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SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION

This article discusses the different measures implemented by the Slovak Trade Inspection (STI) to improve market protection, including their competencies, handling of problems with disappearing companies, issues with imported products, and cooperation with police authorities. It also provides an overview of the legal framework, other relevant acts, control actions in 2006, and cooperation with various stakeholders. Additionally, it highlights proposed changes in the draft of the new Consumer Protection Law and an information campaign aimed at gathering data on accidents caused by non-food products.

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SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION

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  1. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION Different Measures for improving Market Protection UNECE Advisory Group on Market Surveillance September 2006 – Bratislava

  2. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION 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´´

  3. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION InstitutionalFramework • 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 • sufficientnumber of well-trained human resources (328 employees)

  4. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION 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)

  5. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION Other Acts on • Prices • Protection of Non-smokers • Conditions for the Marketing of Products and theProvision 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

  6. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION • 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

  7. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION How to handle problems with regard to ,,disappearing´´ companies – why this task? • cases occurredmainly 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

  8. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION Overview of dangerous products

  9. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION 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)

  10. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION Cooperationwith • other relevant market surveillance bodies • customs authorities • university and forensic experts • notified and authorized bodies • consumerassociations • police authorities

  11. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION 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.

  12. SLOVAK TRADE INSPECTION 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.

  13. Thank you For further information, please contact: Nadezda Machutova General Director Slovak Trade Inspection Prievozská 32 827 99 Bratislava 27 Slovak Republic Tel: 00421/02/5827 2203; Fax:00421/02/5341 4996 Web-site: www.soi.sk e-mail: machutova@soi.sk

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