• cooperation on joint actions (e.g. Lighters II, Laser Pointers)

• in 2017, common inspections with Custom officers - 97

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4. Market Surveillance Programmes of the CTIA and Other Market Surveillance Authorities

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1. Czech Trade Inspection Authority2. Czech Environmental Inspectorate3. Czech Mining Authority4. Czech Ministry of Health5. Czech Proof House for Firearms and Ammunition6. Czech Rail Authority7. Czech Telecommunication Office8. State Energy Inspection Authority9. State Institute for Drug Control

Market Surveillance Programmes according to the Article 18(5) of the Regulation (EC) 765/2008

The CTIA sends market surveillance programmes according to theArticle 18(5) of the Regulation (EC) 765/2008 to the EuropeanCommission from these market surveillance authorities:

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yNational Market Surveillance Programme 2018

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yMarket Surveillance Programme 2018 - CTIA

• 35 planned control actions:o 16 international joint actions

▪ 14 - PROSAFE▪ 1 - ADCO▪ 1 - EU-USA

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yPublishing of the Market Surveillance Programme

• https://www.coi.cz/o-coi/povinne-zverejnovane-informace/

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5. International Cooperation

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yJoint Actions Coordinated by PROSAFE

• JA 2014o Child Care Articles 4 - Safety Barrierso Toys 3 - Noisy Toyso LED and CFL Lighting o Power Tools

• JA 2015o Child Care Articles (Soothers and Soother-Holders)o Toys 4 - Plasticised Toyso Playground Equipment 2o Power Tools 2o Electrical Appliances

• JA 2016o Child Care Articles - Baby Carriers and Cotso Electrical Toyso Household Electrical Appliances - Hair Straighteners

• JA 2017 (proposed)

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yParticipation in ADCO Working Groups

1. ATEX Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially ExplosiveAtmospheres – Directive 2014/34/EU

2. CPR Construction Products – Regulation (EU) 305/2011

3. EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility – Directive 2014/30/EU

4. GAR Gas Appliances – Regulation (EU) 2016/426

5. LIFTS Lifts and safety components for lifts – Directive 2014/33/EU

6. LVD Low Voltage – Directive 2014/35/EU

7. MACHINE Machinery – Directive 2006/42/EC

8. MED Marine Equipment – Directive 2014/90/EU

9. NOISE Noise – Directive 2000/14/EC

10. PED/SVPD Pressure Equipment sector – Directives 2014/68/EU and 2014/29/EU

11. PPE Personal Protective Equipment – Regulation (EU) 2016/425

12. RED Radio Equipment – Directive 2014/53/EU

13. RCD Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft – Directive 2013/53/EU

14. TOYS Safety of Toys – Directive 2009/48/EC

15. TPED Transportable Pressure Equipment – Directive 2010/35/EU

16. WELMEC WG5 Measuring Instruments – Directive 2014/32/EU & Non-automaticWeighing Instruments – Directive 2014/31/EU

17. TEXTILE Textile labelling – Regulation (EC) 1007/2011

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yRAPEX

• 2017• the European Commission validated a total of 2 231 notifications in

2017, of which 1 882 were according to the Article 12 of the GPSDo out of this number, 1 019 notifications were addressed to the Czech

Trade Inspection Authority

• CTIA has sent to the RAPEX Contact Point at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic 15 proposals for notifications of dangerous consumer productso out of this number, 9 notifications were proposed under Article 12 of

the GPSD, 2 notifications for information (serious risk, but with insufficient identification of the notified product) and 4 notifications under Article 11 of the GPSD (other than serious risk)

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yRAPEX

• 2018 (as of 20th June)• the European Commission so far validated a total of 978

notifications, of which 860 were according to the Article 12 of the GPSD

o out of this number, 432 notifications were addressed to the Czech Trade Inspection Authority

• CTIA has sent to the RAPEX Contact Point at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic 14 proposals for notifications of dangerous consumer productso out of this number, 11 notifications were proposed under Article 12

of the GPSD, 2 notifications for information (serious risk, but with insufficient identification of the notified product) and 1 notification under Article 11 of the GPSD (other than serious risk)

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yRAPEX - Examples

• the most frequent risks:o chocking

o chemical

• due to easily accessible button-cells batteries in toys

• e.g. Novelty headband DAW-828 (A12/0382/18)

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yRAPEX - Examples

• notification sent by a producer under Article 5(3) of the GPSD

• voluntary measure of the producer

• radiator being pressurized and possibly leaking a hot oil filling

• distributed at least in 13 countries

• e.g. Electric Oil Filled Radiator SENCOR SOH 3009BE (A12/0642/18)

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yICSMS

• CTIA is in a position of the National Admin for the Czech Republico creates and edits accountso facilitates flow of batonso training of inspectorso provides assistance o sends suggestions for

improvements

• information submitted by inspectors from RIs

• safeguards processed by CI and circulated in the internal database

• issues:o languageo double (triple) enter of

information – internal database, ICSMS and RAPEX

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ySelected Statistical Data

Breaches of Law - Overview1. 1. - 31. 12. 2017

LegislationInspection

Number of Ins. Breaches of law

634/1992 Coll. Consumer Protection Act 10 157 595

22/1997 Coll. /90/2016 Coll.

on Technical Requirements for Products/on Conformity Assessment

5 040/1 128 1 354/179

102/2001 Coll. on General Product Safety 1 731 106

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yUseful Links

Webpage of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (in English):

https://www.coi.cz/en/

Scope of market surveillance of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (in English):

https://www.coi.cz/en/about-ctia/who-we-are-what-we-do/

All annual control action plan reports available (in Czech):

https://www.coi.cz/o-coi/plany-kontrolni-cinnosti/

All annual reports (in English):

https://www.coi.cz/en/about-ctia/annual-reports/annual-reports-on-ctia-activities/

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Matúš Žiga

Department of International Cooperation and Information Systems

Czech Trade Inspection Authority

Štěpánská 15, Prague 2, Czech Republic

tel.: +420 296 366 225

e-mail: ziga@coi.cz

www.coi.cz/cs

Thank you for your attention!