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In the European Union, individual member states are responsible for market surveillance but EU harmonisation legislation is considered necessary to guarantee the free movement of products within the Union, [2] and any action undertaken regarding product safety for consumer products and other precautions for professional products is done under the auspices of the European Commission regulations ...
The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) monitors compliance with the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (the EEA EFTA States). ). ESA operates independently of the States and safeguards the rights of individuals and undertakings under the EEA Agreement, ensuring free movement, fair competition, and control of state
Regulation; European Union regulation: Title: Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (Text with EEA relevance.)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday added two European-based surveillance firms to its economic trade blacklist as part of efforts by President Joe Biden's administration ...
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organization and free trade area consisting of four European states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. [4] The organization operates in parallel with the European Union (EU), and all four member states participate in the European single market and are part of the ...
Similar provisions on Post-Market Surveillance are found in the European regulation on in vitro diagnostic medical devices . [3] [4] [5] The MDCG Guideline 2023-3 "Questions and Answers on vigilance terms and concepts as outlined in the Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices" provides further clarification on the topic. [6]
Insufficient market surveillance in the EU has been identified as a major risk for the industry. Indeed, whereas a lot of regulations and directives apply to materials handling products, some competitors do not comply with the rules thus creating an unfair market and affecting the environment, workers' health and products'safety.
The CD-P-COS [34] oversees the European Network of Official Cosmetics Control Laboratories (OCCLs). [36] This network was established in 2010 to maximise the efficiency of cosmetics surveillance by strengthening cross-border collaboration and pooling resources to perform Europe-wide market surveillance studies.