M/292 - Consumer safety - Product info
Mandate in the field of standardization to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relative to the safety of consumers and children - Product information
General Information
Frequently Asked Questions
A European Standardization Mandate is a formal request from the European Commission to the European Standardization Organizations (CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI) to develop European standards (ENs) in support of EU legislation and policies. Mandates are issued under Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and help ensure that products and services meet the essential requirements set out in EU directives and regulations.
M/292 is a European Standardization Mandate titled "Mandate in the field of standardization to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relative to the safety of consumers and children - Product information". Mandate in the field of standardization to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relative to the safety of consumers and children - Product information There are 2 standards developed under this mandate.
Standards developed in response to a mandate and cited in the Official Journal of the European Union become "harmonized standards". Products manufactured in compliance with harmonized standards benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation, facilitating CE marking and market access across the European Economic Area.
This Guide provides standardization committees with the information necessary to develop product information requirements in as uniform and complete manner as possible. It concentrates on safety information, but also contains other kinds of information.
Some European Directives have specific requirements for product information relating to consumer safety or the safety of employees. Compliance with this Guide may not meet these requirements.
This Guide can be consulted where:
products are not (yet) covered by standards and/or codes of good practice;
products are covered by standards without product information requirements;
more in-depth guidance on product information is sought.
- Guide23 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This Guide provides standardization committees with the information necessary to develop product information requirements in as uniform and complete manner as possible. It concentrates on safety information, but also contains other kinds of information.
Some European Directives have specific requirements for product information relating to consumer safety or the safety of employees. Compliance with this Guide may not meet these requirements.
This Guide can be consulted where:
products are not (yet) covered by standards and/or codes of good practice;
products are covered by standards without product information requirements;
more in-depth guidance on product information is sought.
- Guide23 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day