Quality assurance of the workshop activity - including test facilities

Abstract

Especially for MS with various boarders it is essential to know the state of the testing system in the neighbour countries. In North Rhine Westphalia a well-established system is working well since years. But how is the situation in other Federal States like Rhineland Palatinate, Hessen or Lower Saxony? All three federal states are following the same EU Directive, but the responsibility of the local authorities is different compared to North Rhine Westphalia. But in all cases we are accepting a sticker on a sprayer throughout the whole Europe. Or how is the quality system in the Netherlands? Following that question a developed questionnaire and parameters for quality control of accepted workshops was provided in the shape of a SPISE Advice. This SPISE Advice was adapted to the local situation in North Rhine Westphalia. With this system a visit of a recognized workshop in the Netherlands was conducted in collaboration with local authorities (SKL). The reason for this visit was to be sure that there will be no problem with the mutual recognition of a tested sprayer. This review showed a good result with a comparable system between the Netherlands and North Rhine Westphalia. Especially in the case for establishing a new system the SPISE Advice was really helpful.