Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/901 of 17 April 2026 on European standards for products drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698
Date: 2026-04-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
Subjects: European standard, harmonisation of standards, product safety, safety standard, technical standard








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Official Journal of the European Union


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2026/901


27.4.2026







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/901
of 17 April 2026
         
on European standards for products drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), in, particular Article 10(7), thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) replaced Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) without changing the general safety requirement laid down in Article 3 of that Directive.












(2)


Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2023/988 requires economic operators to place or make available on the market only safe consumer products.












(3)


Article 7(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2023/988 provides that a product is to be presumed safe when it is in conformity with relevant European standards or parts thereof as far as the risks and risk categories covered by those standards are concerned, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Article 10(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012.












(4)


Pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/988, the Commission is to adopt implementing acts determining the specific safety requirements to be covered by European standards in order to ensure that products which conform to those European standards satisfy the general safety requirement laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2023/988.












(5)


On the basis of Commission Decision 2011/479/EU (4) laying down the safety requirements to be met by European standards for gymnastic equipment, the Commission, by letter M/507 of 5 September 2012, requested the European Committee for Standardisation (‘CEN’) to draw up European standards for gymnastic equipment.












(6)


Following that request, CEN revised standards EN 915:2008 and EN 12196:2003. This resulted in the adoption of standard EN 915:2024 for asymmetric bars and standard EN 12196:2023 for horses and bucks.












(7)


On the basis of Commission Decision 2008/264/EC (5) laying down the fire safety requirements to be met by European standards for cigarettes, the Commission, by letter M/425 of 27 June 2008, requested CEN to draw up European standards on the fire safety requirements for cigarettes.












(8)


Following that request, CEN revised standard EN 16156:2010. This resulted in the adoption of standard EN 16156:2024 on ignition propensity.












(9)


On the basis of Commission Decision 2013/121/EU (6) laying down the safety requirements to be met by European standards for certain seats for children, the Commission, by Implementing Decision of 22 July 2014 (7), requested CEN, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to draft European standards on the safety of certain seats for children.












(10)


Following that request, CEN revised standard EN 14988:2017+A1:2020. This resulted in the adoption of standard EN 14988:2017+A2:2024 on requirements and test for high chairs.












(11)


The Commission, together with CEN has assessed whether the revised European standards, as drafted by CEN, comply with the Commission’s requests.












(12)


European standards EN 915:2024, EN 12196:2023, EN 14988:2017+A2:2024 and EN 16156:2024 satisfy the general safety requirement laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2023/988 and the specific safety requirements laid down in Decisions 2008/264/EC, 2011/479/EU and 2013/121/EU, respectively. References of those standards should therefore be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.













(13)


European standards EN 915:2024, EN 12196:2023, EN 14988:2017+A2:2024 and EN 16156:2024 are to replace standards EN 915:2008, EN 12196:2003, EN 14988:2017+A1_2020 and EN 16156:2010. References to the latter standards should therefore be withdrawn from the Official Journal of the European Union.













(14)


However, in order to give economic operators sufficient time to prepare for application of the revised standards, it is necessary to defer the withdrawal of references of European standards EN 915:2008, EN 12196:2003, EN 14988:2017+A1:2020 and EN 16156:2010 from the Official Journal of the European Union.












(15)


For reasons of clarity and legal certainty, a complete list of references of European standards which were originally drafted in support of Directive 2001/95/EC, and which continue to provide a presumption of compliance with the general safety requirement laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2023/988, should be published in one act. References of European standards published in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698 (8) should therefore be included in this Decision either by confirming their validity, or by setting a date for their withdrawal from the Official Journal of the European Union. Accordingly, Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698 should be repealed from the date of entry into force of this Decision, but should continue to apply in respect of references of standards that, under this Decision, are to be withdrawn at a later date.












(16)


Compliance with a European standard confers, as far as the relevant risks and risk categories are concerned, a presumption of conformity with the general safety requirement laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2023/988 as from the date of publication of a reference of that standard in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the day of its publication,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The references to European standards for products drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2023/988, listed in Annex I to this Decision, are hereby published in the Official Journal of the European Union.


