M/464 - Safety of child-care articles
Standardisation Mandate to CEN on the safety of child-care articles: Cluster 1 (drowing risks), bath rings, bathing aids, bath tubs and stands.
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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/464 is a European Standardization Mandate titled "Standardisation Mandate to CEN on the safety of child-care articles: Cluster 1 (drowing risks), bath rings, bathing aids, bath tubs and stands.". Standardisation Mandate to CEN on the safety of child-care articles: Cluster 1 (drowing risks), bath rings, bathing aids, bath tubs and stands. There are 4 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 safety requirements and test methods for children’s bath tubs and stands and for non-standalone bathing aids that are designed and intended to be used only in conjunction with a children’s bath tub.
This document does not cover children’s bath tubs and stands and non-standalone bathing aids designed for children with special needs.
NOTE 1 Standalone bathing aids are covered in EN 17022.
NOTE 2 Where the product has several functions or can be converted into another function it is due to comply with relevant standard(s).
- Standard46 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for standalone bathing aids intended to be used in a bath tub.
This European Standard does not cover bathing aids designed for children with special needs.
Bathing aids that are intended to be used only in conjunction with a child’s bath tub are not covered by this standard.
NOTE 1 Non-standalone bathing aids that are intended to be used only in conjunction with a child’s bath tub are covered in FprEN 17072:2018, Child care articles - Bath tubs, stands and non-standalone bathing aids - Safety requirements and test methods.
NOTE 2 Where the product has several functions or can be converted into another function it is due to comply with relevant standard(s).
- Standard47 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for children’s bath tubs and stands and for non-standalone bathing aids that are designed and intended to be used only in conjunction with a children’s bath tub.
This document does not cover children’s bath tubs and stands and non-standalone bathing aids designed for children with special needs.
NOTE 1 Standalone bathing aids are covered in EN 17022.
NOTE 2 Where the product has several functions or can be converted into another function it is due to comply with relevant standard(s).
- Standard46 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for standalone bathing aids intended to be used in a bath tub.
This European Standard does not cover bathing aids designed for children with special needs.
Bathing aids that are intended to be used only in conjunction with a child’s bath tub are not covered by this standard.
NOTE 1 Non-standalone bathing aids that are intended to be used only in conjunction with a child’s bath tub are covered in FprEN 17072:2018, Child care articles - Bath tubs, stands and non-standalone bathing aids - Safety requirements and test methods.
NOTE 2 Where the product has several functions or can be converted into another function it is due to comply with relevant standard(s).
- Standard47 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day