Header Content HereHeader Content HerePROSAFE has resolved to organize the Spring General Assembly Meeting on 14 May 2013 in Brussels in combination with the JA2011 Workshop. The official invitation can be obtained from here. The agenda will be published in due course.
JA2011 Workshop will be held from 14 to 15 May 2013 in Brussels in conjunction with the General Assembly Meeting. More information will be published in due course.
JA2012 Ladders 2 will organize its kick-off meeting on 16 May 2013 in Brussels. The meeting day is divided into 2 parts. The first part is an open meeting to which participants from the member states are joined by stakeholders to share together the objectives of the Activity. The stakeholders then have an opportunity to respond to those. The second part of the day is a private meeting for the MS participants, the EC representative and the Prosafe management team.
The first meeting of the Risk Assessment Working Group will be held from 3rd to 4th June 2013 at the offices of PROSAFE in Brussels. For more information, please contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The first meeting of the Home Authority Working Group will be held on the 4th June 2013 at the offices of DGCCRF in Paris. For more information, please contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The first meeting of the E-learning Working Group will be held on the 19th June 2013 at the offices of PROSAFE in Brussels. For more information, please contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
JA2012 Co & smoke Detectors will organize its second project meeting on 9 July 2013 in Brussels. More information will be published in due course.
JA2012 Co & smoke Detectors will hold its kick-off meeting from 15 April to 16 April 2013 in Brussels. More information will be published in due course.
JA2012 Nanotechnology and Cosmetics will organize its kick-off meeting from 11 to 12 April 2013 in Brussels. More information will be published in due course.
JA2012 CCA 2 will organize its kick-off meeting on 10 April 2013 in Brussels. More information will be published in due course.
JA2011 BC will organize a project meeting on 26 March 2013 in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises. More information will be published in due course.
JA2011 CCA will organize a project meeting on 20 March 2013 in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises. More information will be published in due course.
JA2011 Fireworks will organize a project meeting on 14 March 2013 in Malta. More information will be published in due course.
Joint Action 2010 held its final conference on 21st February 2013 in Brussels at PROSAFE premises. Please click here for the Agenda. Should you wish to have a copy of the presentations, check the event webpage.
PROSAFE launched the JA2012 on 20 February 2013. On the 19th February, a project management meeting reuniting the project/task leaders and the project/task coordinators took place. The Programme of the event has been published.
JA China organized a project meeting on 19 February 2013. The Agenda has been published.
JA2011 Lawn mowers organized a project meeting on 7 February 2013 in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises. More information can be obtained from info@prosafe.org.
JA2010 CFD organized it final project meeting on 5 February 2013 in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises. More information can be obtained from info@prosafe.org.
JA2011 BC organized a project meeting on 10 January 2013 in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises. More information will be published in due course.
JA2010 Visibility Clothing & Accessories held its fourth project meeting on 9 January 2013 in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises. More information can be obtained by sending an e-mail to info@prosafe.org.
JA2010 CFD held the fifth project meeting 4 December 2012 in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises.
JA2011 Fireworks organized a project meeting on 22nd November 2012 in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises. More information can be obtained by sending an e-mail to info@prosafe.org.
Joint Action Lighters II held its final conference on 8th November 2012 in Brussels at PROSAFE premises. The conference is structured in 3 parts: firstly, a presentation of the Joint Action and its results; secondly a discussion concerning the “lighters" situation after the end of the Joint Action and, thirdly, a “training session” where we can inform the industry about how market surveillance works. The whole conference will be open to stakeholders. The agenda can be downloaded from here.The number of seats is limited so please make your reservation before 31st of October to info@prosafe.org.
JA2011 organized a meeting on 8th November 2012 in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises.
PROSAFE organized the first Annual Market Surveillance workshop (Joint Actions 2011) in conjunction with the autumn ‘12 General Assembly Meeting. The Open Session of the Workshop took place on the 6th of November 2012 and the closed session of the workshop and the General Assembly Meeting took place on the 7th November. The agenda of the open session of the workshop can be downloaded from here.
Please note that PROSAFE will reimburse the travel and subsistence costs for one representative from each market surveillance authority that is participating in the Joint Actions 2011.
