M/BC/CEN/91/10 - Child - packaging
Child - packaging
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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/BC/CEN/91/10 is a European Standardization Mandate titled "Child - packaging". Child - packaging There are 6 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 European Standard specifies performance requirements and methods of test for non-reclosable packaging that has been designated child-resistant and which is intended to contain non-pharmaceutical products. This standard is intended for type approval only (2.5) and is not intended for quality assurance purposes.
This European Standard applies to non-reclosable packages of the single-use type consisting of one or more individual units.
Non-reclosable packages for pharmaceutical products are excluded from the scope of this standard. These are the subject of a separate standard, EN 14375 Child-resistant non-reclosable packaging for pharmaceutical products - Requirements and testing.
- Standard18 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies performance requirements and methods of test for non-reclosable packaging that has been designated child-resistant and which is intended to contain non-pharmaceutical products. This standard is intended for type approval only (2.5) and is not intended for quality assurance purposes.
This European Standard applies to non-reclosable packages of the single-use type consisting of one or more individual units.
Non-reclosable packages for pharmaceutical products are excluded from the scope of this standard. These are the subject of a separate standard, EN 14375 Child-resistant non-reclosable packaging for pharmaceutical products - Requirements and testing.
- Standard18 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the requirements and test methods for non-reclosable child-resistant packages designated as resistant to opening by children.
The standard applies to non-reclosable packages of the 'single-use' type of one or several individual units.
Non-reclosable packages for pharmaceutical products are excluded.
Acceptance criteria are given for the package when tested by specific methods. These methods do not only provide a measure of the effectiveness of the package but also cover the accessibility to the contents by adults.
This European Standard is intended for type approval only (see 4.1) and is not intended for quality assurance purposes.
NOTE The term 'non-reclosable child-resistant package' covers not only packages where the seal is provided by a system to prevent access by young children, designed for that purpose (for example, a package comprising separate compartments and including a supporting medium, pre-formed or not, which contains the product, along with a film material which constitutes the closure) but also those packages where there is no specific method of opening (for example, completely sealed sachets, etc.).
- Standard27 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the requirements and test methods for non-reclosable child-resistant packages designated as resistant to opening by children.
The standard applies to non-reclosable packages of the 'single-use' type of one or several individual units.
Non-reclosable packages for pharmaceutical products are excluded.
Acceptance criteria are given for the package when tested by specific methods. These methods do not only provide a measure of the effectiveness of the package but also cover the accessibility to the contents by adults.
This European Standard is intended for type approval only (see 4.1) and is not intended for quality assurance purposes.
NOTE The term 'non-reclosable child-resistant package' covers not only packages where the seal is provided by a system to prevent access by young children, designed for that purpose (for example, a package comprising separate compartments and including a supporting medium, pre-formed or not, which contains the product, along with a film material which constitutes the closure) but also those packages where there is no specific method of opening (for example, completely sealed sachets, etc.).
- Standard27 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the requirements and test methods for non-reclosable child-resistant packages designated as resistant to opening by children. The standard applies to non-reclosable packages of the "single-use" type of one or several individual units. Non-reclosable packages for pharmaceutical products are excluded. Acceptance criteria are given for the package when tested by specific methods. These methods do not only provide a measure of the effectiveness of the package but also cover the accessibility to the contents by adults.
- Standard30 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the requirements and test methods for non-reclosable child-resistant packages designated as resistant to opening by children. The standard applies to non-reclosable packages of the "single-use" type of one or several individual units. Non-reclosable packages for pharmaceutical products are excluded. Acceptance criteria are given for the package when tested by specific methods. These methods do not only provide a measure of the effectiveness of the package but also cover the accessibility to the contents by adults.
- Standard30 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day