Introductory text
United Kingdom
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)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safetyf1, and in particular Article 4(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Products which conform to national standards that transpose European standards drawn up under Directive 2001/95/EC and referenced in the Official Journal of the European Union benefit from a presumption of safety.
(2)
European standards are to be drawn up on the basis of requirements intended to ensure that products which conform to them satisfy the general safety requirement set out in Article 3 of Directive 2001/95/EC.
(3)
European standards EN 14988-1:2006 (Part 1: Safety requirements) and EN 14988-2:2006 (Part 2: Test methods) for children’s high chairs need to be revised. In particular, more stringent safety requirements need to be introduced with regard to falling and entanglement hazards.
(4)
European standard EN 1272:1998 (Safety requirements and test methods) for table-mounted chairs is not referenced in the Official Journal of the European Union. As a consequence, national standards that transpose that European standard do not give rise to a presumption of safety.
(5)
No European standards exist for children’s chairs or for chair-mounted seats.
(6)
It is therefore appropriate to determine the requirements intended to ensure that such seats for children satisfy the general safety requirement set out in Article 3 of Directive 2001/95/EC.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on General Product Safety,
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