# Commission Decision of 23 April 2008 on specific child safety requirements to be met by European standards for lighters pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/357/EC), Article 2: Requirements

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) For the purpose of Article 4 of Directive 2001/95/EC, the specific child safety requirements for lighters shall be the following:
(a) Lighters shall be child-resistant to minimise the ability and likelihood of children younger than 51 months of age to operate them;
(b) Lighters shall not be appealing to children younger than 51 months of age.
(2) Paragraph 1(a) shall not apply to lighters intended to be refuelled for which producers provide on request to the competent authorities the necessary documentation substantiating that the lighters are designed, manufactured and placed on the market such as to ensure a continual expected safe use over a lifetime of at least five years, subject to repair, and which fulfil in particular all of the following requirements:
(a) a written guarantee from the producer of at least two years for each lighter, in accordance with Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
(b) the practical possibility to be repaired and safely refilled over the entire lifetime, including in particular a repairable ignition mechanism;
(c) parts that are not consumable, but are likely to wear out or fail in continual use after the guarantee period, are accessible for replacement or repair by an authorised or specialised after-sales service centre based in the European Union.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/357/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-357/article-2
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