TWINNING LIGHT PROJECT RO2004/IB/OT-09

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TWINNING LIGHT PROJECTRO2004/IB/OT-09Strengthe
ning the market surveillance authorities
regarding checks for conformity with the rules on
product safety for products imported from third
countries

• Ministry of Economy and Finance
• October 2007
• MARS Group meeting

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Overall objective

• Strengthening the market surveillance
  authorities regarding checks for conformity with
  the rules on product safety for products imported
  from third countries

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Specific objectives

• Assisting in the correct implementation and
  enforcement by Romania of the provisions of
  Council Regulation 339/93/EEC on checks for
  conformity with the rules on product safety in
  the case of products originating from third
  country and Commission Decision 93/583/EEC
  establishing the list of products provided for in
  Article 8 of Council Regulation 339/93/EEC
• Addressing strategic issues regarding border
  control and market surveillance activities and
  establishing practical working relationships
  between the market surveillance authorities and
  Customs
• Developing new practical working methods and
  procedures at Customs clearance points throughout
  Romania regarding to the control of the products
  imported from third countries

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Beneficiaries

• Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)
• The National Authority for Consumer Protection
  (NACP)
• Ministry of Health (MofH)
• The National Sanitary-Veterinary and Food Safety
  Authority (ANSVSA)
• The National Medicines Authority
• The National Customs Authority

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Steps

• DOCUMENTS
• TRAINING
• IMPLEMENTATION

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DOCUMENTS 1. Study of the structure of goods
imported from third countries

• Objective Asses the structure of imported goods
  from the point of view of types and quantity
  entering the Romanian market from countries
  outside the EU
• Summary The analysis of the import data
  available indicated the main products imported
  into Romania and the main countries of origin of
  those products
• Based on import volumes into Romania, source
  of imports into Romania, imports by goods
  category, category of products notified through
  RAPEX system, identifying potentially dangerous
  goods by CN Codes it was establish a target
  list of product which could be consider
  dangerous
• Recommendation
• - The import data be assessed regularly to note
  any fundamental changes in the country exporting
  products to Romania

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DOCUMENTS2.Guidelines for control of products
imported from third countries

• Objective Developing a system of border control
  of unsafe products which best suits local needs
  whilst meeting EU requirements and expectation in
  the field
• Summary (1) Review of the current border control
  methodology for products imported from third
  countries (2) Conduct a SWOT analysis (3)
  develop a new working methods and procedures (4)
  Draft a proposal for revised guidelines
• Recommendations These guidelines be as annex to
  the new cooperation agreement between all the
  main market surveillance bodies.

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DOCUMENTS3. A cost effective methodology to
sample and test products imported from third
countries within the time-frame given in the
Regulation

• Objective Establishing of a cost-effective
  methodology for testing products imported from
  third countries by the Romanian authorities
  within the 3 days time frame provide in the
  Council Regulation 339/93/EEC
• Summary This activity was focused on 4 main
  directions communications, competence, practice
  and testing.

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DOCUMENTS 4.Institutional co-operation
agreements between control and market
surveillance authorities

• Objective The developing of a Top level
  co-operation agreement involving, and agreed by,
  all the control and market surveillance
  authorities
• Summary (1) strict delimitation of
  responsibilities between authorities in order to
  avoid overlapping of tasks (2) identify concrete
  ways of co-operation (3) provisions on sharing
  of information between control and market
  surveillance authorities (4) proposal of a
  improved co-operation agreement including
  responsibilities and time deadlines

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TRAINING A training programme to implement new
methodologies for efficient border control and
market surveillance for products originating in
third countries aimed at the Romanian market
surveillance authorities and customs inspectors

• Objective Training the personnel of the
  institutions responsible for border control,
  market surveillance activities in order to be
  able to better implement the provisions of
  Regulation 339/93/EEC and Decision 95/583/EC
• Summary In total 127 officers attend the 6
  seminars

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IMPLEMENTATIONA pilot study to demonstrate the
efficacy of the new methodologies carried out for
a selected customs clearance point

• Objective To demonstrate how the system works in
  practice, highlights the efficiency of the new
  methodology and cooperation agreements
• Summary Choose a specific custom point and run a
  pilot programme to implement in practice the
  newly agreed methodologies and guideline provided
  for in the institutional agreements In total 19
  officers attended practical exercise at the
  pilot customs selected
• Following the completion of the pilot project,
  the results should be disseminated and should be
  implemented at other customs clearance points

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Results

• DOCUMENTS
• (1) A comprehensive study of the structure of
  goods imported from third countries has been
  carried out
• (2) Guidelines for control of products imported
  from third countries has been revised and
  developed
• (3) A cost effective methodology to sample and
  test products imported from third countries
  within the time-frame given in the Regulation has
  been devised
• (4) Institutional co-operation agreements
  between control and market surveillance
  authorities has been drawn up for the approval of
  all beneficiaries of the project
• TRAINING
• - A training programme to implement new
  methodologies for efficient border control and
  market surveillance for products originating in
  third countries aimed at the Romanian market
  surveillance authorities and customs inspectors
  has been carried out
• IMPLEMENTATION
• - A pilot study to demonstrate the efficacy of
  the new methodologies has been carried out for a
  selected customs clearance point

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• Thank for your attention

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