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Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 - Part 2: Categories and types of firework

This European Standard establishes a system for dividing fireworks into categories and types. It is applicable to fireworks in categories F1, F2 and F3.

Pyrotechnische Gegenstände - Feuerwerkskörper, Kategorien F1, F2 und F3 - Teil 2: Kategorien und Feuerwerkstypen

Dieses Dokument enthält Beschreibungen der Feuerwerkstypen und legt ein System für die Einstufung von Feuerwerkskörpern in die Kategorie F1 fest. Es ist für Feuerwerkskörper der Kategorien F1, F2 und F3 anwendbar, wie nach Artikel 6, Absatz (1), Abschnitt a), Unterabschnitte i) bis iii) der Richtlinie 2013/29/EU festgelegt. Dieses Dokument gilt nur für die Kategorien, die im Folgenden für jeden Typ in Klammern angegeben sind:
-   steigende Kronen (nur Kategorie F3);
-   Knallkörper (nur Kategorien F2 und F3);
-   Batterien und Batterien, die externe Stabilisierung erfordert (nur Kategorien F2 und F3);
-   Bengalfeuer (Kategorien F1, F2 und F3);
-   Bengalhölzer (nur Kategorie F1);
-   Bengalfackeln (nur Kategorien F1 und F2);
-   Knallbonbons (nur Kategorie F1);
-   Kombinationen und Kombinationen, die externe Stabilisierung erfordert (nur Kategorien F2 und F3);
-   Verbundfeuerwerk (nur Kategorien F2 und F3);
-   Knatterartikel (nur Kategorien F1 und F2);
-   Doppelschläge (nur Kategorie F2);
-   Blitzknallkörper (nur Kategorien F2 und F3);
-   Blitztabletten (nur Kategorien F1 und F2);
-   Fontänen (Kategorien F1, F2 und F3);
-   Pyrodrifter (nur Kategorie F2);
-   Bodenfeuerwirbel (nur Kategorien F1 und F2);
-   Wunderkerzen, in der Hand zu halten (nur Kategorien F1 und F2);
-   Knallfrösche (nur Kategorie F2);
-   Sprungräder (nur Kategorie F2);
-   Feuertöpfe (nur Kategorien F2 und F3);
-   Miniraketen (nur Kategorie F2);
-   Wunderkerzen, nicht in der Hand zu halten (nur Kategorien F1 und F2);
-   Scherzzündhölzer (nur Kategorie F1);
-   Party-Knaller (nur Kategorie F1);
-   Knallraketen (nur Kategorie F3);
-   Raketen (nur Kategorien F2 und F3);
-   Römische Lichter (nur Kategorien F2 und F3);
-   Senko-Hanabi (nur Kategorie F1);
-   Schlangen (nur Kategorie F1);
-   Feuerwerksrohre (nur Kategorien F2 und F3);
-   Knallziehbänder (nur Kategorie F1);
-   Wirbel (nur Kategorie F2);
-   Tischfeuerwerk (nur Kategorie F1);
-   Knallerbsen (nur Kategorie F1);
-   Sonnen (nur Kategorien F2 und F3).

Articles pyrotechniques - Artifices de divertissement, Catégories F1, F2 et F3 - Partie 2: Catégories et types d'artifices de divertissement

Le présent document décrit les différents types d’artifices de divertissement et établit un système de classement dans la catégorie F1. Il s’applique aux artifices de divertissement de catégories F1, F2 et F3, tels que définis par l’Article 6, paragraphe (1), alinéa (a), points (i) à (iii) de la Directive 2013/29/UE. Le présent document s’applique uniquement aux catégories indiquées entre parenthèses pour chaque type ci après :
-   soucoupe volante (catégorie F3 uniquement) ;
-   pétard à poudre noire (catégories F2 et F3 uniquement) ;
-   batterie et batterie nécessitant un support externe (catégories F2 et F3 uniquement) ;
-   feu de Bengale (catégories F1, F2 et F3) ;
-   allumette Bengale (catégorie F1 uniquement) ;
-   baguette Bengale (catégories F1 et F2 uniquement) ;
-   pétard papillote (catégorie F1 uniquement) ;
-   combinaison et combinaison nécessitant un support externe (catégories F2 et F3 uniquement) ;
-   composition d’artifices (catégories F2 et F3 uniquement) ;
-   crépitant (catégories F1 et F2 uniquement) ;
-   pétard aérien à double effet de bang sonore (catégorie F2 uniquement) ;
-   pétard à composition flash (catégories F2 et F3 uniquement) ;
-   clignoteur pyrotechnique (catégories F1 et F2 uniquement) ;
-   fontaine (catégories F1, F2 et F3) ;
-   mobile pyrotechnique (catégorie F2 uniquement) ;
-   tourbillon (catégories F1 et F2 uniquement) ;
-   cierge magique tenu à la main (catégories F1 et F2 uniquement) ;
-   pétard sauteur (catégorie F2 uniquement) ;
-   tourbillon sauteur (catégorie F2 uniquement) ;
-   pot à feu en mortier (catégories F2 et F3 uniquement) ;
-   mini fusée (catégorie F2 uniquement) ;
-   cierge magique non tenu à la main (catégories F1 et F2 uniquement) ;
-   allumette détonante (catégorie F1 uniquement) ;
-   party popper (catégorie F1 uniquement) ;
-   fusée à effet de bang sonore (catégorie F3 uniquement) ;
-   fusée (catégories F2 et F3 uniquement) ;
-   chandelle romaine (catégories F2 et F3 uniquement) ;
-   senko hanabi (catégorie F1 uniquement) ;
-   serpent (catégorie F1 uniquement) ;
-   chandelle monocoup (catégories F2 et F3 uniquement) ;
-   pétard à tirette (catégorie F1 uniquement) ;
-   tourbillon volant (catégorie F2 uniquement) ;
-   bombe de table (catégorie F1 uniquement) ;
-   pois fulminant (catégorie F1 uniquement) ;
-   soleil (catégories F2 et F3 uniquement).

