IInformation and

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New Legislative Framework database requirements
I Information and C Communication S System
for M Market S Surveillance
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Market Surveillance under New Legislative
Framework

• Reg (EC) 765/2008 requirements include need for
• Effective market surveillance infrastructure and
  effective controls at the EU borders
• Communication/coordination across EUT
• Communication of market surveillance programmes
  to MS, Commission and the public
• Quickly inform MS of products with a serious risk
  (ie RAPEX type system to incl industrial)

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Market Surveillance
Reg (EC) 765/2008 tools to help facilitate
effective market surveillance

• A cross-EU database and information system for
  product information exchange and to improve
  market surveillance work
• Exchange of experience, information and best
  practice between Member States
• Projects, information campaigns, joint visit
  programmes and the consequent sharing of
  resources between Member States.

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Market Surveillance
The requirements of a good cross EU information
system include

• Secure and quick details on all defective
  products identified and measures taken, incl test
  reports
• Evaluation tools to help ensure a uniform
  approach
• Means to interrogate, collate and present data in
  a easy to understand format (graphs etc)
• Facilitate co-operation with Customs authorities
• Inform employers, workers and public about unsafe
  products

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Cross-EU information system can ICSMS help?

• An access controlled secure system used by 11 MS
  
• Now being set up in Brussels as a non-profit
  making organisation (AISBL) fully owned by MSs
• ICSMS already delivers most requirements needed
• Others being developed
• RAPEX link
• link to MS internal systems
• public safety alert area Article 19(2)
• ICSMS developed with EU money and is a very good
  candidate to be developed to meet the EUs needs

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AISBL Association International Sans But
Lucratif (Loi Belge sur les associations sans
but lucratif, les associations internationales
sans but lucratif et les fondations as
amended)(International non-profit association)
One vote per member country
General Assembly
Members
BE
SE
NL
DE
EE
AT
CH
LU
MT
CY
SI
UK
EU-Commission
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European Market and ICSMS
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ARCHITECTURE
Public Section

• Safety Alerts
• Voluntary recalls
• Details of authorites.

Customs
Distributor
EU Commission
Customers
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DIRECTIVES covered in 2008 more to add incl
67/548/EEC, 98/8/EC, 76/769/EEC, 1999/45/EC,
2000/9/EC
2001/95/EC General Product Safety Directive
89/336/EEC Electromagnetic compatibility
(EMC)   1999/5/EC RTTE Radio equipment and
telecommunications terminal equipment 90/396/EEC
Appliances Burning Gaseous Fuels 94/9/EC
Potentially explosive atmospheres
(ATEX) 2001/14/EC Noise Emission (Outdoor
Directive)
98/37/EC Machinery Directive  73/23/EEC Low
Voltage Directive 88/378/EEC Toy Safety
Directive 97/23/EC Pressure Equipment
Directive 89/686/EEC Personal Protective
Equipment Directive 95/16/EC Lift
Directive 87/404/EEC Simple Pressure Vessels
Directive  94/25/EC Recreational Craft
Directive
89/106/EEC Construction products 75/324/EEC
Aerosol dispensers
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DIRECTIVES going to be included
93/15/EEC Civil Explosives90/384/EEC
Non-automatic weighing instruments92/42/EEC
New hot boilers2004/22/EC Measuring
instruments (MID) 2005/32/EC Energy using
products (EuP) 2002/95/EC - Restriction of
Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
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The ICSMS Database new modular
structureWell-defined Applications-Programmers-In
terface (API) changes with minimum influence on
rest of software (BUS-System) - Development of
Systems more simple
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ICSMS uses UNICODE
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EVALUATION MODULE
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KEYFIGURES 06/2008
Number of authorities gt 390 Number of
user accounts gt 1.720 Number of Product
Informations gt 21.000
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A PRODUCT INFORMATION DATA SET includes data on

• General information about the notifying authority
• Product identification criteria
• Distribution
• Relevant Provisions and Standards
• Conformity
• Depth and scope of testing
• Test results and a classification of defects
• Accidents occurred
• Measures taken by surveillance authority

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Example of a search result for a saw under
98/37/EC
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Example of part of the stored information
Photograph aids identification Bar codes and
TARIQ numbers are available to help authorities
identify goods at retail outlets and at borders
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ADVANTAGES of ICSMS developed as the cross-EU
information system

• Fast exchange of information so immediate
  measures are possible
• Earlier detection of problems
• Avoiding redundant work eg duplicate testing
• Co-operation with Customs authorities - eg use of
  TARIC
• Evaluation tools (eg project work)
• Platform for complaints
• Public Safety Alert system
• Generate RAPEX and safeguard notification forms
• Uniform operating language

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Questions ?
Web ICSMS www.icsms.org