Article 2
Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698 is repealed.
However, Article 1 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698 shall continue to apply in respect of references of standards listed in Annex II to this Decision until 27 October 2027.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 17 April 2026.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/1025/oj.

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 on general product safety, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and the Council, and repealing Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 87/357/EEC (OJ L 135, 23.5.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/988/oj).

(3)  Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety (OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2001/95/oj).

(4)  Commission Decision 2011/479/EU of 27 July 2011 on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for gymnastic equipment pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 197, 29.7.2011, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2011/479/oj).

(5)  Commission Decision 2008/264/EC of 25 March 2008 on the fire safety requirements to be met by European standards for cigarettes pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 83, 26.3.2008, p. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2008/264/oj).

(6)  Commission Decision 2013/121/EU of 7 March 2013 on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for certain seats for children pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product safety (OJ L 65, 8.3.2013, p. 23, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2013/121(1)/oj).

(7)  Commission Implementing Decision of 22 July 2014 on a standardisation request to the European standardisation organisations to draft European standards for certain seats for children in support of Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, C(2014) 5058 final.

(8)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698 of 9 October 2019 on European standards for products drafted in support of Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product safety (OJ L 259, 10.10.2019, p. 65, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2019/1698/oj).




ANNEX I






No


Reference of the standard




1.


EN 716-1:2017+AC:2019
Furniture – Children’s cots and folding cots for domestic use – Part 1: Safety requirements




2.


EN 913:2018
Gymnastic equipment — General safety requirements and test methods




3.


EN 913:2018+A1:2021
Gymnastic equipment – General safety requirements and test methods




4.


EN 914:2020
Gymnastic equipment – Parallel bars and combination asymmetric/parallel bars – Requirements and test methods including safety




5.


EN 915:2024
Gymnastic equipment - Asymmetric bars - Requirements and test methods, including safety




6.


EN 916:2003
Gymnastic equipment — Vaulting boxes — Requirements and test methods including safety




7.


EN 957-2:2003
Stationary training equipment — Part 2: Strength training equipment, additional specific safety requirements and test methods




8.


EN 957-6:2010+A1:2014
Stationary training equipment — Part 6: Treadmills, additional specific safety requirements and test methods




9.


EN 957-7:1998
Stationary training equipment — Part 7: Rowing machines, additional specific safety requirements and test methods




10.


EN 1129-1:1995
Furniture — Foldaway beds — Safety requirements and testing — Part 1: Safety requirements




11.


EN 1129-2:1995
Furniture — Foldaway beds — Safety requirements and testing — Part 2: Test methods




12.


EN 1130:2019
Children’s furniture – Cribs – Safety requirements and test methods
EN 1130:2019/AC:2020




13.


EN 1272:2017
Child care articles – Table mounted chairs – Safety requirements and test methods




14.


EN 1400:2013+A2:2018
Child use and care articles – Soothers for babies and young children – Safety requirements and test methods




15.


EN 1466:2014
Child use and care articles – Carry cots and stands – Safety requirements and test methods
EN 1466:2014/AC:2015




16.


EN 1930:2011
Child use and care articles — Safety barriers — Safety requirements and test methods




17.


EN 12196:2023
Gymnastic equipment - Horses and bucks - Functional and safety requirements, test methods




18.


EN 12197:1997
Gymnastic equipment — Horizontal bars — Safety requirements and test methods




19.


EN 12221-1:2008+A1:2013
Child use and care articles — Changing units for domestic use — Part 1: Safety requirements




20.


EN 12221-2:2008+A1:2013
Child use and care articles — Changing units for domestic use — Part 2: Test methods




21.


EN 12346:1998
Gymnastic equipment — Wall bars, lattice ladders and climbing frames — Safety requirements and test methods




22.


EN 12432:1998
Gymnastic equipment — Balancing beams — Functional and safety requirements, test methods




23.


