{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-11/annex/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-11/annex/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2010/11",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 7 January 2010 on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for consumer-mounted childproof locking devices for windows and balcony doors pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2009) 10298) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/11/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-11",
  "path": "annex/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Physical and mechanical properties",
  "text": "Window and balcony doors locking devices must be built to withstand wear by repeated opening and closing, both loaded and unloaded, as well ageing and exposure to all weather conditions, such as sunshine, rain, snow, ice, moisture, high and low temperatures, wind and remain child protective.\nThe devices must be able to withstand accidental impacts during their lifetime without breaking.\nTo fulfil their intended purpose, the devices must limit the opening distance between the frame and the casement to a maximum distance to effectively prevent the passage of a young child, bearing in mind, in particular, the developmental abilities and anthropometric measurements of children at different ages.",
  "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/2010/11/annex/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:16:15.856421+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}