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Recently, the new versions of EN 716-1: safety requirements for cribs and folding cribs and EN 1888: safety requirements for baby carriages and strollers have been published. We picked out the changes for you, but what exactly are the most important changes?
The new version of EN 716-1 was published on March 6, 2019 and conflicting national standards must be withdrawn by December 31, 2019. EN 1888 is now split into two parts EN 1888-1 and EN 1888-2. Both parts were published on December 19, 2018. EN 1888-1 is subject to withdrawal of conflicting national standards by December 31, 2019, and EN 1888-2 was subject to withdrawal by June 30, 2019. EN 1888-2 applies in conjunction with, and in addition to, European standard EN 1888-1 and cannot be used separately.
The main change in the updated version of EN 716-1 is:
EN 1888-1 now contains the requirements for wheeled child transport (up to 15 kg) and baby carriage seats (up to 20 kg). This contains the main changes compared to the old standard:
Standard EN 1888-2 contains safety requirements for wheeled child transportation (from 15 kg to 22 kg). The main updates in the new standard are:
You can use EN 716 and EN 1888 (1 and 2) to demonstrate that your products covered by these standards are safe. Do these products already comply with the older version? Then we recommend that you assess whether these products require additional testing for the changes and/or requirements mentioned above.
Would you like advice in assessing whether your products, which have been tested according to the older versions of EN 716 and/or EN 1888, comply with the new amendments and requirements? Or do you want to start trading products in Europe that are covered by the relevant standards and are looking for an expert partner to advise you on this? Précon Quality Services can help you with this. Contact us at +31 (0)30 - 65 66 010 or info@precongroup.com. You will receive our free quote.
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