Cooperation

COOPRTATION WITH:

State institutions
Non  - governmental organization
European Commission
Baltic States
EU member states institutions
International organizations

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FUNCTIONS:

The cooperation with international and local organization is stated also in the statutes and strategic documents of the CRPC:

• To cooperate with international institutions and non – governmental organizations, those acting in the fields of consumer protection and market surveillance;
• To represent consumer interests in particular committees and international cooperation networks;
• To participate in RAPEX system, to organize effective examination of the information about unsafe products, as well to inform other market surveillance institutions about findings in Latvia related with unsafe products.

 

COOPERATION WITH OTHER LOCAL STATE INSTITUTIONS AND NGOs

State Labour Inspection (cooperation agreement in field of market surveillance): http://www.vdi.gov.lv/
State Construction Inspection ( cooperation agreement in field of market surveillance): http://www.vbi.gov.lv/
Metrology Centre of Latvia (information exchange): http://www.lnmc.lv/
Ministry of Health of republick of Latvia: http://www.vm.gov.lv/
Health Inspection , Rapex information exchange http://www.vsi.gov.lv/
State Revenue Service : http://www.vid.gov.lv/
Latvian National Accreditation Bureau: http://www.latak.lv/
Latvian Certification Centre: http://www.latsert.lv/
Certification centre „Baltsert”: http://www.baltsert.lv/

 

Non – governmental organizations:

Latvian National association for Consumer Interest protection: http://www.pateretaja-celvedis.lv/

 

INTERNATION COOPERATION AND PROJECTS

EU institutions:

European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection (DG SANCO) http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/index_en.htm

CRPC is also an active member of variety of workshops and meetings in field of consumer protection and market surveillance organised by EC:

 

In terms ADCO:

• Toys safety;
• LWD;
• GPSD issues etc.;

 

CRPC is a contact point of RAPEX (http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/safety/rapex/index_en.htm rapid alert system for all dangerous consumer products) in Latvia.  In case of urgent information regarding RAPEX, please, contact Public Relations and Consumer Information department via phone +371 7388622, cell phone +371 26544528 or e – mail: ilze.zunde@ptac.gov.lv

 

In cooperation with EC Europian Consumer Diary was developed and 13 000 copies disseminated amongst students of High schools of Latvia.

 

Baltic cooperation:

CRPC together with Estonian and Lithuanian consumer protection and market surveillance institutions has two cooperation agreements in the fields of market surveillance as well in terms of CPC Regulation of EC.
Estonian Consumer Protection Board
http://www.tka.riik.ee/
 
Estonian Technical Inspectorate: http://www.tja.ee/

Lithuania: State non-food products Inspectorate of Lithuania: http://www.inspekcija.lt/

National Consumer Rights Protection Board: http://www.vartotojoteises.lt

 

International organizations:

PROSAFE - Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe) who deals with the safety of consumer products and services.

 

ICPEN - The International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network

During recent years CRPC is active participant of the main activities of ICPEN - „International Internet Sweep Day” and Fraud Prevention Month.