# Commission Decision of 7 March 2013 on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for certain seats for children pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product safety (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/121/EU), Division: Locking mechanisms for folding high chairs

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

Locking mechanisms are required to prevent a high chair from folding while a child is in it and also when a child is being put in and taken out of it.
To avoid hazards arising from incorrect use of the high chair, either the weight of the child using the high chair must prevent it from folding or at least one locking mechanism must engage automatically when the high chair is being used.
Children must not be able to unintentionally release or operate the locking mechanisms.
Any locking mechanisms must continue to function properly when subjected to static and dynamic mechanical stress during reasonable foreseeable use of the high chair.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/121/annex/division/2/division/3/division/3.2/division/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-121/annex/division-2/division-3/division-3.2/division-6
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