Latvia’s non-food market surveillance system should be reviewed and optimized by eliminating overlapping functions, introducing a unified risk-assessment approach, and digitalizing the exchange of information between institutions. These steps would improve both the efficiency and the effectiveness of the system. This conclusion was reached by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) following its assessment of Latvia’s market surveillance system, carried out within the…
Latvia’s non-food market surveillance system should be reviewed and optimized by eliminating overlapping functions, introducing a unified risk-assessment approach, and digitalizing the exchange of information between institutions. These steps would improve both the efficiency and the effectiveness of the system. This conclusion was reached by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) following its assessment of Latvia’s market surveillance system, carried out within the framework of the European Commission-supported structural reform project “Developing a More Effective and Efficient Market Surveillance System for Latvia.” In Latvia, non-food market surveillance is highly fragmented — it is performed by 15…
19.09.2025.