SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION Different Measures for improving Market Protection UNECE Advisory Group on...

SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTIONSLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION

Different Measuresfor improving

Market Protection

UNECE Advisory Group on Market SurveillanceUNECE Advisory Group on Market Surveillance

September 2006 – BratislavaSeptember 2006 – Bratislava


Scope of presentation

STI’s competencies how to handle problems with regard to ,,disappearing´´

companies – why this task? problems with imported products brief overview of annual results and control actions cooperation with Police authorities legal measures – draft of the new Consumer protection

law project ,,ECHO´´


Institutional Framework

authority of the internal market surveillance financed from the state budget in the chapter of

the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic independent body in its inspection and decision-

making activity central organisation - consists of Central

Inspectorate and 8 Regional Inspectorates sufficient number of well-trained human

resources (328 employees)


Legal Framework Act No. 128/2002 On State Control of

Internal Market in the Consumer Protection Matters (the sphere of authority of STI, the rights and duties of the inspectors, the rights and duties of the inspected persons, powers - protective measures and fines)

Act No. 264/1999 On Technical Requirements for Products and On Conformity Assessment Procedures (the system of government ordinances – transposition of the New Approach Directives)

Act No. 634/1992 on Consumer Protection (transposition of the General Product Safety Directive)


Other Acts on Prices Protection of Non-smokers Conditions for the Marketing of Products and the

Provision of Services in Market Places Consumer Protection at Door-to-Door Sale and

Home-Delivery Sale Emergency Reserves of Oil and Oil Products and

on Resolution of Oil Crisis Advertising Financial services


Consumer Credit Conducted Tours, Conditions for the Enterprise

of Travel Offices and Agencies E-commerce Waste Packing Building Products Chemical Substances and Preparation Conditions for the Launch of Biocide Products

onto the Market Protection of some TV and Radio broadcasting

services


How to handle problems with regard to ,,disappearing´´ companies – why this task?

cases occurred mainly at market places products imported from third countries it is difficult to trace the main responsible person cooperation with market place administrators cooperation with trade offices the situation has improved


Overview of dangerous products

year 2004 2005 20066 months

number of notifications from RAPEX

238 540 388

number of controls 38,000 43,000 30,000findings of dangerous

products 37 57 31

percentage of dangerous products

from third countries76 60 58

percentage of dangerous products unknown origin 8 23 29


Overview of control actions in 2006

Pressure cookers (common action within EU)

Toys, household electric appliances, textile goods for children, baby carriages, child car seats

(cross-border cooperation with Hungary and the Czech Republic)

Playground equipment, novelty lighters, motor chainsaw, mini-motobikes, thermo-insulation materials

(actions based on the RAPEX findings)

Sunglasses, textile and leather goods, crash helmets (proactive actions)


Cooperation with

other relevant market surveillance bodies customs authorities university and forensic experts notified and authorized bodies consumer associations police authorities


We propose in the draft of the new Consumer protection law that

the product labels from the manufacturer cannot be changed by anybody

trade mark owner to be made responsible for the validity of documentation, to be obliged to deposit a certain amount of money with the control body to cover its expenses in case the control reveals that his complaint was unjustified, and to be held liable for any damages caused on the market by action of the control body based on the invalid documentation.


Information campaign ,, ECHO´´

The campaign´s objective is to actively gather information on accidents caused by the use of any non-food products in the household, in leisure and sports activities.

Thank youThank you

For further information, please contact:Nadezda Machutova

General DirectorSlovak Trade Inspection

Prievozská 32827 99 Bratislava 27

Slovak Republic

Tel: 00421/02/5827 2203; Fax:00421/02/5341 4996Web-site: www.soi.sk

e-mail: [email protected]

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