Cooperation group on market surveillance
A cooperation group on market surveillance acts in connection with the single liaison office. The cooperation group contains representatives from the
- Finnish Medicines Agency Fimea
- Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV)
- Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
- Pirkanmaa ELY Centre
- National Police Board
- Finnish Food Authority
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
- Regional State Administrative Agency for Western and Inland Finland
- Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
- Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK)
- Customs
- Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
- National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira)
- Ministry of the Environment
- Government of Åland.
The purpose of the cooperation group is to support the single liaison office for market surveillance in coordinating the authorities’ cooperation related to market surveillance, as well as in preparing the coordinated position of the market surveillance authorities and Customs. The cooperation group also participates in the preparation of the national market surveillance strategy.
The purpose of the cooperation group’s operation is to enforce the coordination of different market surveillance questions at the national level, as well as to support cooperation between the authorities at the national and EU-level. In addition, the goal is to strengthen the exchange of best surveillance practices, and discussion of matters related to market surveillance. Another purpose of the cooperation group is to support the single liaison office in the preparation of reports and other documents related to market surveillance. The national cooperation group on market surveillance can also develop common principles for risk assessment and handle other questions relating to national needs and objectives on market surveillance.