Enhancing the market surveillance

The Action will: Strengthen the capacities of the State Market Inspectorate (SMI) to exercise the legally prescribed competencies according to the Law on Consumer Protection, the Law on General Product Safety and the Law on technical requirements for products and conformity assessment. This activity implies training in various forms (structured training, advising, coaching, on-the-job support, peer-to-peer change). More specifically, the project will strive : - To improve capacities of SMI to operate efficiently and effectively within the new legal framework to ensure that only safe and compliant products are placed on the market. - To enhance knowledge of economic operators to implement obligation to place safe and compliant products on the market. -To improve understanding of consumers of their rights and obligations.