1. PROSAFE Project: Best Practice Market Surveillance Dirk Meijer Chairman of PROSAFE PROSAFE PROJECT Best Practice Market Surveillance Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

2. - Introduction of PROSAFE - The Best Practice Project PROSAFE PROJECT Best Practice Market Surveillance Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

3. PROSAFE Informal organisation Informal organisation Market Surveillance Organisations Market Surveillance Organisations Throughout Europe Throughout Europe Safety of Consumer Products Safety of Consumer Products PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

4. PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe The aim of PROSAFE is to promote the achievement of effective, efficient, and fair enforcement of product safety legislation in Europe

5. The European Commission has put a lot of effort into harmonising legislation within Europe. All these efforts will gain in effectiveness when enforcement is harmonised. This will lead to the Best Practice Project PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe

6. PROSAFE Project: Best Practice in Market Surveillance Core Objective: To ensure a basic level of best practice techniques & cross-sharing of information and expertise in market surveillance. PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe PROSAFE PROJECT Best Practice Market Surveillance Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate

7. Through this project, participants will be able to: Share expertise regarding market surveillance Together identify and document best practice techniques Establish guidelines / handbooks on market surveillance Develop procedures based on best practice techniques Develop training & educational systems for officers PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe PROSAFE PROJECT Best Practice Market Surveillance Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate

8. PROSAFE LVD-ADCO TOY-ADCO PPE-ADCO GPSD NETWORK To achieve an equivalent level of consumer protection To achieve an equivalent level of consumer protection throughout the market throughout the market To ensure free circulation of safe products within the market To ensure free circulation of safe products within the market To eliminate unfair competition whilst maintaining a To eliminate unfair competition whilst maintaining a level playing field level playing field Working together may help us achieve our objectives more effectively... Our ultimate objectives have always been the same:

9. WP 1: Cross-sharing of information WP 1: Cross-sharing of information WP 2: Advise on market surveillance issues WP 2: Advise on market surveillance issues WP 3: Inspection programmes and techniques WP 3: Inspection programmes and techniques WP 4: Risk assessment WP 4: Risk assessment WP 5: Coordination and Secretariat WP 5: Coordination and Secretariat WP 6: Dissemination WP 6: Dissemination PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe PROSAFE PROJECT Best Practice Market Surveillance Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate PROSAFE project:

10. PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe PROSAFE PROJECT Best Practice Market Surveillance Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate FUNDING: European Commission financial Several Member States financial All participants in kind 1.6 million Euros to cover the production of guidelines and setting up joint-actions and mutual accessible knowledge bases.

11. PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe PROSAFE PROJECT Best Practice Market Surveillance Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate Predicted outcome: Knowledge base Advice body Handbook best practice techniques Handbook risk assessment Strategy document Improvement of market surveillance

12. PROSAFE the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe Thank you for your attention PROSAFE PROJECT Best Practice Market Surveillance Funded by the European Commission, DGSANCO, Consumer Affairs Directorate