Welcome to

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• Welcome to
• WP3-Workshop on inspection programmes and
  techniques.
• London 22.03.07
• Gunnar Wold
• WP-3 coordinator

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• WP3-Workshop on inspection programmes and
  techniques.
• EMARS-main objective
• To ensure a basic level of best Practice
  techniques and cross sharing of information and
  expertise in market surveillance.
• Main issues
• Share experiences and expertise regarding market
  surveillance
• Together identify and document best practice
  techniques
• Establish guidelines/handbook to promote a best
  common practice in market surveillance activities
• Establish recommendations for educational
  requirements and training programmes for market
  surveillance officers.
• To establish and test best practice for risk
  assessment for consumer products

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• Work Package 3-inspection programmes and
  techniques
• WP 3 team
• Coordinator Gunnar Wold
• Assistant Coordinator Noel Toledo
• Specific Coordinator for joint market
  surveillance programmes Marijn Colijn
• Consultants Fabio Gargantini, Torben Rahbek
  and Jan-Willem-Weijland

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Main deliveries for WP 3

• Identification of joint market surveillance
  projects to help identify together best practices
  in market surveillance.
• Report on Market Surveillance best practice
• Formulation of a Handbook on Best Practice
  Techniques in Market Surveillance
• Identification of training needs and
  recommendations on how training programmes may be
  organized for market surveillance inspectors,
  including specific use of screening equipment
  needed.

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What has been done up till now?

• Secretariat for the whole project has been
  established by June 2006,EFTA, Brussels.
  Preparative work comprehensive, completed by end
  2006.
• Specific WP3 questionnaire was distributed
  amongst all PROSAFE members.Information analyzed.
  Experiences to be included in the draft handbook.
  Draft analysis presented in Brussels end Nov.
  2006
• Draft inventory of handbook developed by end
  January 2007.
• Identification Coordination with two joint
  projects for 2007
• The Cord-Extension Sets Project by the LVD-ADCO
• The Cigarette-lighters Project by the GPSD
  Committee

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Purpose of workshop

• Preparatory work is completed, and it is time to
  involve all participants in the further work in
  order to achieve objectives and to be able to
  deliver as planned
• Present market surveillance plans and discuss
  possible cross border market surveillance
  activities
• Be acquainted with the draft inventory of
  handbook in order to give comments to the content
  and possibly utilize the information in relation
  with market surveillance activities
• Identification and discussion of basic and
  common training needs and best practices for
  market surveillance officers involved in various
  consumer product sectors.
• Presentation of ongoing market surveillance
  projects-coordination with EMARS WP 3.

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How can we participate more . . .

• 2007
• Further coordination and sharing of experiences
  with the GPSD NETWORK and ADCO Groups, in
  particular, LVD-ADCO, TOY-ADCO and PPE-ADCO.
• Through possible joint projects in 2007 and/or
• Through cross-feedback/interaction at Member
  State level.
• Comments / suggestions on the Guide to Best
  Practice in market surveillance
• 2008
• A high participation level in the Spring
  Workshop which will launch the first draft of the
  Guide.
• Active feedback within stipulated time-frame so
  as to finalise the Guide on time
• Participation in Final Conference in Autumn 2008
  Launching of the Guide.

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For further information on Work Package 3
details Mr. Gunnar Wold, WP3 Coordinator Email
Gunnar.Wold_at_dsb.no OR Mr. Noel Toledo, WP3
Assistant Coordinator Email noel.toledo_at_gov.mt
Thank You