EU Amends European Standards for Child Care Articles and Children’s Furniture
On 2022-08-12, the EU published the Decision "(EU) 2022/1401", amending the Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698 as regards European standards for certain childcare articles and children’s furniture, as well as some other non-toy products. A product that complies with these standards is to be presumed safe as defined in the General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC).
Standard Updates:
Annex I to the Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698 has been amended as in the following table, for those items related to “Child Care Articles and Children’s Furniture”:
|
Row |
Standard |
Title |
|
1a |
EN 716-1:2017+AC:2019 |
Furniture – Children’s cots and folding cots for domestic use – Part 1: Safety requirements |
|
3 |
EN 914:2020 |
Gymnastic equipment – Parallel bars and combination asymmetric/parallel bars – Requirements and test methods including safety |
|
11, 12 |
EN 1130:2019/AC:2020 |
Children’s furniture – Cribs – Safety requirements and test methods |
|
12a |
EN 1272:2017 |
Child care articles – Table mounted chairs – Safety requirements and test methods |
|
13a |
EN 1400:2013+A2:2018 |
Child use and care articles – Soothers for babies and young children – Safety requirements and test methods |
|
14 |
EN 1466:2014/AC:2015 |
Child use and care articles – Carry cots and stands – Safety requirements and test methods |
|
27 |
EN ISO 9994:2019 |
Lighters – Safety specification (ISO 9994:2018) |
|
48a |
EN 14988:2017+A1:2020 |
Children’s high chairs – Requirements and test methods |
|
48b |
EN 16120:2012+A2:2016 |
Child use and care articles – Chair mounted seat |
Note: row numbers ending with ‘a’ or ‘b’ means the insertion of new items, otherwise means replacement.
Effective Date:
This Decision enters into force on the day of its publication (2022-08-12) in the Official Journal of the European Union.
References:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022D1401&from=EN
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