JA China 2011 organized a meeting on 18th October 2012 in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the latest progress in the outreach to AQSIQ China and the overview of the Europe-China initiatives and to prepare the study visit to China.
Globalisation and the increasingly interdependent markets stress the need for enhanced market surveillance activities and cooperation between the Member States to achieve a superior level of product safety. PROSAFE has played an important role in achieving this by providing an excellent platform for sharing and further developing market surveillance best practices.
This year, the European Commission is hosting the International Product Safety Week in Brussels from 15 to 19 October 2012. PROSAFE kicked off the IPSW 2012 organizing the seminar "Joint Actions & Best Practice" in Charlemagne Building. The presentations and the programme can be downloaded from here.
JA2011 Battery Chargers organized the second project meeting in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises, from 19th to 20th September 2012. More information can be obtained by sending an email to info@prosafe.org.
JA2011 Fireworks organized the second project meeting on 12th September 2012 in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises.
JA2010 Ladders organized the stakeholders meeting on 11th October 2012 in Brussels, at PROSAFE's premises.
JA China 2011 organized a meeting on 10th September 2012 in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the latest progress in the outreach to AQSIQ China and the overview of the Europe-China initiatives and to prepare the study visit to China.
JA2010 Ladders organized the sixth project meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 6th to 7th September 2012. More information can be obtained by sending an email to info@prosafe.org.
JA2011 Risk Assessment organized a project meeting from 5th to 6th September in Brussels at PROSAFE's premises. More information can be obtained by sending an email to info@prosafe.org.
JA2010 FIP organized the sixth project meeting in Brussels, Belgium, from 10th to 11th July 2012. More information can be obtained by sending an email to info@prosafe.org.
JA2010 Ladders has organized the fith project meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark form 10th to 11th July 2012.
JA China Ladders organized a core-group meeting in Munich, Germany on 9th July 2012. More information can be obtained by sending an email to info@prosafe.org.
The second meeting for the Child-Care Articles Working Group was held in Karlstad, Sweden from the 19th to 20th May 2012. Click on the following link for a copy of the Meeting Agenda.
JA2010 Visibility Clothing and Accessories held its third project meeting in Lisbon, Portugal from 4th to 5th June 2012. On the first day, the Action discussed the selection of the laboratory, choice and number of products for testing, sampling methods and will hold a debate on non-conforming products. On the second day, the participants carried out risk assessment of the sample products that they brough along with them and discuss in house the testing which each Member State will have to carry out [this is apart from the testing to be done by the appointed testing laboratory], and any other issues.
JA2010 Laser Pointers organized a project meeting in Lisbon, Portugal on 31st May 2012. For more information, please contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The kick-off meeting for the Fireworks Working Group was held in Brussels on the 25th May 2012 from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Kindly note that only one participant from each Member State participating directly in the Fireworks Working Group will be able to be reimbursed by PROSAFE. There are 12 participating organisations within this activity from the following countries: Belgium (holding the Project Leadership), Bulgaria, Denmark, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Iceland as associated member.
At the first part of the meeting (in the morning), representatives from the participating Member States and a wide range of stakeholders attended. They had the opportunity to make an input to the project. The second part of the meeting (in the afternoon) was dedicated solely to representatives from the participating Member States.
Funding for the project is sufficient to allow for PROSAFE to pay the travel and subsistence expenses of only one representative to the meeting from each participating Member State. Funding will be in accordance with the current PROSAFE rules on this issue.
JA2011 Battery chargers held the kick-off Meeting in Brussels on 14th May 2012. More information can be obtained by sending an email to info@prosafe.org.
JA2010 Ladders held the fourth project meeting in Brussels from 10th to 11th May 2012. More information can be obtained by sending an email to info@prosafe.org.
JA Lighters II organized a project meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, from 3th to 4th May 2012. More information can be obtained by sending an email to info@prosafe.org.
The JA2010 organized a two-days workshop from the 25th (afternoon) to 26th April (afternoon) in Bonn, Germany. More information can be obtained by sending an email to info@prosafe.org.
The General Assembly Meeting was held from the 24th to 25th April (at noon) in Bonn, Germany. Click on the following link for a copy of the Meeting Agenda.
