[THE PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS OF TECHNICAL REGULATION UNDER PRODUCTION IMPORT AS MENACE TO SAFETY OF CONSUMER HEALTH (BY THE EXAMPLE OF CHILDREN GOODS)].

The role of technical regulation during import of production products is difficult to overestimate since it is just on quality of tests carried out regarding goods for conformity with requirements of normative documents depends safety of consumer health. Nowadays, technical regulation system is undergoing large-scale changes related to digitization and application of risk-oriented approach to selection of objects for control that undoubtedly will improve situation with falsification of test protocols. However, there is still impressive percentage of production that do not meet the regulated requirements. So, in production destined for children, after verification activities, discrepancies related to chemical, physical and toxicological parameters were found. The exceeded standards content of heavy metals, phthalates and formaldehyde can result into such irreversible negative effects on health of socially vulnerable consumers as allergic reactions, intoxications, derangement of hormonal status, disorders of kidney and digestive system. It is very important to eliminate problematic aspects of technical regulation system with purpose of non-admission to inner market production that can be unsafe for health of citizens. The article presents recommendations for improving technical regulation system both from point of view of supervisory functions and differentiation and hardening of sanctions with respect to testing laboratories.