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The report, which the authors are aiming at European Commission lawmakers as they ponder how to shape an effective platform governance framework, proposes mandatory data sharing frameworks with an independent EU-institution acting as an intermediary between disclosing corporations and data recipients.

“Such an institution would maintain relevant access infrastructures including virtual secure operating environments, public databases, websites and forums. It would also play an important role in verifying and pre-processing corporate data in order to ensure it is suitable for disclosure,” they write in a report summary.

A market research purpose might only get access to very high level data, he suggests. Whereas medical research by academic institutions could be given more granular access — subject, of course, to strict requirements (such as a research plan, ethical board review approval and so on).

The precise requirements are specified in each relevant directive, but essentially Declarations of Conformity should include the following: business name and full address of the manufacturer and, where appropriate, his authorised representative; for machinery, the name and address of the person authorised to compile the technical file, who must be established in the Community; description and identification of the product, which may including information on model, type, and serial number a declaration as to which Directive(s) the product fulfils all relevant provisions where appropriate, a reference to the harmonised standards used, and to which conformity is declared where appropriate, the name, address and identification number of the notified body which carried out conformity assessment the identity and signature of the person empowered to draw up the declaration on behalf of the manufacturer or his authorised representative

When must a Declaration of Conformity be provided? For most new products the Declaration of Conformity must accompany the product through the supply chain to the end user.

This document should declare key information, including: the name and address of the organisation taking responsibility for the product a description of the product list which product safety Directives it complies with may include details of relevant standards used and be dated, and signed by a representative of the organisation placing it on the EU/EEA market.