European cooperation in legal metrology
Market Surveillance Conference
Session 3: Methodology
by The Netherlands, Verispect b.v. Hermine van Rij
7Good morning ladies and gentleman,
Hopefully did you enjoy your evening yesterday and have enough energy left to participate today.
The theme of today will be market surveillance strategy. The goal of our session is to indicate the requirements which have to be fulfilled in order to achieve efficient and effective market surveillance in the Community. It must be efficient in the sense that a thorough consideration of all identified risks results in an allocation of surveillance capacity in those areas where it is most needed. Yesterday you discussed these areas and choose some measuring instruments on which the member states should focus for the coming period. Today it is the continuation of the discussion of yesterday. This means, we are going to discuss the strategy, tools and means of communication which the member states preferably should follow or use with respect to the selected instruments.
We will try to give answers on questions like:
- Can market surveillance operate more effectively at EU level?
- What are the minimum results we want to achieve with market surveillance in EU?
- Combine market surveillance plans/projects of individual member states would that helpfully to achieve these minimum results and operate effectively?
- Communication: Publicizing projects lead to maximum transparency, but also to ‘tactical behaviour’ of business?
- Would a market surveillance project plan for one instrument be helpfully to achieve these minimum results and operate effectively in EU?
- How can participation by a member state in a market surveillance project be stimulated?
- What are the minimal topics of a market surveillance project plan?
o Market analyzes?
o Risk analyzes?
o Maximum amount of participants
o Joined efforts or each member state for itself
o Inspections will be done together or not
o Coordination, what are the criteria?
o Responsibility
o The payment of the costs of the execution, what are the issues of the results to compare?
The results of our discussions will be used to write an advice to the WELMEC committee regarding: “which strategy should be followed with respect to Market surveillance of MID- and NAWI-instruments.
Like yesterday we will split up in four groups. The groups will be the same. Each group will have one facilitator (Michael, Hillevi, Joseph and Howard) who will give feedback at the end of the discussion. At each table their will be a pencil and a sheet so you could write down the main points of the outcome of your group. Please do not hesitate to ask if something isn’t clear to you.
It is now xxx and we aspect you be back at xxx. Well I wish you success and a fruitful discussion in your group.
Program of the session
Session 39.30 / Introduction
9.40 / Split into four groups
9.45 / Discussions
10.20 / End of the discussions
Back to the central room
10.25 / Feedback group 1
10.30 / Feedback group 2
10.35 / Feedback group 3
10.40 / Feedback group 4
10.45 / Break
On the next page you will find the questionnaire-form to use during the discussion. Behind A, B etc you can fill-in your arguments or ideas. By all questions you need to give a conclusion (the strongest preference of the group) and if possible. In the column yes and no, you can fill-in with the amount of votes yes or no.
Questions / Yes / No / Blanco /1 / Can market surveillance operate more effectively at EU level?
A:
B:
C:
D:
Conclusion:
2 / What are the minimum results we want to achieve with market surveillance in EU?
A:
B:
C:
D:
Conclusion:
3 / Combine market surveillance plans/projects of individual member states would that helpfully to achieve these minimum results and operate effectively?
Does the combined list of project have values for members/ business?
Is another strategy available?
A:
B:
C:
D:
Conclusion:
4 / Communication: Publicizing projects lead to maximum transparency, but also to ‘tactical behaviour’ of business?
A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
Conclusion:
5 / Would a market surveillance project plan for one instrument be helpfully to achieve these minimum results and operate effectively in EU?
A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
Conclusion:
6 / How can participation by a member state in a market surveillance project be stimulated?
A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
Conclusion:
7 / What are the minimal topics of a market surveillance project plan?
a. Market analyze
b. Risk analyze
c. Period of 2 year
d. Maximum amount of participants is 5
e. Joined efforts
f. Inspections will be done together
g. Coordination by one member state with the most manufactures
h. Responsibility
i. The payment of the costs of the execution
j. ??
k. ??
What is missing?
And what are the three most important issues?
And what is not important?
A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
Conclusion:
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