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Who we are

As a long standing partner coordinating market surveillance activities, undertaking value research and building capacity, PROSAFE helps accelerate the transformation of market surveillance preparing it for the future.    "You are what you do, not what you say you will do." Carl Gustav Jung

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We foster an atmosfere of cooperation and respect to the national market surveillance priorities and demands. This transpires in all the projects and research activities that we build together with the govermental authorities across Europe. Read more about our latest results and plans. 

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Our in-depth knowledge and extensive expertise in product safety and compliance is substantiated within the Market Surveillance Joint Actions. The core of the results are presented in factual and evidence-based reports all available to the public. Discover the activities performed by Market Surveillance Authorities inspecting the product compliance and enforcing the results of testing and documental inspections in multiple areas.

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EEPLIANT4 Work Package 7: Off-mode/network standby devices

Off mode network standby

Scope of action

This Work Package covers off-mode - network standby devices. The MSAs will undergo compliance verifications checks against the Regulation (EU) 2023/826 laying down ecodesign requirements for off mode, standby mode, and networked standby energy consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment.

Objectives

  • Surveying the state of compliance in the internal market for off-mode - network standby devices;
  • Identifying and dealing with non-compliant products, ensuring that products are brought into conformity or withdrawn from the market;
  • Reducing the electricity bills of consumers, thereby improving the wellbeing of European consumers/end-users;
  • Reducing unfair competition resulting from the presence of non-compliant products on the market;
  • Raising awareness among economic operators (as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/1020) and other concerned stakeholders about the problems identified;
  • Raising the profile of EU market surveillance in general.

Participants

6 Market Surveillance Authorities (MSAs) and 1 other governmental organisation are part of this Work Package. They are from 6 Countries: Ireland, Italy, Latvia, The Netherlands, Spain, and Turkey (as associated partner).

EEPLIANT4 Work Package 6: Vacuum cleaners

Vacuum cleaners

Scope of action

This Work Package covers Vacuum Cleaners. The MSAs will undergo compliance verifications checks against the following legislations:

  • Regulation (EU) No 666/2013 with regard to ecodesign requirements for vacuum cleaners;
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/2282 with regard to the use of tolerances in verification procedures.

Objectives

  • Surveying the state of compliance in the internal market for vacuum cleaners;
  • Identifying and dealing with non-compliant products, ensuring that products are brought into conformity or withdrawn from the market;
  • Reducing the electricity bills of consumers, thereby improving the wellbeing of European consumers/end-users;
  • Reducing unfair competition resulting from the presence of non-compliant products on the market;
  • Raising awareness among economic operators (as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/1020) and other concerned stakeholders about the problems identified;
  • Raising the profile of EU market surveillance in general.

Participants

8 Market Surveillance Authorities (MSAs) and 2 other governmental organisation are part of this Work Package. They are from 9 Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Turkey (as associated partner).

EEPLIANT4 Work Package 4: Electronic Displays

Electronic displays

Scope of action

This Work Package covers Electronic Displays, and will particularly focus on PC monitors and signage displays. The MSAs will undergo compliance verifications checks against the following legislations:

  • Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 laying down ecodesign requirements for electronic displays;
  • Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 with regard to energy labelling of electronic displays;
  • Regulation (EU) 2021/341 with regard to ecodesign requirements for servers and data storage products, electric motors and variable speed drives, refrigerating appliances, light sources and separate control gears, electronic displays, household dishwashers, household washing machines and household washer-dryers and refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function;
  • Regulation (EU) 518/2014 with regard to labelling of energy-related products on the internet.

Objectives

  • Surveying the state of compliance in the internal market for electronic displays;
  • Identifying and dealing with non-compliant products, ensuring that products are brought into conformity or withdrawn from the market;
  • Reducing the electricity bills of consumers, thereby improving the wellbeing of European consumers/end-users;
  • Reducing unfair competition resulting from the presence of non-compliant products on the market;
  • Raising awareness among economic operators (as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/1020) and other concerned stakeholders about the problems identified;
  • Raising the profile of EU market surveillance in general.

Participants

4 Market Surveillance Authorities (MSAs) are part of this Work Package. They are from 5 Countries: Cyprus, Finland, Ireland, and Turkey (as associated partner).

JAHARP2021-02 - TV Monitors

Work Package Coordinator: PROSAFE, BE
Work Package Leader: IE-SEAI

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SCOPE

The objective of this project is to ensure that non-compliant TV Monitors are removed from the Single Market by supporting EU MSAs in their market surveillance activities with respect to EU harmonised legislation in the long-term. Furthermore, it aims to verify the compliance of the tested products with the applicable standards and requirements, and ensure enforcement of the applicable Union legislation regardless of whether products are placed on the market via offline, online or other means of distance sales and regardless of whether they are manufactured in the Union or not – that is, bringing products into conformity or removing them from the market.

OBJECTIVE

The main objectives of this project are summarised as follows:

  • Provide information on the state of compliance and safety in the market for TV Monitors;
  • Identify and deal with non-compliant products, ensuring that unsafe products are brought into conformity or are withdrawn from the market;
  • Identification and sharing of good practices
  • Reduce unfair competition resulting from the presence of non-compliant products on the market;
  • Raise awareness among manufacturers, importers, distributors and other concerned stakeholders about the problems identified on the market, with a view to ensuring a durable improvement of the level of compliance and safety of the product;
  • Increase the profile of market surveillance of TV Monitors.

PARTICIPANTS

11 Market Surveillance Authorities from the following 10 countries: Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, and Spain.

 

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Joint Market Surveillance Actions on HARmonised Products 2022

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Joint Market Surveillance Actions on HARmonised Products 2021

Joint Market Surveillance Actions on HARmonised Products 2021

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  • EEPLIANT3 Final Conference

    EEPLIANT3 Final Conference

    During two half days, on 06 (closed meeting) and 07 (open event) March 2024, the project participants, stakeholders, and the European Commission will convene in Brussels to discuss the conclusions and findings from the inspection and testing activities, as well as takeaways and suggestions for improvement.

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    The First Press Release is also available at this link.

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Disclaimer: All the projects coordinated by PROSAFE are funded or co-funded by the European Union in the framework of various programmes. The content of this web page represents the views of the author only and it is his sole responsibility. It cannot be considered to reflect the views of the European Commission or any other body of the European Union. The European Commission does not accept any responsibility for the use that may be made of the information it contains.

 

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