Task H

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EMARS-II
Task H Notified Bodies
Vienna 17.03.09
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Participation

• Task Leader Richard van Buren
• Consultant Fabio Gargantini
• Countries involved Norway
• The Netherlands

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Description and Objectives

• Notified Bodies and independent testing
  laboratories are vital for market surveillance
• Standards / Producers / MS Auth
• To coordinate the approach from national market
  surveillance authorities to NBs and independent
  testing laboratories
• Quality / RA / independence / responsibility /
  designation proc / ....

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Deliverables and expected outcomes

• Analysis of needs of market surveillance
  authorities
• To draw up a reference list of existing
  infrastructure and of the organisations working
  in the field of products testing and
  verifications (Nando )
• To harmonise the approach of different market
  surveillance authorities to NBs and expert
  laboratories

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Key Tasks (1)

• To set up a survey on national market
  surveillance authorities needs, on relationship
  with notified bodies / expert laboratories
• To identify a list of reference Notified Bodies
  and expert laboratories (Nando )
• To identify best practices between MS Authorities
  and Notified Bodies / expert laboratories

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Key Tasks (2)

• To promote regular meetings at EU- and national
• level between MS Authorities and NBs and other
  stakeholders on matters of common interest, e.g.
• Legal development, nationally and in Europe
• Reports on market surveillance activities and
  outcomes concerning activity of NBs / expert
  laboratories
• Use of commonly agreed reference forms
• Interpretation of reference standards
• Common approach to risk assessment

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Key Tasks (3)
To organize Ring Tests (Blind ?) in order to
control the quality of the NBs To organize
joint inspections in the EU
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Links to other EMARS II Tasks

• Best Practice to develop a handbook (advise)
  for Member States, regarding the designation
  procedure, quality assessment of NBs, specific
  technical advices , etc
• Joint actions efficient involvement of NBs and
  expert laboratories, ring tests
• Risk assessment exchange of opinions and
  experiences with NBs / expert laboratories
  (practical examples from real laboratory
  practices and cases)

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Links to other EMARS II Tasks (contd.)

• Guidance material for external stakeholders to
  set up a list of reference guidance material,
  data sheets, etc to achieve a uniform approach
• Training contribution from NBs / expert
  laboratories on matters of specific interest
• Continuous Improvement to emphasize the
  importance of suitable reference external
  laboratories as tool for the continuous
  improvement of market surveillance activity
• Standards related activities - to take into
  account experience of the NBs and testing
  laboratories

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Horizontal Issues
Customs According to the NLF, Customs will need
to strengthen their contacts with NBs / expert
labs in preventing dangerous products to be
placed on the European market China strengthen
the contacts with Chinese expert laboratories
involved in Market Surveillance and inspection of
goods International perspective more
integration of market surveillance and
international groups of expert laboratories
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Potential Liaisons

• EA European cooperation for Accreditation
• EEPCA - European Certification Schemes for
  Electrical Products
• IECEE - Worldwide System for Conformity Testing
  and Certification of Electrotechnical Equipment
  and Components
• and others to be defined

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• Thank you for your attention
• Richard van Buren Task H Leader
• E-mail Richard.van.buuren_at_vwa.nl
• Fabio Gargantini, PROSAFE Consultant
• E-mail garganti_at_inwind.it