{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-498/article-4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/498",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 14 July 2006 requiring Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters (notified under documents number C(2006) 1887 and number C(2006) 1887 COR) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/498/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-498",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. Reports of a child-resistance test referred to in Article 3 shall include in particular:\n(a) the name, address and principal place of business of the manufacturer wherever he is located, and of the importer if the lighters are imported;\n(b) a complete description of the lighter, including size, shape, weight, fuel, fuel capacity, ignition mechanism, and child-resistance devices, design, technical solutions and other features that make the lighter child-resistant in accordance with the definitions and requirements of this Decision. In particular this will include a detailed description of all dimensions, force requirements, or other features that could affect the child-resistance of the lighter, including the manufacturer’s tolerances for each such feature;\n(c) a detailed description of the tests and of the results obtained, the dates of the tests, the location where the tests have been performed, the identity of the organisation that conducted the tests and details of the qualification and competence of such organisation to conduct the tests concerned;\n(d) the identification of the place where the lighters are or have been manufactured;\n(e) the location where the documentation required by this Decision is kept;\n(f) references of the accreditation or recognition of the testing body.\n2. Reports of a child-resistance test referred to in Article 3 shall be established by either:\n(a) testing bodies accredited as fulfilling the requirements established by EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’, by a member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) for executing child-resistance tests on lighters or otherwise recognised to that end by the competent authority of a Member State;\n(b) testing bodies whose reports of a child-resistance test are accepted by one of the countries where child-resistance requirements equivalent to those established by this Decision are applied.\nFor information purposes, a list of the bodies referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above will be published and updated as necessary by the Commission.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/498/article/4",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}