Main Objectives

The project seeks to continue and further develop the activities begun under the project EMARS (Enhancing Market Surveillance through Best Practice). The current EMARS is scheduled to run until the end of 2008. In particular the project seeks to further strengthen the practical cooperation and coordination that has resulted at the operational level from EMARS.

A modular approach is foreseen whereby all Member States participating in the project would commit to a core set of tasks aimed at further promoting coordination and cooperation in relation to market surveillance activities. This would primarily be through the exchange of information, regular coordination meetings and participation in the information systems established under EMARS such as the Knowledge Base and the Rapid Advice Forum.

Further tasks would then be identified grouped around other specific themes that have the potential to improve coordination and cooperation on market surveillance activities. Member States would be free to choose how many of these initiatives they playe an active role in, dependant on their own resources. At the same time all Member States in the project will have access to the results of the work carried out under these themes through the information systems operated as part of the core coordination tasks.

Main Themes

The following themes have been identified

A. Best Practices

B. Management and Planning of Future Joint Actions and Coordinated Market Surveillance Activities

C. Risk Assessment

D. Market surveillance guidance material for external stakeholders

E. Training

F. Continuous improvement of national market surveillance programmes

G. Standards related activities

H. Liaison with Notified Bodies

Best Practices.

Joint Actions

Risk Assessment

Guidance Material

Training

Continuous Improvements of national market surveillance programmes.

Standards

Notified Bodies