prEN 17617

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 17617:2021
01-januar-2021
Zunanje sveče - Varnostne oznake
Outdoor candles - Product safety labels
Kerzen für den Außenbereich - Produktsicherheitskennzeichnung
Bougies d'extérieur - Étiquettes de sécurité des produits
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17617
ICS:
01.080.10 Simboli za javno obveščanje. Public information symbols.
Znaki. Table. Označbe Signs. Plates. Labels
97.180 Razna oprema za dom in Miscellaneous domestic and
trgovino commercial equipment
oSIST prEN 17617:2021 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations

which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other

language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 17617:2020 E

European foreword ...................................................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 5

4 Product safety labels ..................................................................................................................................... 7

4.1 General................................................................................................................................................................ 7

4.2 Layout of the product safety label ............................................................................................................ 7

4.3 Layout of supplementary safety information ....................................................................................... 8

4.4 Display of a product safety label ............................................................................................................... 8

Annex A (informative) Optional supplementary safety information ........................................................ 10

Annex B (informative) Examples of product safety labels layout on candle fire safety ..................... 13

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 16

This document (prEN 17617:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 369 “Candle

Candles have accompanied mankind for more than 2 000 years serving, above all, as a light source.

Closely connected to the development history of the candle are the efforts made to improve its quality

and its safety in use. Discussions in the past and present over fires caused by unsafe candles and/or

inappropriate use during the burning of candles have led to consumers concern for these issues.

Most fire damage caused by candles can be attributed to improper use by the consumer. The fire risk of

the candle due to inappropriate use can be minimized by suitable safety information for the consumer.

This document specifies safety information for burning outdoor candles and includes requirements on

Sticks wrapped with fuel-soaked materials, such as paper, cardboard or fabric, as well as oil lamps on a

stick and products intended to be used professionally to protect vineyards or fruit orchards from frost

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

one or more combustible wicks supported by a material that constitutes a fuel, which is solid or

semisolid at room temperature (20 °C to 27 °C) with the main function of sustaining a light-producing

Note 1 to entry: The material of the container can be e.g. ceramic, concrete, glass, metal, plastic or any bi-

[SOURCE: EN 15426:2018, 3.3, modified – Note 1 to entry “This definition includes tea lights” is

candle intended and designed for use in a suitable bowl or container filled with water

candle placed on a stick that is planted in the ground, intended to be used as outside light source and

container candle intended to be used unattended only at cemeteries on or close to graves

Note 1 to entry: Usually, a wind protection like a lid is present to prevent extinguishing or without lid when

label on a product that informs the observer of one or more potential hazards and describes the safety