prEN 17617

Outdoor candles - Product safety labels

This document specifies safety information for burning outdoor candles and includes requirements on how safety information will be displayed.
Sticks wrapped with fuel-soaked materials, such as paper, cardboard or fabric, as well as oil lamps on a stick and products intended to be used professionally to protect vineyards or fruit orchards from frost damages are not covered by this document.

Kerzen für den Außenbereich - Produktsicherheitskennzeichnung

Dieses Dokument legt Sicherheitsinformationen für den Abbrand von Kerzen, die für den Außenbereich bestimmt sind, fest, und enthält Anforderungen an die Darstellung von Sicherheitsinformationen.
Stäbe, die mit Materialien wie Papier, Karton oder Stoff, die in Brennmasse getränkt sind, umwickelt sind, sowie Öllampen auf einem Stab und Produkte, die zum gewerbsmäßigen Schutz von Weinbergen oder Obstplantagen vor Frostschäden bestimmt sind, sind von diesem Dokument nicht abgedeckt.

Bougies d'extérieur - Étiquettes de sécurité des produits

Le présent document spécifie les informations de sécurité relatives à la combustion de bougies destinées à un usage extérieur et inclut les exigences relatives à l'affichage des informations de sécurité.
Les bâtons enveloppés de matériaux imbibés de carburant, tels que le papier, le carton ou le tissu, ainsi que les lampes à huile sur un bâton et les produits destinés à être utilisés professionnellement pour protéger les vignobles ou les vergers des dommages causés par le gel ne sont pas couverts par le présent document.

Zunanje sveče - Varnostne oznake

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 17617:2021
01-januar-2021
Zunanje sveče - Varnostne oznake
Outdoor candles - Product safety labels
Kerzen für den Außenbereich - Produktsicherheitskennzeichnung
Bougies d'extérieur - Étiquettes de sécurité des produits
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17617
ICS:
01.080.10 Simboli za javno obveščanje. Public information symbols.
Znaki. Table. Označbe Signs. Plates. Labels
97.180 Razna oprema za dom in Miscellaneous domestic and
trgovino commercial equipment
oSIST prEN 17617:2021 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17617
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2020
ICS 71.100.99; 97.180
English Version
Outdoor candles - Product safety labels
Bougies d'extérieur - Étiquettes de sécurité des Kerzen für den Außenbereich -
produits Produktsicherheitskennzeichnung

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 369.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations

which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other

language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC

Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and

United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 17617:2020 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

European foreword ...................................................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 5

4 Product safety labels ..................................................................................................................................... 7

4.1 General................................................................................................................................................................ 7

4.2 Layout of the product safety label ............................................................................................................ 7

4.3 Layout of supplementary safety information ....................................................................................... 8

4.4 Display of a product safety label ............................................................................................................... 8

Annex A (informative) Optional supplementary safety information ........................................................ 10

Annex B (informative) Examples of product safety labels layout on candle fire safety ..................... 13

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 16

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European foreword

This document (prEN 17617:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 369 “Candle

fire safety”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
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Introduction

Candles have accompanied mankind for more than 2 000 years serving, above all, as a light source.

Closely connected to the development history of the candle are the efforts made to improve its quality

and its safety in use. Discussions in the past and present over fires caused by unsafe candles and/or

inappropriate use during the burning of candles have led to consumers concern for these issues.

Most fire damage caused by candles can be attributed to improper use by the consumer. The fire risk of

the candle due to inappropriate use can be minimized by suitable safety information for the consumer.

This information will be easily and non-verbally comprehensible.
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1 Scope

This document specifies safety information for burning outdoor candles and includes requirements on

how safety information will be displayed.

Sticks wrapped with fuel-soaked materials, such as paper, cardboard or fabric, as well as oil lamps on a

stick and products intended to be used professionally to protect vineyards or fruit orchards from frost

damages are not covered by this document.
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

prEN 17616:2020, Outdoor candles - Specification for fire safety
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
candle

one or more combustible wicks supported by a material that constitutes a fuel, which is solid or

semisolid at room temperature (20 °C to 27 °C) with the main function of sustaining a light-producing

flame, including any coatings on and articles or substances in the fuel
[SOURCE: EN 15426:2018, 3.2]
3.2
container candle
candle that is produced and used in the same container

Note 1 to entry: The material of the container can be e.g. ceramic, concrete, glass, metal, plastic or any bi-

component material for example.

[SOURCE: EN 15426:2018, 3.3, modified – Note 1 to entry “This definition includes tea lights” is

replaced]
3.3
floating candle

candle intended and designed for use in a suitable bowl or container filled with water

[SOURCE: EN 15493:2019, 3.8]
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3.4
freestanding candle
candle that is designed to be used without a supporting holder
[SOURCE: EN 15426:2018, 3.4]
3.5
garden torch

candle placed on a stick that is planted in the ground, intended to be used as outside light source and

also as fragrance diffuser if fragranced
[SOURCE: prEN 17616:2020, 3.9]
3.6
grave light

container candle intended to be used unattended only at cemeteries on or close to graves

Note 1 to entry: Usually, a wind protection like a lid is present to prevent extinguishing or without lid when

intended to be placed in a lantern.
[SOURCE: prEN 17616:2020, 3.10]
3.7
outdoor candle
candle intended and designed to be used outside buildings in the open air
[SOURCE: prEN 17616:2020, 3.11]
3.8
product safety label

label on a product that informs the observer of one or more potential hazards and describes the safety

precautions and/or actions required to avoid the hazard(s)
Note 1 to entry: It communicates a hazard, a hazardous situation, a precauti
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