Fields of Activity

The DIBt Market Surveillance Section acts as the joint market surveillance authority of the German federal states with regard to harmonised construction products. Responsibilities include:

• uniform testing and evaluation of construction products, commissioning expert opinions and tests
• carrying out market surveillance procedures which the market surveillance authorities of the federal states have delegated to DIBt, taking appropriate action, imposing sanctions
• co-ordinating the market surveillance activities of the federal states
• providing expertise to the federal states with regard to market surveillance for harmonised construction products (including related to establishing the sector-specific market surveillance strategy , developing implementation provisions and training)
• co-operating with the customs authorities
• collaborating with the market surveillance authorities from other EU Member States and third countries
• notifying construction products 'presenting a serious risk' via the EU rapid alert system RAPEX
• representing the federal states in the European Administrative Cooperation Group – Construction Products Regulation (AdCo CPR), which brings together the market surveillance authorities from the EU Member States
• participating in joint market surveillance initiatives and in the European Information and Communication System for Market Surveillance (ICSMS)

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