The EESC welcomes the complex work that the Commission has put into producing this package, but insists that the general principles governing market surveillance should include the precautionary principle as a key element of decisions in all cases.
It considers it a matter of priority not only for the European Commission to be required to present regular reports on RAPEX, but for consumers and businesses, as well as the organisations representing them, to have access to additional information to that which is made publicly available.
The Committee welcomes the 2018 standardisation programme, in particular social and environmental actions, but recommends that in future versions a summary of compliance with previous programmes be included. The Committee highlights the role of the Commission in the European Standardisation System, which is essential for the development of the internal market and places the EU as a world leader in this field. The Committee could, as a priority, create an ad hoc forum on the inclusiveness of the European Standardisation System to foster dialogue between all standardisation actors and civil society.
Download — Avizul CESE: The annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2018 (communication)
