Activity Details
Principles of Border Control and Market Surveillance for Industrial Products
Main objectives are
To offer high-quality and updated training on national, comparative and regional legal frameworks in the area of product safety and market surveillance.
To make new concepts, new legal rules and best practices in the area better known and understood by all stakeholders on the GCC common market.
To promote exchange of knowledge and experiences between participants from GSO member countries;
To constitute a network of national experts in the area.
Who Should Attend? This programme is intended for:
Staff members of interested GCC institutions;
Staff members of national market surveillance authorities in GSO States (Standardization Organizations and Departments of Authorities in charge of consumer protection, line ministries, customs, etc.);
Staff members of other institutions active in market surveillance throughout the Gulf region;
Consumer organisations active in GSO States;
Chambers of commerce, trade associations and economic operators;
Members of scientific or academic institutions or researchers;
Judges, attorneys or consultants
Dates: 6th to 17th April 2014
LOCATION :Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Language(s): English and Arabic.
Methodology
Lectures with PowerPoint presentations + special working sessions with case-studies on selected topics. Participants will be invited to ask questions during the sessions and an interactive method shall be used whenever possible.
One session will be devoted to present and discuss recent developments in the region in the area of consumer protection, product safety and market surveillance.
Documentation
Updated and most relevant documentation materials will be provided to the participants.
Syllabus for each course containing the lecturers' presentations, list of legal references and relevant bibliographies in English or Arabic.
USB key containing main relevant documentation serving as a support to each session of the training.
DIPLOMA and CERTIFICATE
A diploma signed by Professor Thierry Bourgoignie and Francoise Maniet, Scientific Director of the program, will be awarded at the end of the session as well as an attendance certificate delivered by GSO.
Program TOPICS:
Topic A: Overall framework for product safety and market surveillance
The legal and institutional framework for a comprehensive product safety and market surveillance policy.
The legal and institutional framework for a comprehensive product safety and market surveillance policy .
Assessing the policy and legal framework for product safety and market surveillance in the Gulf region
Assessing the policy and legal framework for product safety and market surveillance in the Gulf region
Topic B: New and Global Approach
New and Global Approach technical legislation in the EU and the Gulf region
Concept of the New and Global Approach: definitions and main features, Essential requirements, CE marking
New and Global Approach technical legislation in the EU and the Gulf region.
Concept of presumption of conformity with technical legislation using harmonised standards, basic - generic - products safety standards, EU standardisation system CEN-CENELEC-ETSI, general safety requirements,
New and Global Approach technical legislation in the EU and the Gulf region.
Global approach: modules - conformity assessment procedures, etc.
Review of existing EU New Approach directives.
New and Global Approach technical legislation in the EU and the Gulf region
Case study 1: the application of the Low Voltage Directive and the EMC Directive
New and Global Approach technical legislation in the EU and the Gulf region
Case study 2: the application of the Toys Safety Directive
Review of GCC legislation corresponding to the EU New Approach directives
Topic C: Obligations imposed upon economic operators
The EU Directive on general product safety
General product safety in Canada and the US
The EU New Package on product safety of 2013: what will it change for economic operators?
Topic D: Market surveillance requirements and good practices
Regulation 765/2008 essential requirements and the EU Package on market surveillance of 2013
General Market Surveillance and Risk Assessment Tools
he General Market Surveillance Model (UNECE WP6 MARS group)
Introduction to probabilities/statistics
The General Market Surveillance Sampling procedure (id)
Defining objectives for a national MS program
NCR (Non-Conformity Rate) of products on the market
Simulation of costs of MS actions (using software tool)
The ICSMS database
Remedial action (e.g., product recalls and withdrawals)
Cconcept, features and guiding principles of market surveillance
Proactive and reactive market surveillance practices (investigation, controls, sampling, etc.)
Proactive and reactive market surveillance practices (investigation, controls, sampling, etc.) (continued) -
Coordination and cooperation among administrative market surveillance bodies, including customs, in the Gulf region
Topic E: Regional exchange of information systems
The European Consumer Complaints Register System (ECCRS)
Setting-up a Gulf Consumer Complaints Registration System(GCCRS) (continued).
The EU Rapid Exchange of Information System (RAPEX): technical features and guidelines for operation
The EU Rapid Exchange of Information System (RAPEX): technical features and guidelines for operation (continued)
Setting-up a Gulf Rapid Alert System