The kick-off meeting for the Child-Care Articles Working Group was held in Brussels on the 29th March 2012. Kindly note that only one participant from each Member State participating directly in the CCA Working Group will be able to be reimbursed by PROSAFE. Click on the following link for a copy of the Meeting Agenda.
You may wish to note that there are 12 participating organisations within this activity from the following countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and UK.
JA2010 FIP organized a project meeting in Groningen, the Netherlands from 27 to 28 March 2012. The venue was the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, the Chemical & Microbilogical Product Safety Lab. More information can be obtained by sending an email to info@prosafe.org.
The Joint Action on Cooperation between PROSAFE and the General Administration of Quality, Supervision and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People’s Republic of China in the Field of Consumer Product Safety was officially launched on 13th March 2012 in Brussels. For more information, please contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
JA2010 Laser Pointers held a project meeting in Wien on 1st March 2012. For more information, please contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
PROSAFE has officially launched the JA2011 in a two-days event from 23 to 24 February 2012. On the first day, the participating Member States and the stakeholders have gathered to discuss the parts of the action that they are particularly interested in with the activity leaders and/or consultants. Please note that PROSAFE will reimburse travel costs for one representative from each Member State. If more representatives from the same Member State participate in the Joint Action (whether from the same authority or different authorities), then they are kindly asked to advice PROSAFE whom to reimburse. On the second day, the first meeting for the core activity on risk assessment (09.00-13.00 o'clock) was held. Please click here for a copy of the agenda of the event.
JA2010 Visibility Clothing and Accessories has held its first project meeting in Brussels on 20th January 2012. For more information, please contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
JA2010 FIP organized a project meeting in Brussels on 10 January 2012.
The second day (09.30 - 16.00) of the EMARS II Final conference consisted of an open session, where numerous stakeholders and other interested parties were invited to participate. The meeting highlights included: presentation and discussion over the main deliverables,the impact of the project, lessons learnt, presentation of the evaluation report, practical implementation of the new strategy and next steps including Joint Actions 2011. Should you be interested in the programme of the event, please click here.
EMARS II project is entering its closing stage. A two-days Final Conference was organized from 7th to 8th December 2011 in Brussels. The first day (09.30 - 17.00) was dedicated to a closed session for the market surveilance authorities from the Member States. The agenda covered key-items such as specific issues arising from the implementation of the project, CIMS reviews, proposal for future training initiatives, follow-up of the project etc. Should you be interested in the programme of the event, please click here.
The last Risk Assessment Forum was held within the framework of the EMARS II project on 6th December 2011, in Brussels. The seminar focused on risks from physical hazards in products (e.g. mechanical and electrical). Questions that were addressed at the seminar included: (1) what are advantages and disadvantages of performing a full risk assessment for a RAPEX notification?; (2) what is currently the best practice in determining the probability of injury events?; (3) how can we develop the risk assessment practice further and make the results as robust and objective as possible? Should be be interested in the agenda of the Seminar, please click here. The seminar was open to market surveillance authorities and stakeholders.
PROSAFE organized the Autumn General Assembly Meeting from 9th to 10th November 2011 in Budapest, Hungary. The event was hosted by the Hungarian Authority for Consumer Protection. We take the opportunity to thank our partners for their endeavours in supporting PROSAFE activities. Should you wish to consult the Meeting Agenda please click on the respective link. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The Joint Action on Sunbeds II held its final workshop on 2nd November 2011 in Brussels at PROSAFE premises. The main aim of the meeting was to discuss a draft of the final Market Surveillance Report, and, therefore, allowing some time to take in comments from the meeting before issuing the finalized report and the financial report. The communication campaign was also launched. For more information please click here.
PROSAFE, with financial support fom the Commission via the EMARS II Project,in collaboration with TSI- UK and VWA- The Netherlands, has organized another TWO-DAYS TRAIN-THE-TRAINERS WORKSHOP on the 18-19 October 2011, within the offices of the VWA in Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands.
Should you have any queries abut this training workshop, please send an email directly to Noel Toledo, the Task Coordinator, on noel.toledo@prosafe.org. For more information, please click here.
