Renée Hansson of Swedac dedicates a great many of her working hours to European and international cooperation. At the Madrid meeting she was elected vice-chairman of one of Welmec’s eight working groups. She is also a member of two other working groups.
– The committee meetings are held once a year and the representatives from all of the Member States are expected to attend, says Renée Hansson.
At this year’s meeting, she was accompanied by Magnus Danielsson, Head of Swedac’s Legal Metrology Department.
What did you discuss during the committee meeting’s three-day programme?
Renée Hansson explains that the work within the Welmec is, in many ways, about harmonising the legislation within three different directives: measuring instruments, pre-packaged goods and non-automatic weighing instruments (NAWI). The organisation provides instructional guidelines to support the implementation of the directives and coordinates market surveillance between the Member States within the areas in question.
The practical work in this regard is carried out in the working groups, and at the committee meeting there is the opportunity to plan the work for the coming year.
– There is great value in getting to know regulators in other countries who have the same problems that we have. We try to work in the same way and help each other, says Renée Hansson.
The work also contributes to removing technical barriers to trade and ensuring that measuring instruments have the same level of quality in all European countries. Something in the long run that leads to increased security for consumers.