Furniture, furnishings & cleaning products
European standardization work, in relation to furniture, furnishing products and cleaning products, focus primarily on defining safety requirements and developing associated test methods in order to ensure that products placed on the European market are safe and suitable for consumers.
European Standards in this area support the implementation of the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR EU 2023/988). In the framework of the ongoing collaboration between CEN and ISO, all European Standards relating to furniture are made available to ISO/TC 136 (Furniture), so that they may be considered for adoption as international standards.
European Standards are developed with the participation of experts representing a wide range of stakeholders, including manufacturers, suppliers of base materials, testing laboratories and national public authorities responsible for market surveillance. In addition, as in all matters related to safety, CEN collaborates closely with ANEC, which represents consumer interests in standardization
Lighters, articles of combustible materials, matches & liquid or liquefied gas fuels
CEN work in this area covers activities related to lighters, articles of combustible materials, matches and liquid or liquefied gas fuels. Lighters and fire safety standardization work mostly come in support of the implementation of the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR EU 2023/988) to set the safety requirements.
CEN/TC 437 ‘Electronic cigarettes and e-liquids’ develops technical standards for electronic cigarettes and e-liquid products. These standards provide a common framework for all electronic cigarettes and e-liquid products sold in all EU markets. This work also aims to increase the safety of all the European users, by setting consistent safety and quality standards of the products and improving consumer information across all EU Member States.