Pirotehnični izdelki - Ognjemetni izdelki, kategorije F1, F2 in F3 - 2. del: Kategorije in vrste ognjemetnih izdelkov

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 01-Nov-2018
• ICS: 71.100.30 - Explosives. Pyrotechnics and fireworks
• Technical Committee: IEKS - Explosives
• Current Stage: 5020 - Formal vote (FV) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 19-May-2022
• Due Date: 07-Jul-2022
• Directive: 2013/29/EU - Directive 2013/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pyrotechnic articles (recast)
• Mandate: M/504 - Standardisation mandate assigned to CEN under Directive 2007/23/EC on pyrotechnic articles with a view to Amendment of standard EN 15947: Fireworks, Categories 1,2 and 3
• Ref Project: FprEN 15947-2 - Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 - Part 2: Categories and types of firework

RELATIONS

• Revised: SIST EN 15947-2:2016 - Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks, Categories 1, 2, and 3 - Part 2: Categories and types of firework
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2018

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 15947-2:2018
01-oktober-2018

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LQYUVWHRJQMHPHWQLKL]GHONRY

Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 - Part 2: Categories and types

of firework

Pyrotechnische Gegenstände - Feuerwerkskörper, Kategorien F1, F2 und F3 - Teil 2:

Kategorien und Feuerwerkstypen

Articles pyrotechniques - Artifices de divertissement, Catégories F1, F2 et F3 - Partie 2:

Catégories et types d'artifices de divertissement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15947-2:2018
ICS:
71.100.30 Eksplozivi. Pirotehnika in Explosives. Pyrotechnics and
ognjemeti fireworks
oSIST prEN 15947-2:2018 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 15947-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2018
ICS 71.100.30 Will supersede EN 15947-2:2015
English Version
Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 -
Part 2: Categories and types of firework

Articles pyrotechniques - Artifices de divertissement, Pyrotechnische Gegenstände - Feuerwerkskörper,

Catégories F1, F2 et F3 - Partie 2: Catégories et types Kategorien F1, F2 und F3 - Teil 2: Kategorien und

d'artifices de divertissement Feuerwerkstypen

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

CEN/TC 212.

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, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,

Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, 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.
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© 2018 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 15947-2:2018:2018 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

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

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 4

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 4

4 Categories .......................................................................................................................................................... 4

5 Category F1........................................................................................................................................................ 5

5.1 List of articles which fall into category F1 ............................................................................................. 5

5.2 List of articles which do not fall into category F1................................................................................ 5

5.3 Procedure to determine whether an article falls into category F1 ............................................... 6

6 Types of firework ............................................................................................................................................ 7

Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential

safety requirements of Directive 2013/29/EU aimed to be covered ......................................... 12

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 13

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European foreword

This document (prEN 15947-2:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 212

“Pyrotechnic articles”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 15947-2:2015.

In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:

— safety distances have been added to the different firework categories;

— preliminary effect has been added to the brief description of banger and flash banger in Table 2;

— a new type, senko-hanabi has been added to the list of types of fireworks in Table 2;

— the brief descriptions of shot tube and mine have been changed in Table 2;

— the brief description of Bengal flame in Table 2 has been changed in order to allow them to be held

in the hand;
— the brief description of throwdown has been changed in Table 2;

— a new type, report rocket has been added to the list of types of fireworks in Table 2.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the

European Free Trade Association, and supports essential safety requirements of EU Directive(s).

