M/253 - Consumer safety: Baby walkers
Mandate in the field of standardization to CEN relative to the safety of consumers - baby walkers
Mandate M/253 tasks CEN with developing safety standards for baby walkers to enhance consumer protection. The mandate aims to establish clear safety requirements and testing methods to reduce risks associated with baby walkers, ensuring they meet stringent consumer safety criteria. This standardization effort supports consistent safety regulations across the EU market, promoting the well-being of infants and providing manufacturers with harmonized guidelines for product safety. The decision on approval or disapproval of this mandate is documented under resolution CEN/BT C162/1997.
Purpose
This mandate concerns the standardisation of safety requirements for baby walkers to ensure consumer protection. It aims to address potential hazards associated with the use of baby walkers, safeguarding infants who use these products.
Standardisation request
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is requested to develop or revise European standards related to the safety of baby walkers. This involves defining safety criteria and testing methods to mitigate risks inherent in the product's design and use.
Expected deliverables
- A harmonized European standard setting safety requirements for baby walkers.
- Guidelines for manufacturers on design, performance, and labeling to ensure consumer safety.
- Procedures for conformity assessment in line with consumer safety regulations.
Context
Baby walkers have historically raised safety concerns due to risks of falls, tipping, and access to hazardous areas. The European Union mandates standardisation efforts to enhance product safety and provide a consistent regulatory framework across member states. This mandate, referenced as M/253 and resolved by CEN (resolution CEN/BT C162/1997), reflects the EU’s commitment to protecting consumers, especially vulnerable groups like infants.
This mandate covers the standardisation of consumer safety requirements specifically for baby walkers. It focuses on ensuring the safety of these products to protect consumers, particularly infants using baby walkers, by establishing relevant safety standards within the European market.
General Information
This European standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for baby walking frames into which a child is placed, and intended to be used from when the child is able to sit up by itself until the child is able to walk by itself.
This European standard does not apply to baby walking frames for therapeutic and curative purposes and to those baby walking frames relying on inflatable parts to support the child.
NOTE Baby walking frames relying solely on inflatable parts to support the child are excluded from the scope of this standard because of the problem of retaining rigidity of the structure.
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This European standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for baby walking frames into which a child is placed, and intended to be used from when the child is able to sit up by itself until the child is able to walk by itself.
This European standard does not apply to baby walking frames for therapeutic and curative purposes and to those baby walking frames relying on inflatable parts to support the child.
NOTE Baby walking frames relying solely on inflatable parts to support the child are excluded from the scope of this standard because of the problem of retaining rigidity of the structure.
- Standard22 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
Frequently Asked Questions
A European Standardization Mandate is a formal request from the European Commission to the European Standardization Organizations (CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI) to develop European standards (ENs) in support of EU legislation and policies. Mandates are issued under Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and help ensure that products and services meet the essential requirements set out in EU directives and regulations.
M/253 is a European Standardization Mandate titled "Mandate in the field of standardization to CEN relative to the safety of consumers - baby walkers". Mandate in the field of standardization to CEN relative to the safety of consumers - baby walkers There are 2 standards developed under this mandate.
Standards developed in response to a mandate and cited in the Official Journal of the European Union become "harmonized standards". Products manufactured in compliance with harmonized standards benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation, facilitating CE marking and market access across the European Economic Area.