31.7.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 203/29

(1)

Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/95/EC requires producers to place only safe products on the market.

(2)

Under the second subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Directive 2001/95/EC, a product is to be presumed safe, as far as the risks and risk categories covered by the relevant national standards are concerned, when it conforms to voluntary national standards transposing European standards, the references of which have been published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Article 4 of that Directive.

(3)

In accordance with Commission Decision C(2004) 1493 (3), the Commission published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union the references of standards EN 12586:1999 and EN 12586:1999/AC:2002 on soother holder and EN 1400:2002 (parts 1, 2 and 3) on soothers.

(4)

In accordance with Commission Decision 2005/718/EC (4), the Commission published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union the references of standards EN 13138-2:2002 on buoyancy aids for swimming instructions and EN 1860-1:2003 on barbecues.

(5)

The European Committee for Standardisation has withdrawn standards EN 12586:1999, EN 12586:1999/AC:2002, EN 1400:2002 (parts 1, 2 and 3), EN 13138-2:2002 and EN 1860-1:2003. These standards which no longer exist do not ensure compliance with the general safety requirement.

(6)

References of these standards should therefore be withdrawn from the Official Journal of the European Union.

(7)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established by Directive 2001/95/EC,

(a)

EN 12586:1999 and EN 12586:1999/AC:2002 ‘Child use and care articles — Soother holder — Safety requirements and methods’;

(b)

EN 1400-1:2002 ‘Child use and care articles — Soothers for babies and young children — Part 1: General safety requirements and product information’;

(c)

EN 1400-2:2002 ‘Child use and care articles — Soothers for babies and young children — Part 2: Mechanical requirements and tests’;

(d)

EN 1400-3:2002 ‘Child use and care articles — Soothers for babies and young children — Part 3: Chemical requirements and tests’;

(e)

EN 13138-2:2002 ‘Buoyant aids for swimming instruction — Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held’;

(f)

EN 1860-1:2003 ‘Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing — Part 1: Barbecues burning solid fuels — Requirements and test methods’.