The JA2010 Ladders held its third project meeting from the 13th and 14th October in Prague. The participants assessed the results of the review of the stuation concerning ladders in the markets of all five States participating in the project. Revised test labs for ladders and fixed ladders which are to be tested will be given. The group also decided on how many samples to take from each individual State, and the schedule for sending the samples to the selected testing laboratory was agreed.
JA2010 Visibility Clothing and Accessories held its kick-off meeting in Brussels on 29th September 2011. For more information, please contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
JA2010 Children's Fancy Dress(CFD) held its kick-off meeting in Brussels on 28th September 2011. For more information, please contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org
JA2010 Food Imitation Products (FIP) held a project meeting in Brussels on 12th and 13th July 2011. The draft Check List will be discussed and finalised with this occassion. As agreed at the previous kick-off meeting, members will try, whether possible, to bring with them some representative samples of two types of FIPs (cosmetic and decorative), in order to support a better definition of the instructions for inspectors and of the checklist. Should you wish to consult the agenda of the meeting please click here.
The Laser Pointers product-specific activity of the JA2010 organized a project meeting on 28th June 2011 in Brussels, at the premises of PROSAFE Secretariat.
The Ladders product-specific activity of the JA2010 held a project meeting from 22nd to 23rd June 2011 in Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands, at the premises of the Food and Consumer Product Safety Organization. Should you wish to consult the Meeting Agenda please click on the respective link.
PROSAFE has now been in existence for twenty years, during which time it has worked closely with the European Commission on a considerable number of projects that have sought to deliver better outcomes for Business and Consumers in the area of Product Safety.
We have resolved to celebrate our 20th Anniversary in combination with the Spring General Assembly (GA) Meeting by holding an event in Brussels on 16th June 2011. For further information concerning the programme and the venue please click here.
PROSAFE organizes the Spring General Assembly meeting in correlation with the Twentieeth Anniversary from 16th to 17th June 2011. For further information regarding the programme and the venue please click here.
PROSAFE organized a Strategy Workshop on 15 June 2011 in the framework of the EMARS II project. The Workshop provided an important platform for PROSAFE and all interested parties to express their views of the direction the strategy should take to meet the challenges of the future.
A strategy for the further enhancement of market surveillance in Europe is a deliverable of the EMARS II project. The market surveillance landscape has evolved tremendously in the past few years with the implementation of new legislation, the launching of many international initiatives and the tremendous growth in the Joint Actions co-ordinated by PROSAFE. Many challenges remain but we are presented with a unique opportunity for real and lasting change with an unparalleled interest from the European Parliament and stakeholders and a strong commitment on the part of the European public authorities.
EMARS II hold a Task B Meeting on the 25th May 2011 in Prague.
The Ladders product-specific activity of the JA2010 held its kick-off meeting on 20th May 2011 in Brussels, at the premises of PROSAFE Secretariat. Should you wish to consult the Meeting Agenda please click on the respective link.
EMARS II organised a Task A & Task F Meeting on the 11th May 2011 in Munich.
EMARS II organised a two-days meeting for Task C from 9th until 10th May 2011 in Copenhagen.
EMARS II organised a Task D Meeting on 28th April 2011 in Brussels. The main achieved purpose was the discussion with the stakeholders on the revised version of the Draft Corrective Actions Guide, including comments and examples of good or bad recall actions.
The Joint Actions 2010 held the kick-off meeting for the Laser Pointers task on 28th April 2011 in Brussels. The task leader is Mrs. Marina Dias, Food and Economic Safety Authority - Portugal, and Mr. Berend Kamerling, PROSAFE Consultant, is the task coordinator. Ten EU Member states are involved in this task and Switzerland participates as an observer country.
The Joint Actions GPSD 2010 held the kick-off meeting for the Food Imitation Products task on 27th April 2011 in Brussels. The management team is represented by the task leader, Mr. Durk Schakel, New Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority - The Netherlands, and the task coordinator, Mr. Fabio Gargantini, PROSAFE Consultant. Eleven EU Member States together with Norway are involved in this task and Turkey participates as an observer state.
The Joint Action on Toys held its final workshop on 6th April in Brussels. The meeting fulfilled the following proposed objectives: to discuss and confirm three guidance documents, to discuss the information from the XRF questionnaire, to deal with matters related to the final report for this Joint Action and to conclude any possible pending administrative matters.
