BRML-SP
Market Surveillance Body
for non-automatic weighing instruments
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ROMANIAN BUREAU OF LEGAL
METROLOGY
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REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
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Law 608/2001 concerning conformity assessments of the
products.
Government
Decision
617/2003
on
establishing
the
conditions for placing on the market and putting into service
of NAWI - transposes in national regulation Directive
90/384/EEC.
Government Decision 891/2004 related to applicable
methods in market surveillance activities for the products
included in Law 608/2001.
Government Decision 264/2006 establishing the conditions
for placing on the market and putting into service of
measurement instruments – transposes in national regulation
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Directive 2004/22/EC (MID).
MAIN TASKS OF BRML-SP
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Market surveillance for nawi.
Market
surveillance
in
the
field
of
prepackages.
Metrological surveillance of measurement
instruments in use.
Draw up normative documents in the field of
metrology.
Training and examination of the BRML
inspection body.
Market
surveillance
for
measuring
instruments, beginning after the Romania
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accession to European Union.
MAIN REQUIREMENTS TO ACT AS
MARKET SURVEILLANCE BODY
BRML-SP acts as MS body complying with
ISO 17020
 Independence
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Fairness, nondiscriminatory activity
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Confidentiality
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Management
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Quality System
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MODALITIES OF PERFORMING MS
ACTIVITIES FOR NAWI
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Monitoring NAWI placed on the market
or put into service.
Taking all necessary legal measures,
using the proportionality principle, to
restore the conformity.
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TYPES OF MS ACTIVITIES
Proactive MS activities:
 Planned
surveillance
activities
according with a yearly schedule.
Reactive MS activities:
 Surveillance
activities
as
a
consequence
of
finding
nonconformities at NAWI in use.
 Surveillance
activities
as
a
consequence of complains received by
surveillance body.
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TYPES OF MS ACTIVITIES
1. Formal MS verification
2. Profound MS verification
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1.FORMAL MS VERIFICATION
To check:
 The existence and the correctness
application of the conformity mark.
 The existence and the correctness of
the inscriptions applied on the NAWI.
 The
existence of the conformity
statement issued by manufacturer.
 The
existence
of
the
technical
documentation.
 The
existence of the conformity
documents.
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2. PROFOUND MS VERIFICATION
To check:
 By testing the compliance of NAWI
with one/more essential requirements.
 The
correctness of the conformity
statement issued by manufacturer.
 The
correctness and the complete
application of the procedure chosen by
manufacturer
for
conformity
assessment.
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MEASURES TO ELIMINATE
NONCONFORMITIES FOUNDED
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The corrective actions depend on the seriousness of the
nonconformities
founded,
being
applicable
the
proportionality principle.
The involved economic operator is noticed and consult about
the nonconformities founded before taking any other
measure, if the nonconformities not represent risks for life or
health of the users.
The economic operator is compelled to restore in a fixed
period the conformity and to stop the infringement of legal
regulations.
Temporary restrictions on placing on the market.
Withdraw from the market the nonconformities NAWI.
Withdraw from the users the nonconformities NAWI.
Permanent restrictions on placing on the market.
Sanctions for economic operators with fine within the limits
established by regulations.
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The evolution of surveillance actions
in the last 3 years
The number of surveillance actions
80
60
40
20
0
2004
2005
2006
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The structure of economic operators on types of activities
- manufacturers, importers, vendors –
Surveillance actions - manufacturers, importers,
vendors 100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
46
51
39
12
3
20
5
17
3
0%
1
2
2004
2005
manufacturers
importers
3
2006
vendors
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Surveillance actions in Bucharest and in territory
in the last 3 years
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2004
2005
territory
2006
Bucharest
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The evolution of nonconformities NAWI
founded in the last 3 years
Nonconformities NAWI
61
2006
131
2005
2004
319
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Contact
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ADDRESS :
ROMANIA, Bucharest
Vitan-Bârzeşti street No. 11, Sector 4, 75669
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PHONE:
BRML : 004-021-332 09 54
BRML-SP : 004-021-332 11 17 / int. 244
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FAX:
BRML : 004-021-332 06 15
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E-MAIL:
BRML: [email protected]
BRML-SP : [email protected]
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!
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