Products importing and selling in the EU
must be safe for human use under normal
and
reasonably foreseeable conditions according to
the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD)
2001/95/EC. Subject to the national legislation process, the Directive is being transposed into
local law by individual Member State whilst the UK General Product Safety Regulations 2005
came into force on 1 October 2005.
Producers and distributors are required to ensure that all products supplied or made available to
consumers for their private use in the EU must be safe. Producers and distributors of unsafe
products shall bear the liabilities or penalties of any risks derived from the product concerned. A
product shall be presumed safe when it conforms to voluntary national standards or approved
European standards in addition to the relevant European directives that covered the essential
safety requirements for the concerning product category.
A list of approved European standards that can be used as demonstration of compliance with the
general safety requirement has been recently published in the Official Journal :
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Standard
Reference
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Titles
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Children Product
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EN 14344:2004
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Child use and care articles – Child seats for cycles – Safety requirements
and test methods
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EN14350-1:2004
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Child use and care articles – Drinking equipment – Part 1: General and mechanical requirements and tests
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EN12586: 1999
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Child care articles – Soother holder – Safety requirements and test
methods
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EN 12584:
1999/AC 2002
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Child care articles - Soother holder – Safety requirements and test
methods
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EN 1400-1: 2002
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Child use and care articles – Soothers for babies and young children –Part 1: General safety requirements and product information
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EN 1400-2: 2002
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Child use and care articles – Soothers for babies and young children –Part 2: Mechanical requirements and tests
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EN 1400-3: 2002
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Child use and care articles – Soothers for babies and young children –Part 3: Chemical requirements and tests
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EN 1466: 2004
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Child care articles – Carry cots and stands – Safety requirements and test methods
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EN 1130-1:
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1996 Furniture – Cribs and cradles for domestic use – Part 1: Safety requirement
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EN 1130-2: 1996
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Furniture – Cribs and cradles for domestic use – Part 2: Test methods Furniture
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EN 1129-1:1995
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Furniture – Foldaway beds – Safety requirements and testing – Part 1:Safety requirements
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EN 1129-2:1995
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Furniture – Foldaway beds – Safety requirements and testing - Part 2:Test methods
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Sports Equipment
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EN 13899:2003
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Roller sports equipment – Roller skates – Safety requirements and test methods
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EN 13138-2:2003
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Buoyant aids for swimming instruction – Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held
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EN 13319:2000
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Diving accessories – Depth gauges and combined depth and time
measuring devices – Functional and safety requirements, test methods
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EN 1651:1999
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Paragliding equipment – Harnesses – Safety requirements and strength tests
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EN 12491:2001
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Paragliding equipment – Emergency parachutes – Safety requirements and test methods
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EN 913:1996
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Gymnastic equipment – General safety requirements and test methods
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|
EN 12655:1998
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Gymnastic equipment – Hanging rings – Functional and safety
requirements, test methods
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|
EN 12197:1997
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Gymnastic equipment – Horizontal bars – Safety requirements and test methods
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EN 12346:1998
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Gymnastic equipment – Wall bars, lattice ladders and climbing frames –Safety requirements and test methods
|
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EN 12432:1998
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Gymnastic equipment – Balancing beams – Functional and safety
requirements, test methods
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EN 916:2003
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Gymnastic equipment – Vaulting boxes – Requirements and test methods including safety
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EN 12196:2003
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Gymnastic equipment – Horses and bucks – Functional and safety
requirements, test methods
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|
Others
|
|
EN ISO 9994:2002
|
Lighters – Safety specifications (ISO 9994: 2002)
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EN 14059: 2002
|
Decorative oil lamps – Safety requirements and test methods
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|
EN 1860-1:2003
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Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing – Part 1: Barbecues burning solid fuels – Requirements and test methods
|
Products importing and selling in the EU must be safe for human use under normal and
reasonably foreseeable conditions according to the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD)
2001/95/EC. Subject to the national legislation process, the Directive is being transposed into
local law by individual Member State whilst the UK General Product Safety Regulations 2005
came into force on 1 October 2005.
