M/266 - Consumer safety: Lighters
Standardization mandate to CEN in the field of the safety of consumers and children related to lighters
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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/266 is a European Standardization Mandate titled "Standardization mandate to CEN in the field of the safety of consumers and children related to lighters". Standardization mandate to CEN in the field of the safety of consumers and children related to lighters There are 12 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 document specifies requirements for lighters to ensure a reasonable degree of safety for normal use or reasonably foreseeable misuse of such lighters by users.
This document applies to all flame-producing products commonly known as cigarette lighters, cigar lighters and pipe lighters.
It does not apply to matches and flame-producing products intended solely for igniting materials other than cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.
- Standard36 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document specifies requirements for lighters to ensure a reasonable degree of safety for normal use or reasonably foreseeable misuse of such lighters by users.
This document applies to all flame-producing products commonly known as cigarette lighters, cigar lighters and pipe lighters.
It does not apply to matches and flame-producing products intended solely for igniting materials other than cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.
- Standard36 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document specifies requirements for lighters to ensure a reasonable degree of safety for normal use or reasonably foreseeable misuse of such lighters by users.
This document applies to all flame-producing products commonly known as cigarette lighters, cigar lighters and pipe lighters.
It does not apply to matches and flame-producing products intended solely for igniting materials other than cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.
- Draft38 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document specifies requirements for lighters to ensure a reasonable degree of safety for normal use or reasonably foreseeable misuse of such lighters by users.
This document applies to all flame-producing products commonly known as cigarette lighters, cigar lighters and pipe lighters.
It does not apply to matches and flame-producing products intended solely for igniting materials other than cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.
- Draft38 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
40.20 de-synchronized with ISO/CS due to missing notification.
- Amendment8 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
ISO 9994:2005 establishes requirements for lighters to ensure a reasonable degree of safety for normal use or reasonably foreseeable misuse of such lighters by users.
The safety specification given in this International Standard applies to all flame-producing products commonly known as cigarette lighters, cigar lighters and pipe lighters. It does not apply to matches, nor does it apply to other flame-producing products intended solely for igniting materials other than cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.
Lighters, being flame-producing devices, can, as do all flame sources, present a potential hazard to users. The safety specification given in this International Standard cannot eliminate all hazards, but is intended to reduce potential hazards to users.
- Standard32 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
40.20 de-synchronized with ISO/CS due to missing notification.
- Amendment8 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
ISO 9994:2005 establishes requirements for lighters to ensure a reasonable degree of safety for normal use or reasonably foreseeable misuse of such lighters by users.
The safety specification given in this International Standard applies to all flame-producing products commonly known as cigarette lighters, cigar lighters and pipe lighters. It does not apply to matches, nor does it apply to other flame-producing products intended solely for igniting materials other than cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.
Lighters, being flame-producing devices, can, as do all flame sources, present a potential hazard to users. The safety specification given in this International Standard cannot eliminate all hazards, but is intended to reduce potential hazards to users.
- Standard32 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies safety requirements for lighters. These requirements are intended to make the lighters subject to the standard's provisions resistant to successful operation by children younger than 51 months. This European Standard is applicable to lighters, as defined in 3.1.
- Standard13 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies safety requirements for lighters. These requirements are intended to make the lighters subject to the standard's provisions resistant to successful operation by children younger than 51 months. This European Standard is applicable to lighters, as defined in 3.1.
- Standard13 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
- Standard25 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
- Standard25 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day