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I - General Questionnaire
I.A - Regulatory Framework
I.A.01.a - Constitutional Framework
I.A.01.b - Specific Laws and Regulations
I.A.02 - Responsible Bodies
I.A.02.a - Duties, Responsibilities, and Competencies
I.A.02.b - Coordination among Agencies with Competence in Market Surveillance on Non-Food Consumer products
I.A.02.c - Administrative Penalties (Minor, Severe, Extremely Severe)
I.B - Prevention and Remedies
I.B.01 - Duty To Recall Products from the Market
I.B.01.a - Voluntary or Compulsory Nature of the Recall
I.B.01.b - Communication Process with Competent Authorities
I.B.01.c - Communication with the Public and the Press
I.B.01.d - Monitoring Recall Campaigns
I.B.02 - Control and Monitoring of Accidents Involving Consumer Products
I.B.03 - Liability and Reparations for Accidents Involving Consumer Products (Administrative and/or Juridical)
II - Specific Questionnaire
II.A - Agency Information
II.A.01 - Name
II.A.02 - Date of Establishment
II.A.03 - Jurisdiction
II.A.04 - Bodies Responsible for Developing Voluntary Standards and Monitoring Compliance
II.B - Technical Rules and Public Information
II.B.01 - List of Regulated Consumer Products - Availability Online
II.B.02 - Compilation of Voluntary Standards Applicable to Consumer Products (Availability Online)
II.B.03 - Requirements and Procedures for the Agency to Issue Regulations or Compulsory Technical Standards
II.B.04 - Agency Involvement in Development of Voluntary Standards and Participation in International Forums
II.B.05 - Product Categories Which Rely on Voluntary Standards
II.B.06 - Use of International Standards (Voluntary or Compulsory)
II.B.07 - Availability to the Public of Regulation Notices (Online Availability)
II.B.08 - Availability to the Public of Statistics on Voluntary and Mandatory Recalls of Non-Food Products from the Market (Online Availability)
II.B.09 - Availability to the Public of Notices of Product Recalls from the Market (Online Availability)
II.B.10 - Availability to the Public of Fact Sheets, Safety Alerts, and Educational Materials on Consumer Products (Online Availability)
II.B.11 - Publication of Annual Reports by the Agency (Online Availability)
II.C - Outreach and Training
II.C.01 - Outreach and Training for Domestic and Foreign Manufacturers and Government Officials on New Regulations, Technical Capacity Building, International Best Production Practices, and Quality Control of Consumer Products
II.C.02 - Online Availability of Outreach or Training Materials
II.D - Market Surveillance and Product Recalls
II.D.01 - Recalled Products Considered the Most Dangerous (Injuries or Damages Caused)
II.D.02 - Top Countries of Origin for Product Recalls
II.D.03 - Description of Market Recall Process
II.D.04 - Number of Product Recalls Occurring in Most Recent Years
II.D.05 - Availability of Market Recalls to the Public
II.D.06 - Distribution of Products Recalled in Other Countries (Notification)
II.D.07 - Monitoring of Market Recalls in Other Countries to Determine if Affected Product Has Been Distributed in Own Country
II.E - Risk Identification and Rapid Alert of Emerging Risks
II.E.01 - Market Surveillance on Non-Food Consumer Product Safety (Products Targeted for Sampling or Inspections)
II.E.02 - Risk Assessment Criteria Followed (Domestic or Foreign)
II.E.03 - Existence of Rapid Alert System for Emerging Risks (Main Risk Assessments Conducted)
II.E.04 - Procedures to Reduce Detected Risks
II.E.05 - Incident Data Collected (Injury, Death, Other) Involving Consumer Products
II.E.06 - Publication of Risk Assessment Reports (Availability Online)
II.F - International Relations
II.F.01 - Participation in Regional or Global Forums
II.F.02 - Coordination with Other Countries (Joint Market Recalls, Market Surveillance, Risk Analysis, Awareness Campaigns, etc.) and Cooperation Agreements
II.F.03 - Information on Market Recalls Currently Shared with Other Countries
II.F.04 - Information Beneficial to Share with Other Countries
II.G - Import Surveillance and Relations with Customs
II.G.01 - Interaction with Customs to Stop Non-Compliant Products from Entering Market
II.G.02 - Staff at Ports to Conduct Screening, Sampling, or Targeting of Incoming Shipments
II.G.03 - Communications with Customs and Its Role in Gathering Product Safety Information
II.G.04 - Risk Assessment Conducted to Screen, Sample, or Target Products at Ports
II.G.05 - Sampling and Inspection of Products at Ports
II.G.06 - Process after Identification of Incoming Shipment of Unsafe or Non-Compliant Products
II.G.07 - Re-exportation of Non-Compliant Products and Notification to Receiving Country
II.G.08 - Ability to Seize Products at Ports and Destroy Them
II.G.09 - Access to Manifest Data on Upcoming Shipments Prior to Departure from Country of Origin
II.G.10 - Integration of Agency's IT System with Customs' System

Atlas

The Consumer Safety and Health Atlas is a comparative matrix of the information submitted by countries participating in the Consumer Safety and Health Network regarding their national normative and institutional frameworks governing consumer product safety and health (essentially for non-food products), including sanctioning authority and remedies for damages. The matrix also contains specific information from individual national agencies responsible for consumer protection, health, and metrology in the field of product safety.

Fields covered in detail include: technical regulations, public information, outreach and training, institutional capacity for market surveillance and product recalls, risk identification, assessment and management, international cooperation, as well as import surveillance and relations with customs.

The atlas is an interactive platform that allows countries to update regularly the information relating to their normative frameworks and practices in the consumer safety and health field, and also allows users to compare these norms and practices across countries.

The information is presented in each Country’s language.

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