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A. Market surveillance coordination and cooperation
CONTEXT
A changing market structure requires a new approach to market surveillance
ISSUES
Limited investigative cooperation between Member States
Markets are global but market surveillance is still a largely national affair
EU-level coordination of surveillance efforts is burdensome and lacks stability
ENVISAGED ACTIONS
No action at EU level
Laying down legal provisions for enforcement cooperation between Member States
Enhancing cross-border market surveillance cooperation among Member States
Establishing a stable coordination body ensuring cooperation at EU level between national authorities
B. Functioning of RAPEX
CONTEXT
Functioning of RAPEX in recent years
ISSUES
Inconsistent application of RAPEX notification criteria and lack of proper execution of the reaction obligation to RAPEX notifications
Problems in determining whether a detected dangerous product is also sold in other Member States
ENVISAGED ACTIONS
No action at EU level
Simplification of RAPEX notification criteria and better monitoring of the execution of the reaction obligation to RAPEX notifications
Presumption of "the cross-border effect" for RAPEX notifications
C. Market surveillance of the safety of products sold on the Internet
CONTEXT
The number of consumer products sold via the Internet is steadily growing
ISSUES
Market surveillance of products sold on the Internet seems to lag behind market surveillance via other distribution channels
Existing enforcement tools appear to be less efficient in the electronic environment
ENVISAGED ACTIONS
No action at EU level
Clarifying the application of existing market surveillance rules to unsafe consumer products sold on the Internet
Creation of specific enforcement tools to tackle unsafe consumer products sold on the Internet
Definitions and/or further information on terms marked in italics can be found in the GLOSSARY
Consultation Paper N°3- arket surveillance framework in the product safety area
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