EU Amends European Standards for Child Care Articles and Children’s Furniture

2022-09-22

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