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Erik HanssonEuropean CommissionDG Health and Consumer Protection
Market surveillance under the General
Product Safety Directive (GPSD)
The General Product Safety Directive
(GPSD)
Applies to consumer productsWaives for requirements on same aspects in specific legislation
Business-obligations
Produce and sell only safe productsMonitor and follow up safety – trace, take actions and notifyCo-operate with authorities
Member-States obligations
Control: market surveillance and enforcementReportingCo-operation
European Commission obligations
MonitorSupportRecognise standardsRapid EU decisions
Ensuring the safety of consumer products
Pre-market (preventive)Conformity assessment requirements for many products falling under sectoral legislation
Post-market (reparative)Monitoring and safety management requirements in GPSD
Organisation of Market Surveillance in Member States
GeographicalNationalRegionalLocal
Type of product
The essential market surveillance requirements of
the GPSD
Somebody to do the jobDefined tasks and organisationInvestigation powersEncourage voluntary actionsPowers to require corrective actionsSanctions
The Essential operational requirements of the GPSD
Surveillance programmesCooperation arrangementsScientific and technical knowledgeComplaints and notification proceduresEvaluation and review
Transparency
Citizens right to knowExcept
Professional secrecyInvestigation secrets
Commission support
NetworkingInformation exchangeTracing and recallExchange of expertise and best practices
Commission support
Joint surveillance projectsSpecific productsCommunication systems (ICSMS)Injury data registrationBest practice in market surveillance (PROSAFE)
Commission control
ContinuosInformation exchange, RAPEX, complaints, etc.
Regular Commission reportsIn depth assessment
Rapid Alerts (RAPEX)
Notifications from Member States on measures ordered by authorities or voluntary measures by business concerning consumer products causing a serious risk
Excludes: foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices.
Link: Overviews of RAPEX notifications:
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/rapex/rapex_archives.cfm
Authority A Authority B
Authority C Authority D
Contact points in Member States
DG A DG B
DG C DG D
DGHealth and Consumer Protection
RAPEX notifications 2002 - 2005
168 139
468
847
84 67
388
701
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Art. 11+12+ INFOArt. 12
Categories of products notified under Article 12(1st January - 31th August 2006)
Lighting equipments
8% Motor vehicles
14%
Electric appliances
21%
Toys23%
Products notified under Article 12 by nature of the risk(1st January - 31th August 2006)
Electric shock23%
Injury25%
Chemical 8%
Fire risk/burns18%
Choking/Suffocation
16%
138
101
31
154164
0 5 3
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Withdrawalfrom market
Recall ofproduct
Ban on sale Publicwarning
Measures adopted for Article 12 notifications(1st January - 31th August 2006)
obligatoryvoluntary
Origin of the products notified under Article 12(1st January - 31th August 2006)
Unknown14%
EU 25 & EFTA/EEA countries
23%
China(Incl. Hong Kong)
50%
International co-operation
USA – CPSCChina - AQSIQICPSCInternational standardisation – ISO/COPOLCO
Guidance documents:
Borderline to sectoral directivesBusiness notification dutyRAPEX operationRecall guideline
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/consumers/ • Consumer safety:
• Products and services
