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SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION
MARKET SURVEILLANCEIN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
and current causes
Bratislava, 11-13 April 2005
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Scope of presentation– STI- position, competencies and structure– Field of activity– How Market Surveillance is carried out– Cooperation– Overview of results– Main experiences– Problems of Market surveillance– Market surveillance according Pressure
Equipments Directive– Conclusions
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Institutional Framework
– Market Surveillance Authority – Independent body – Financed from the state budget - Chapter of the
Ministry of Economy of SR– Central organisation – consists of The Central
Inspectorate and 8 Regional Inspectorates – Sufficient number of well-trained human resources
(328 employees)
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•Structure of the Slovak Trade Inspection
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Legal Framework
– Act No. 128/2002 Coll.On State Control of Internal Market in the Consumer Protection Matters (the sphere of authority of STI, the rights and duties of the inspectors, the rights and duties of the inspected person, powers-protective measures and fines)
– Act No. 634/1992 Coll. On Consumer Protection as later amended (transposition of the General Product Safety Directive)
– Act No. 264/1999 Coll. On Technical Requirements for Products and On Conformity Assessment Procedures (the system of government ordinances – transposition of the New Approach Directives)
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Other Acts – on– Prices– Protection of Non-smokers– Conditions for the Marketing of Products and
Provision of Services in Market Places– Consumer Protection at Door-to-Door Sale and
Home-Delivery Sale– Emergency Reserves of Oil and Oil Products and
Resolution of Oil Crisis– Publicity
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– Conducted Tours, Conditions for the Enterprise of Travel Offices and Agencies
– E-commerce– Waste– Packing– Construction Products– Chemical Substances and Preparation– Conditions for the Launch of Biocide Products onto
the Market
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Market Surveillance is carried out by
examining: conformity documentsinstructions for useconformity markings
testing samples of products, evaluating test results following the principle of proportionality following recommendations of European Commission
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Planning of Control based on
– Complaints of consumers and economic operators– Announcements of other administration bodies– Risk assessment– Experience appeal procedures– Experience from previous control– Follow-up of the measures– New legal norms
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YEAR 2002 2003 2004
Number of complaints 3 534 4 315 4 850
Number of control 24 567 23 879 25 519
Percentage of infringements 44 37 23
Number of sampled products 235 1 439 1 138
Finding of dangerous products 19 44 37
Overview of total results
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Cooperation
– International cooperation:administrative cooperation with others relevant authorities within EU common market,
cooperation within UN-ECE – WP.6 (MARS group – advisory group)
- National cooperation
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National Cooperation Authorities– Sector authorities (SOSMT – Responsible for
implementation of national legislation, Customs authorities –Regulation No. 339/93), Labour Safety Authority, The State Veterinary and Food Administration, The Health Protection Institutions, Municipal Institutions and market administrators,
– Ministries (Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Health)– Industry (economic operators)– Consumer associations
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Control according GPSD by STI
Using of system RAPEX and tracing dangerous products on the market
All products 238 Reactions 212 7 products withdrawals
(found)205 non-found26 return to the Commission
YESNORETURN
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– Number of sampled dangerous products on the Slovak market: 37 pcs
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Main Risks Within Dangerous Products
– LVD (risk of overheating, electric shock, risk of injury)
– Toys (risk of injury and suffocation, risk strangle, risk of damage to health- an excess amount of phthalates)
– Others dangerous products within non-harmonized area (risk of injury -stepladder, high chair, risk of damage to health -laser pointer)
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Testing of dangerous products
– To take samples of products and subject them to safety checks- Number of sampled products: 1001 pcs
- Results:523 pcs satisfy478 pcs
dissatisfy
satisfydissatisfy
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Market Surveillance problems
– Low introduction of risk analysis based on complaints from consumers and from economics operators
– Insufficient cooperation, cooperation with other state administration bodies
– Lack of efficient system for the exchange of information – Lack of resources, increase in state budget especially in
the area of financial means for sampling of products – Increase publicising of the results
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New Approach Directives
– LVD, EMC– Machinery, Pressure equipments, Simple
Pressure Vessels– Construction products, Gas appliances– Toys, PPE private use– Recreational craft, Marine equipment– ATEX, Noise Emission
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Pressure Appliances
STN EN 12 788 – Cookware. Pressure cookers for domestic use
Tests were aimed to
– Safety of control and regulation devices– Verify the manometer– Inspection of setting safety devices – Safety at opening– Safety of pressure limiting devices
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Number Type /Made in CE marking
Enclosed User’s Guide in Slovak Language
Information on Product
1 KARMEN / Turkey ⁄ 2 HOME ZONE/ Taiwan ⁄ 3 MANTTRA / India ⁄ 4 Bertone Caprice/ ? ⁄ ⁄ 5 ELO-MAT/Germany ⁄ 6 TESCO / ? ⁄ 7 Mert Steel / ? ⁄ 8 PRAKTIK / CZ ⁄ ⁄ 9 BIO Exklusive/ CZ ⁄ ⁄
10 MAGEFESA/ ? ⁄ ⁄ 11 Aeternum Gioia / ? ⁄ ⁄ 12 Pákový „1“/ ⁄ 13 PROVENCE/ ? ⁄ 14 AIDE / China 15 BACHMAYR / ?
• The results of testing pressure cookers
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Defective Properties by Pressure Equipment Directive No. 97/23/EC
7%
40%
13%
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
1 2 3 4
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Number Defective Property Non-compliance with STN EN 12 778/2004 –
Article
Defective Products
pcs %
1 Pressure regulator cannot be taken down
5.5.2.2, art. 4.5.2.21 7%
2 The operator is hit directly by leaking steam while handling safety device (safety valve)
5.5.4.16 40%
3 Internal pressure must be kept to the maximum allowable pressure (4 kPa )
5.5.6.1,2-B1, art. 4.5.6 2 13%
4 A- missing identification on the product
6.1, table 415 100%
B- missing information in the User’s Guide
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Conclusions
– non-sufficient knowledge of Pressure Equipment Directive– incorrect classification of products into determined and
non-determined products– missing CE marking, or is conformity mark used legally?– missing EC declaration of conformity – has it been the
Declaration of conformity issued on pressure cooker?– missing identification data on products and information in
the User’s Guide– repeated inspection of products is necessary
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Concluding remarks
Objective of Market Surveillance is to protect consumers as well as provide useful information and recommendations to consumers as well as entrepreneurs – economic operators – all persons involved in the process of products introduction into the market. In order to get one functional internal market we must work jointly and learn from each others.
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Thank you for your attention!
http://[email protected]
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For further information, please contact:Nadežda Machútová - Director
E-mail: [email protected]: + 421 2 58272203
Milota Šedajová – Head of Market SurveillanceE-mail: [email protected]
Tel: + 421 2 58272239Viera Kuncová – Chief Counsellor
E-mail: [email protected]: + 421 2 58272237
Slovak Trade InspectionCentral Inspectorate
Prievozská 32827 99 Bratislava 27
Slovak Republic
http://www.soi.sk Fax: + 421 2 53414996
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