Producers and distributors are required to ensure that all products supplied or made available to
consumers for their private use in the EU must be safe. Producers and distributors of unsafe
products shall bear the liabilities or penalties of any risks derived from the product concerned. A
product shall be presumed safe when it conforms to voluntary national standards or approved
European standards in addition to the relevant European directives that covered the essential
safety requirements for the concerning product category.
A list of approved European standards that can be used as demonstration of compliance with the
general safety requirement has been recently published in the Official Journal :
|
Standard
Reference
|
Titles
|
|
Children Product
|
|
EN 14344:2004
|
Child use and care articles – Child seats for cycles – Safety requirements
and test methods
|
|
EN14350-1:2004
|
Child use and care articles – Drinking equipment – Part 1: General and mechanical requirements and tests
|
|
EN12586: 1999
|
Child care articles – Soother holder – Safety requirements and test
methods
|
|
EN 12584:
1999/AC 2002
|
Child care articles - Soother holder – Safety requirements and test
methods
|
|
EN 1400-1: 2002
|
Child use and care articles – Soothers for babies and young children –Part 1: General safety requirements and product information
|
|
EN 1400-2: 2002
|
Child use and care articles – Soothers for babies and young children –Part 2: Mechanical requirements and tests
|
|
EN 1400-3: 2002
|
Child use and care articles – Soothers for babies and young children –Part 3: Chemical requirements and tests
|
|
EN 1466: 2004
|
Child care articles – Carry cots and stands – Safety requirements and test methods
|
|
EN 1130-1:
|
1996 Furniture – Cribs and cradles for domestic use – Part 1: Safety requirement
|
|
EN 1130-2: 1996
|
Furniture – Cribs and cradles for domestic use – Part 2: Test methods Furniture
|
|
EN 1129-1:1995
|
Furniture – Foldaway beds – Safety requirements and testing – Part 1:Safety requirements
|
|
EN 1129-2:1995
|
Furniture – Foldaway beds – Safety requirements and testing - Part 2:Test methods
|
|
Sports Equipment
|
|
EN 13899:2003
|
Roller sports equipment – Roller skates – Safety requirements and test methods
|
|
EN 13138-2:2003
|
Buoyant aids for swimming instruction – Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held
|
|
EN 13319:2000
|
Diving accessories – Depth gauges and combined depth and time
measuring devices – Functional and safety requirements, test methods
|
|
EN 1651:1999
|
Paragliding equipment – Harnesses – Safety requirements and strength tests
|
|
EN 12491:2001
|
Paragliding equipment – Emergency parachutes – Safety requirements and test methods
|
|
EN 913:1996
|
Gymnastic equipment – General safety requirements and test methods
|
|
EN 12655:1998
|
Gymnastic equipment – Hanging rings – Functional and safety
requirements, test methods
|
|
EN 12197:1997
|
Gymnastic equipment – Horizontal bars – Safety requirements and test methods
|
|
EN 12346:1998
|
Gymnastic equipment – Wall bars, lattice ladders and climbing frames –Safety requirements and test methods
|
|
EN 12432:1998
|
Gymnastic equipment – Balancing beams – Functional and safety
requirements, test methods
|
|
EN 916:2003
|
Gymnastic equipment – Vaulting boxes – Requirements and test methods including safety
|
|
EN 12196:2003
|
Gymnastic equipment – Horses and bucks – Functional and safety
requirements, test methods
|
|
Others
|
|
EN ISO 9994:2002
|
Lighters – Safety specifications (ISO 9994: 2002)
|
|
EN 14059: 2002
|
Decorative oil lamps – Safety requirements and test methods
|
|
EN 1860-1:2003
|
Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing – Part 1: Barbecues burning solid fuels – Requirements and test methods
|
