working party on regulatory cooperation and standardization policies (wp. 6)
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Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP. 6). Accidents in mines, offshore facilities, plants. Cause casualties, loss of animal life, environmental and economic damage. Proliferation of low quality goods. Endangers consumers Weakens compliant business. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Working Party on Regulatory CooperationWorking Party on Regulatory Cooperationand Standardization Policiesand Standardization Policies
(WP. 6)(WP. 6)
Accidents in mines, offshore facilities, plants
Cause casualties, loss of animal life,
environmental and economic damage
Proliferation of low quality goods
Endangers consumersWeakens compliant business
Absolute safety cannot be achieved but many risks can
be mitigated:By reinforcing competent authoritiesBy empowering consumersBy strengthening cooperation
What we are: Forum for dialogue on voluntary standards & technical regulations 1970 – 2010: 40 years
Our goal: Protect health, safety, natural environment No unnecessary barriers to trade
Our activities: Share info & best practice Develop and maintain a set of recommendations Implement a set of initiatives on specific industrial sectors Organize training and awareness raising events to build capacity
WP. 6
WP. 6 Network of expertise
Regulatory authorities Market surveillance authorities, Standards-setting organizations Business & business associations Certification bodies Test houses Civil society
from all U
N Member S
tates
Areas of work of WP. 6 Areas of work of WP. 6
• Standardization
• Technical regulations
• Conformity assessment
• Accreditation
• Market surveillance
• Metrology• Good governance – risk management
PRODUCT LIFE-CYCLE
REGULATORY DIALOGUE
Conformity assessment
Product design
Regulatory cooperation
Distribution
Market surveillance
Production
Achievements in Market Achievements in Market SurveillanceSurveillance
• 1st & 2nd International Forum on Market Surveillance, Oct. 2002 & Oct 2005, Geneva
• Advisory Group on Market Surveillance (MARS Group) established in 2003• 8 meetings of the MARS Group in Slovakia• Publication “Market Surveillance in the UNECE Region” 2004• Use of Market Surveillance Infrastructure as a Complementary Means to
Protect Consumers and Users against Counterfeit Goods (adopted 2007)
Current work itemsCurrent work items
GMSP:– a general model for supporting the decision making process of market
surveillance authorities from the phase of planning of inspections to the phase of product recall, in accordance with their own national legislation
– development of the MS sampling sub-procedures
Glossary– List of terms and their definitions relevant to market surveillance and post-
market surveillance of non-food products. – to promote a common understanding of and to harmonize such terms and
definitions used in national legislation
Use of risk management tools in market surveillance to:– Plan inspections, decisions on sanctions, communication obligations– Develop dangerous goods data-banks – Balance between legitimate security and consumer safety concerns/business
efficiency
Market surveillance contacts database– Information on authorities responsible for each sector in each country– Reference to the legislative mandate
Objectives / 2Objectives / 2New areas of work: Establish new Group of Experts on Risk Management Provide expertise on CA aspects of customs union among Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus Aid for Trade
Outreach: Quarterly newsletter Request for a MoU by IOML Exploit Linkedin & Twitter Organize webinars Education on standardization matters
Challenges UNECE limited resources (staff, travel funds,
consultancy… ) MSAs are overstretched and find it difficult to
participate in UNECE activities On some issues, national/regional positions are
well established, difficult to build consensus Need to develop IT facilities for working effectively
way with teams of external experts (shared web spaces, webinars, reliable listservers)