Sasa Presern

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Regulatory priorities in Slovenia
UNECE Working party on Regulatory Cooperation and
Standardisation Policies

• Sasa Presern
• Ministry of the Economy
• Geneva,
• November 22-23, 2004

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PRINCIPLES

• UNECE Recommendation L International model for
  technical harmonization based on good regulatory
  practice for the preparation, adoption and
  application of technical regulations via the use
  of international standards - submitted at 11th
  session of the WP, October 2001
• Guideline for Slovenia Blue guide , published
  by the European Commission in 2000

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PRIORITIES in Slovenia

• Highest priority
• Strong sectors of Slovenian industry
• Interest to become an equal market player in EU
• Examples electrical products, machinery, gas
  appliances etc.
• Midterm priorities
• Weak sectors
• Slovenian market already dominated by
  multinationals
• Examples lifts, cableways, toys etc.

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Table A Regulatory priorities relating to
alignment with EU regulatory framework

• Highest priority 2000 2001 (11 New Approach
  directives)
• Midterm priorities 2002-2004 (10 New Approach
  Directives)

• Standards become voluntary
• All European harmonised standards have been
  adopted to national standardisation
• Certification - an activity driven by market
  needs
• TRANSITIONAL PERIODS WHENEVER NEEDED

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Conformity assessment bodies

• Certification became an activity driven by
  market needs

• Notified bodies in
• Machinery,
• Low voltage
• Electromagnetic compatib.
• Gas appliances
• Medical devices

• Construction products
• Radio and telecom t. equipment
• Personal protective equipment
• Lifts
• ATEX
• Non-automatic weighing equ.

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ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION
Slovenia supports DEREGULATION

• Initiatives
• Equipment in amusement parks
• Plugs and sockets for domestic use
• Slovenia has no regulation in these areas
  transposition of directive on General product
  safety is used (2001/95/EC)

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NATIONAL LEGISLATION

• USE OF EQUIPMENT
• Periodic inspection of lifts
• Periodic inspection of pressure equipment
• Harmonisation would contribute to free movement
  of services

• Requirements for a body for periodic inspections
• has to be accredited,
• must have insurance for professional error,
• is monitored by the ministry,
• everyone fulfilling the requirements is
  appointed.

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FUTURE PLANS

• Result
• Full implementation of parts of acquis resulted
  in PECA protocol allowing for free movement of
  goods
• As the EU Member State
• New EU directives EMC, machinery, LVD, PPE, etc
• Represent positions of SMEs consumers,
  environment based on RIA (Regulatory Impact
  Assessment)

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What can Slovenia do
SHARE ITS FRESH EXPERIENCE with
countries that would like to benefit from the EU
internal market (Balkan is a priority)