On the 1st December 2020, the EU published Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1808 modifying Annexe I of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698 on the list of standards for GPSD conformity. The last «Decision» contains two important changes:
- It adds three new standards for children’s products
STANDARD TITLE ENTRY
EN 16890:2017 Children's furniture - Mattresses for cots and cribs 52a
EN 17022:2018 Child care articles. Bathing aids. Safety Requirements 52b
EN 17072:2018 Child care articles - Bath tubs, stands and non-standalone bathing aids 52c
Updates to standards.
OBSOLETE STANDARD CURRENT STANDARD TITLE ENTRY
EN ISO 12863:2010
EN ISO 12863:2010/AC:2011
EN ISO 12863:2010
EN ISO 12863:2010/AC:2011
EN ISO 12863:2010/A1:2016
Standard test method for assessing the ignition propensity of cigarettes 37
EN ISO 20957-9:2016 EN ISO 20957-9:2016
EN ISO 20957-9:2016/A1:2019
Stationary training equipment — Part 9: Elliptical trainers, additional specific safety requirements and test methods. 57
The European General Product Safety Directive (GPSD, Directive 2001/95/EC) is an important law for products that do not have specific legislation. It also complements those for products that do have specific legislation, such as cosmetics, toys and electronic products.
The new Decision entered into force on 1 December 2020, the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the EU.
