1. European Commission Enterprise and Industry New Legislative Framework Regulation 765/2008 ICSMS 8th MARS Group meeting Bratislava, 6-7 October 2010 European Commission Enterprise and Industry Rita L’Abbate Regulatory approach for the free movement of goods and market surveillance

2. European Commission Enterprise and Industry Objectives (1) Article 23 – General information support system requirements  Ensure exchange of information  Facilitate cooperation

3. European Commission Enterprise and Industry Objectives (2) In other words:  Exchange of information on faulty products and measures taken by sector or product type on risk analysis and results accidents (analysis) best practices

4. European Commission Enterprise and Industry Objectives (3) In other words:  Forum of information on Member States Market Surveillance Programmes  Communication of statistics but also  Reflect RAPEX notifications ( serious risk)

5. European Commission Enterprise and Industry Objectives (4) ICSMS shall provide information on:  products presenting a risk  results of testing carried out  restrictive measures taken  justification of actions or inaction  contacts with economic operators

6. European Commission Enterprise and Industry Objectives (5) In conclusion ICSMS  Should assist the enforcement of the overall market surveillance framework  Should facilitate cross-authority market surveillance work

7. European Commission Enterprise and Industry European Information System ICSMS+?

8. European Commission Enterprise and Industry ICSMS today (1) 11 EU-Member States + Switzerland use ICSMS Set up in 2000 with three MS (DE, BE and SE) Initially co-funded by Commission

9. European Commission Enterprise and Industry ICSMS today (2) Facilitate cooperation (e.g. contacts details and Directives they cover) Secure system Product information and test reports Mean to interrogate, collate and present data in a easy to understand format (graphs, …) Help and inform the public, authorities, workers, employees, …

10. European Commission Enterprise and Industry UK SE BE CH DE SI NL AT EE MT LU General Assembly CY Members EU-Commission One vote per member country AISBL : Association International Sans But Lucratif (International non-profit association) Funded by MS's and fully owned by them ….

11. European Commission Enterprise and Industry ARCHITECTURE Market Surveillance Authorities EU Commission CustomsDistributor Consumer Confidential Section Product Information Test results Measures taken Area discussions and papers, eg for information on national market surveillance programmes etc Public Section Safety Alerts Voluntary recalls Details of authorites. Security

12. European Commission Enterprise and Industry EVALUATION MODULE

13. European Commission Enterprise and Industry ICSMS next (1) Amendments needed  Information data (authority, product identification, standards, conformity, accidents, stakeholders measures, …)  Input of data (take care of the legislative environment like REACH)  Languages (all alphabets possible)  Security changes

14. European Commission Enterprise and Industry ICSMS next (2) Amendments needed  Link with other IT tools (RAPEX, …)  Customs specificities (TARIC Code, …)  Platform for public complaints  Improve the statistics tool

15. European Commission Enterprise and Industry Further developments For the Commission Develop a single IT tool in the EU for market surveillance Negotiate takeover of ICSMS Ensure confidentiality Take care of the EU language regime …..

16. European Commission Enterprise and Industry Questions to ICSMS ? www.icsms.org

17. European Commission Enterprise and Industry Thank you for your attention