The main objectives of the surveillance activities were to determine whether the laser products on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina are safe to use and to remove any products that could pose a risk to users from the market. In order to place laser products on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina, they shall be safe in accordance with the Law on General Product Safety (Official Gazette of BiH, 102/09). Laser products are safe if they meet safety requirements specified in the BiH standard BAS EN 60825-1:2016.

During the implementation of proactive surveillance, 14 inspection controls were carried out. Inspectors performed administrative control of product markings and instructions for use, and they selected nine (9) samples for laboratory testing. Laboratory tests showed that all the 9 models pose serious risk of eye injuries and damage to sight because, according to classification in the standard BAS EN 60825-1:2016, the average laser beam power is higher than the maximum permitted power. In addition, the products are not labelled with the required warnings and user information specified in the standard BAS EN 60825-1:2016. During the inspection control, inspectors also found 1 product model that was inspected last year, which was also found to pose a serious risk of eye injuries and damage to sight.

Either voluntarily or by the order of the inspection authorities, economic operators withdrew from the market and destroyed all the 10 unsafe models of laser products (total of 128 products).