A smooth-running market surveillance plan for electrical products

European industry is becoming more outspoken on the need for improving market surveillance and, in some cases, industry has refused to accept higher product standards if market surveillance is not drastically improved (L. Ettarp and H. Lund, 2000). This paper examines a model for a well run safety and EMC market surveillance plan. Some key issues, which come up with regard to the new model, are also discussed. The fundamental objective of this paper is to be a component helping towards better and more effective EU-levels of market surveillance and, in this respect, to improve confidence in the EU single market concept. For non-Europeans, this paper gives an overview of the structure of European requirements for electrical equipment