JA on Sunbeds II organised a progress meeting on the 29th March 2011 in Brussels.The participants tackled the issue of the involvement of Industry in the action and discussed a proposal for the design of a consumer information campaign employing the new media.
The Joint Action on Lighters II held a project meeting on 10th March 2011 in Brussels. The following day, a successful cooperation meeting was launched between European market surveillance authorities and Customs authorities. The officials met to discuss statisctics on dangerous and non-complaint lighters, risk profiles, sampling criteria and check lists, practical obstacles in picking unsafe lighters and solutions to overcome the conveyed drawbacks. A demonstration of on-site testing also took place. An especially organized tour de table created the opportunity for the market surveillance and customs officers to exchange experiences, best practices, practical solutions and tips and tricks.
The Joint Actions GPSD 2010 was officially launched on 9th March in Brussels. Twenty-one EU Member States together with Norway are involved in the project and Turkey participates as an observer member state. The project leader is Mr. Michael Cassar, Malta Standards Authority - Malta, and the project coordinators are Mr. Bruce Farquhar and Mr. Torben Rahbek, PROSAFE Consultants. For further information please click here.
PROSAFE, with financial support from the Commission via the EMARS II project, has organised a Two-day Training Workshop from 27th through 28th of January 2011, within the offices of the NVWA in Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The final meeting of the Joint Market Surveillance Action on Baby Walkers will take place on 7th December 2010 in Malta. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The Annual International Risk Assessment Seminar took place on 3rd of December 2010in Brussels, closing the International Product Safety Week. Developping common views on risks is vital to ensure an effective market surveillance and a free movement of safe goods. Thus, PROSAFE organizes under the EMARS II project, a yearly seminar to discuss developments in the area of risk assessment for consumer products. The event included a panel session with representatives from product safety authorities in different jurisdictions and from international business. Moreover, a 'risk assessment market' was held in the afternoon. Participants were able to move between different 'stations', where specific product safety cases were presented.It also represents the programme for the third day of the International Product Safety Week. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The European Commission organised events under the umbrella of the 3rd International Product Safety Week in Brussels, from 1st to 3rd December 2010.
The final meeting of the Joint Market Surveillance Action on Child Appealing Designs was held in Malta on 18th November 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The EMARS II Workshop was held in Brussels between 16th - 17th November 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The final workshop of the Joint Market Surveillance Action on Helmets was held in Brussels on 15th November 2010.The overall results of the Joint Action were presented and commented by members and stakeholders. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The final workshop of the Joint Action on Baby Walkers took place on the 15th November 2010, in Brussels. European market surveillance officers, representatives of the European Commission, CEN and ANEC have met together to discuss baby walkers accidents, monitor and test results of the Joint Action and failures found during the testing etc. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The next meeting of the Joint Market Surveillance Action on Sunbeds and Solarium Services will be held in Brussels on the 8th November 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The meeting of the Joint Market Surveillance Action on Lighters II took place between 27th-28th October 2010, in Brussels. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The EMARS Task D Meeting took place on 26th October 2010, in Brussels. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The PROSAFE General Assembly Meeting was held between 18th-19th October 2010, in Brussels. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The meeting of the Group of Experts on the Joint Market Surveillance Action on Helmets was held in Brussels on 1st October 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The Joint Action Meeting on Child Appealing Designs was held in Brussels on 23rd September 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The Staholders Meeting for the Joint Action on Child Appealing Designs was held in Brussels on 16th September 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The Joint Action Meeting on Baby Walkers was held in Brussels on 16th September 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The Joint Action Meeting on Child Appealing Designs was held in Brussels from 25th trough 26th August 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
PROSAFE General Assembly meeting was held in Malta on 28-29 April 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The Joint Action Final Workshop on Toys was held in Brussels on the 15th April 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The EU Commission TOY EXPERT / ADCO MEETING was held in Brussels on the 13-14th April 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The ICPHSO meeting, together with the ICPSC & OECD workshops, was held between 15-18th February 2010 in Washington DC. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The Joint Action Final Workshop on Cords & Drawstrings was held in Brussels on 21st January 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
The Joint Action Meeting on Toys was held in Brussels on 18th January 2010. For more information, contact the Secretariat on info@prosafe.org.
