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TITLE OF PROJECT

Technical Assistance to the National Authority for consumer protection (ANPC)"

Country:

Romania

Project Period:

11/2002-8/2003

Project Value:

€ 420.000

No of Staff Provided:

6

Origin of Funding:

EU-Phare

Name of Client/ Beneficiary:

National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC)

Description of Project:

The project aims to strengthen the ANPC capacity in the enforcement of consumer protection rules, by improving market surveillance processes and information flow, the design and implementation of a national information campaign, the development of Regional Centres and human resources for more effective fulfilment of new tasks.

Specific objectives :

  • improve ANPC's market surveillance capacity by increasing its ability to monitor and control the market place through the development of a system of information and quick analysis of the quality of products;
  • improve the whole set of information flows that ANPC is using to carry out its deferent tasks;
  • organise a national communication campaign for education and information of consumers by seminars, Radio-TV commercials, articles in newspapers, by editing documents in the consumer protection field;
  • develop Regional Centres to offer information and consulting in co-operation with consumer associations;
  • training of the ANPC's specialists

Services Provided:
  • Institution capacity building
  • development of a system of information and quick analysis of the quality of products
  • organise a national communication campaign for education and information of consumers by seminars, Radio-TV commercials, articles in newspapers, by editing documents in the consumer protection field;
  • develop Regional Centres to offer information and consulting in co-operation with consumer associations
  • training of staff of ANPC

Name of Partners:
  • Louis Berger-FR
  • INKA-GR