STICHTING PROSAFE (THE PRODUCT SAFETY ENFORCEMENT FORUM OF EUROPE)

Their core work

PROSAFE is a European network of market surveillance authorities that coordinates joint enforcement actions to ensure products sold in the EU comply with energy efficiency and safety regulations. They organize large-scale, cross-border testing and inspection campaigns — checking whether products like air conditioners, tumble driers, lamps, and heaters actually meet the energy labels and eco-design requirements they claim. Their work bridges the gap between EU regulation on paper and actual compliance in the marketplace, protecting both consumers and fair-playing manufacturers.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

PROSAFE's H2020 trajectory shows a clear pattern of deepening and expanding their energy product enforcement work. Early projects (EEPLIANT, MSTYR15, 2015-2018) established the model for coordinated market surveillance actions, covering general energy product compliance and tyre labelling. By the later period (EEPLIANT3, 2019-2024), the scope grew significantly — covering a wider range of specific product categories (air conditioners, fans, tumble driers, water heaters, ventilation units, lamps, local space heaters) with a larger budget, indicating greater ambition and more comprehensive enforcement campaigns.

PROSAFE is expanding the range of product categories under enforcement scrutiny and increasing the scale of cross-border surveillance campaigns, making them an increasingly central player in EU energy regulation compliance.

How they like to work

PROSAFE exclusively leads — all four H2020 projects have them as coordinator, with zero instances of participating as a partner. Their consortia are large (40 unique partners across 26 countries), reflecting their role as a pan-European coordinating body rather than a technical contributor. Working with PROSAFE means joining a well-organized, authority-driven network where they set the agenda and member states contribute enforcement capacity.

PROSAFE maintains a broad European network of 40 unique partners spanning 26 countries, reflecting their role as a coordinating hub for national market surveillance authorities across nearly the entire EU and EEA.

What sets them apart

PROSAFE occupies a unique niche at the intersection of EU energy regulation and practical enforcement — they are not a research lab or a company, but the organization that makes sure energy regulations actually work in the real market. No other H2020 participant fills this exact role of coordinating cross-border market surveillance at pan-European scale. For anyone working on energy efficiency products, regulations, or testing methods, PROSAFE is the gateway to understanding how enforcement actually happens across 26+ countries.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EEPLIANT3
  Their largest project (EUR 2.4M, 2019-2024) covering the broadest product range — from air conditioners to lamps — representing the most ambitious EU-wide energy compliance enforcement campaign in the series.
• EEPLIANT
  The original 2015 project that established the model for coordinated EU energy efficiency enforcement actions, spawning two successor projects and proving the approach works.
• MSTYR15
  Diversified PROSAFE's enforcement scope beyond household appliances into the automotive sector with tyre energy labelling surveillance.