JAHARP2020-1

Timeline: May 2021 - May 2023

Brochures: JAHARP2020-1 part of JAHARP2020 Triplet

Media: 1st Press Release and 1st Newsletter

Selection of Labs: All procedures are closed.

The Project Structure: 4 Work Packages (WPs):

• WP-0: Management and Dissemination
• WP-1: Gas Cooking Hobs and Hot Plates
• WP-2: Harmonised approcah to evaluation of administrative requirements
• WP-3: Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) measurements on connected portable devices (e.g. smartwatches for children, connected toys, location tracking devices, smartphones, and others)

Participants: 24 Market Surveillance Authorities (MSAs) from 20 European Union (EU) Member States

Countries involved in the Gas cooking hobs and hot plates activity: Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Slovakia. Switzerland shall participate as an observer outside the financial scheme.

Countries involved in the harmonised approach to evaluation of administrative requirements activity: Greece, Italy, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland (organisations from Switzerland shall participate as observers at their own costs).

Countries involved in the SAR measurements on connected portable devices activity: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Latvia, Netherlands and Sweden. Switzerland shall participate as an observer outside the financial scheme.

The Objective:

The Joint Action aims to raise the level of market surveillance in the product areas concerned, thereby contributing to a more uniform application of the rules set out in the applicable EU harmonised legislation.

JAHARP2020-1 was created in close collaboration with the respective four Administrative Cooperation (AdCo) groups to best target product and horizontal activities based on the current needs and requirements of their member authorities. These groups are:

• The AdCo Gas Appliances Regulation (EU) 2016/426
• The AdCo on Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU
• The AdCo Transportable Pressure Equipment (TPED) – Directive 2010/35/EU
• The cross–cutting activity on a harmonised approach has also been welcomed by the AdCo Low Voltage – Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU

The project is co-funded by the European Commission/DG GROW under the action “EU support to joint market surveillance actions for non-food products” and coordinated by PROSAFE.

The JAHARP2020 Triplet

Timeline: 17 May 2021 - 16 May 2023

 Kick-off meetings overview: Timeline

Media:

1st Press Release for JAHARP2020 Triplet 

1st Newsletter for JAHARP2020-1, JAHARP2020-2, JAHARP2020-3  

2nd Newsletter for JAHARP2020-1, JAHARP2020-2, JAHARP2020-3

Final Press Release JAHARP2020 Triplet

Brochures: JAHARP2020-1, JAHARP2020-2, JAHARP2020-3

The Joint Market Surveillance Action on HARmonised Products 2020 - JAHARP2020 - is a triplet of European Union (EU) co-funded projects coordinated by PROSAFE

All three projects run from May 2021 to May 2023 (24 months duration). In total, 29 Market Surveillance Authorities (MSAs) from 22 EU Member States participate.

The shared strategic objective of JAHARP2020-1, JAHARP2020-2 and JAHARP2020-3 is threefold:

   To keep non-compliant and dangerous products outside of the Single Market through coordinated cross-boundary market surveillance campaigns.

     To support the application of the new Market Surveillance Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 through the development of common approaches, good practices  for market surveillance, and synergies with relevant stakeholders.

   To increase the skills and knowledge of the European Market Surveillance Authorities through the development of common tools, cross-sectoral capacity-building and knowledge exchange, and the promotion of harmonised practices for 8 specific product areas.

Despite their autonomy, the three Joint Actions will be carried out in synergy with the aim of maximising impacts, generating greater efficiencies and promoting the exchange of good practices across sectors to achieve a more harmonised market surveillance forthe products concerned.

For all three projects, the products and the market surveillance activities were selected on the basis of a priority-setting exercise within the four Administrative Cooperation (AdCo) groups concerned — according to the needs and the specific requirements of their member authorities.

These activities regard: 

• Gas cooking hobs and hot plates
• Gas-fired space heaters
• Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) on connected devices
• Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices in cooperation with customs
• Tumble driers including connected appliances
• Non-refillable helium cylinders
• USB chargers
• Tanks/Wagons for class 2 gases, and
• the co-creation of a harmonised/unified approach for the assessment of the administrative requirements for product sectors under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.

Due to the growth of e-commerce (accelerated further by the COVID-19 heath crises) and the rise of online marketplaces, particular attention will be given to improving the effectiveness of market surveillance in the e-commerce supply chains and to identifying threats and risks in new tachnologies. 

The project is co-funded by the European Commission/DG GROW under the action “EU support to joint market surveillance actions for non-food products” and coordinated by PROSAFE.