For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this

document.
This European Standard is one of the series of standards as listed below:

— EN 15947-1, Pyrotechnic articles — Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 — Part 1: Terminology

— EN 15947-2, Pyrotechnic articles — Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 — Part 2: Categories and

types of firework

— EN 15947-3, Pyrotechnic articles — Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 — Part 3: Minimum labelling

requirements

— EN 15947-4, Pyrotechnic articles — Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 — Part 4: Test methods

— EN 15947-5, Pyrotechnic articles — Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 — Part 5: Requirements for

construction and performance
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1 Scope

This document establishes a system for dividing fireworks into categories and types. It is applicable to

fireworks in categories F1, F2 and F3.
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 15947-1:2018, Pyrotechnic articles — Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 — Part 1: Terminology

prEN 15947-3:2018, Pyrotechnic articles — Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 — Part 3: Minimum

labelling requirements

prEN 15947-5:2018, Pyrotechnic articles — Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 — Part 5: Requirements

for construction and performance

prEN 16265:2018, Pyrotechnic articles — Other pyrotechnic articles — Ignition devices

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in prEN 15947-1:2018 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 http://www.iso.org/obp
4 Categories
Fireworks are subdivided into categories as follows:

— category F1: fireworks which present a very low hazard and negligible noise level and which are

intended for use in confined areas, including fireworks which are intended for use inside domestic

buildings. The safety distance for category F1 is 1 m or, where appropriate, less;

— category F2: fireworks which present a low hazard and low noise level and which are intended for

outdoor use in confined areas. The safety distance for category F2 is 8 m, or, where appropriate,

less;

— category F3: fireworks which present a medium hazard, which are intended for outdoor use in

large open areas and whose noise level is not harmful to human health. The safety distance for

category F3 is 15 m, or, where appropriate, less.
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5 Category F1
5.1 List of articles which fall into category F1

The following articles (i.e. types of firework) fall into category F1, when meeting the requirements in

prEN 15947-3:2018 and prEN 15947-5:2018 for category F1:
— Bengal flames;
— Bengal matches;
— Bengal sticks;
— Christmas crackers;
— crackling granules;
— flash pellets;
— fountains;
— ground spinners;
— hand-held sparklers;
— non-hand-held sparklers;
— novelty matches;
— party poppers;
— senko-hanabi
— serpents;
— snaps;
— table bombs;
— throwdowns.
5.2 List of articles which do not fall into category F1

Articles (i.e. types of firework) that do not fall into category F1 are, for example:

— aerial wheels;
— bangers;
— batteries;
— batteries requiring external support;
— combinations;
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— combinations requiring external support;
— compound fireworks;
— double bangers;
— flash bangers;
— ground movers;
— jumping crackers;
— jumping ground spinners;
— mines;
— mini rockets;
— report rockets;
— rockets;
— Roman candles;
— shot tubes;
— spinners;
— wheels.
5.3 Procedure to determine whether an article falls into category F1

This procedure shall be used when a new article is presented, which does not fall into one of the types

listed in 5.1.

The following questions in Table 1 shall be answered in the order given. To fall into category F1, an

article shall have a negative answer to all the questions. If one answer is “Yes” the article does not fall

into category F1.
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Table 1 — Questions for articles that are not in category F1
Question Answer
1) Is the article in the list of excluded articles (see 5.2)? Yes → not in
category F1
2) Does the article resemble a toy or food? Yes → not in
category F1

3) Does the sound pressure level exceed 120 dB(AI ) at the safety distance of Yes → not in

max
category F1 fireworks? category F1

4) Is debris, burning, or incandescent matter projected laterally more than the Yes → not in

safety distance of category F1 fireworks? category F1

5) Does the article, or parts of it, move outside the safety distance of category F1 Yes → not in

fireworks from the testing point? category F1
6) Does the article lift from the ground by more than 0,5 m? Yes → not in
category F1
6 Types of firework
Fireworks are further subdivided into various types, as described in Table 2.
Table 2 — Types of firework
Type name Brief description Principal effect(s)

aerial wheel tubes containing propellant charges and spark-, rotation and ascent, with

flame- and/or noise-producing pyrotechnic emission of sparks and
soucoupe volante
compositions, the tubes being fixed to a flames, producing a
Steigende Krone
supporting structure visual and/or aural effect
in the air
banger non-metallic case containing black powder as report
report charge, with or without a preliminary
pétard à poudre noire
effect (e.g. whistling, flames, sparks, crackling or
Knallkörper
combinations thereof except report)
Type name Brief description Principal
...