Introduction

The meeting reviewed the work done by the MARS Group as well as recent developments in the area of market surveillance. The main issues discussed were:

Draft UNECE Recommendation “M” on the “Use of Market Surveillance Infrastructure as a Complementary Means to Protect Consumers and Users Against Counterfeit Goods”

Market Surveillance in the European Union (EU) and it proposed reform

National Market surveillance approaches and experiences

Identification of common problems for future work and preparation of conclusions

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Presentations

Draft Recommendation "M"

Belarus

Brazil

Bulgaria

Indonesia

Romania
General
System of Special Equipment Safety Supervision
Enforcement of the EU Directives on Industrial Products
BRML [doc] [ppt]

Slovakia
Consumer Protection   [doc]  [ppt]
Different measures for improving market protection  [doc]  [ppt]
Experience of bodies for labour inspection [Eng]  [Rus]

Sweden
Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment (SWEDAC)
General Product Safety Directive (GPSD)

European Commission

List of participants

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Report

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"MARS" Group meeting (4th Meeting)

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