The aim of the market surveillance was to determine whether the skateboards placed on the market of BiH are safe to use. Skateboards are considered safe if they comply with the requirements specified by the Law on General Product Safety (Official Gazette of BiH, 102/09) and the standard BAS EN 13613:2012.  

In order to determine whether skateboards meet the safety requirements, laboratory testing of seven samples was performed, as well as administrative verification of product labelling and information specified by manufacturer (information on construction, maintenance, servicing and use of skateboards) and visual inspection of specific safety properties.

Laboratory tests showed that none of the seven tested products complies with the safety requirements specified by the standard BAS EN 13613:2012. Four models of skateboards (total of 176 products) were withdrawn from the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina because they posed a serious risk to consumers, while non-compliances were removed in three models of skateboards (total of 12 products).

Based on the results of the market surveillance activities, it can be concluded that the situation on the market of BiH in terms of safety of skateboards is not satisfactory.