EN 12655:1998
Gymnastic equipment — Hanging rings — Functional and safety requirements, test methods




24.


EN 12790-1:2023
Child care articles – Reclined cradles – Part 1: Reclined cradles for children up to when they start to try to sit up




25.


EN 12790-2:2023
Child care articles – Reclined cradles – Part 2: Reclined cradles for children up to when they start to stand up




26.


EN 13120:2009+A1:2014
Internal blinds — Performance requirements including safety




27.


EN 13209-1:2004
Child use and care articles — Baby carriers — Safety requirements and test methods — Part 1: Framed back carriers




28.


EN 13209-2:2015
Child use and care articles — Baby carriers — Safety requirements and test methods — Part 2: Soft carrier




29.


EN 13219:2008
Gymnastic equipment — Trampolines — Functional and safety requirements, test methods




30.


EN 13319:2000
Diving accessories — Depth gauges and combined depth and time measuring devices — Functional and safety requirements, test methods




31.


EN 13869:2016
Lighters — Child safety requirements for lighters — Safety requirements and test methods




32.


EN 13899:2003
Roller sports equipment — Roller skates — Safety requirements and test methods




33.


EN 14059:2002
Decorative oil lamps — Safety requirements and test methods




34.


EN 14344:2004
Child use and care articles — Child seats for cycles — Safety requirements and test methods




35.


EN 14344:2022
Child care articles – Child seats for cycles – Safety requirements and test methods




36.


EN 14350-1:2004
Child use and care articles — Drinking equipment — Part 1: General and mechanical requirements and tests




37.


EN 14682:2014
Safety of children’s clothing — Cords and drawstrings on children’s clothing — Specifications




38.


EN 14988:2017+A2:2024
Children's high chairs - Requirements and test methods




39.


EN 16120:2012+A2:2016
Child use and care articles – Chair mounted seat




40


EN 16156:2024
Cigarettes - Assessment of the ignition propensity - Safety requirement




41.


EN 16281:2013
Child protective products — Consumer fitted child resistant locking devices for windows and balcony doors — Safety requirements and test methods




42.


EN 16433:2014
Internal blinds — Protection from strangulation hazards — Test methods




43.


EN 16434:2014
Internal blinds — Protection from strangulation hazards — Requirements and test methods for safety devices




44.


EN 16890:2017
Children’s furniture — Mattresses for cots and cribs — Safety requirements and test methods




45.


EN 16890:2017+A1:2021
Children’s furniture – Mattresses for cots and cribs – Safety requirements and test methods




46.


EN 17022:2018
Child care articles — Bathing aids — Safety requirements and test methods




47.


EN 17072:2018
Child care articles — Bath tubs, stands and non-standalone bathing aids — Safety requirements and test methods




48.


EN 17191:2021
Children’s Furniture – Seating for children – Safety requirements and test methods




49.


EN 50689:2021
Safety of laser products – Particular Requirements for Consumer Laser Products




50.


EN IEC 62368-1:2020
Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment – Part 1: Safety requirements
EN IEC 62368-1:2020/A11:2020
Notice: this publication concerns only clauses 3.3.19 ‘Sound exposure’ and 10.6 ‘Safeguard against acoustic energy sources’ of EN IEC 62368-1:2020/A11:2020.




51.


EN ISO 4210-1:2014
Cycles — Safety requirements for bicycles — Part 1: Terms and definitions (ISO 4210-1:2014)




52.


EN ISO 4210-2:2015
Cycles — Safety requirements for bicycles — Part 2: Requirements for city and trekking, young adult, mountain and racing bicycles (ISO 4210-2:2015)




53.


EN ISO 4210-3:2014
Cycles — Safety requirements for bicycles — Part 3: Common test methods (ISO 4210-3:2014)




54.


EN ISO 4210-4:2014
Cycles — Safety requirements for bicycles — Part 4: Braking test methods (ISO 4210-4:2014)




55.


EN ISO 4210-5:2014
Cycles — Safety requirements for bicycles — Part 5: Steering test methods (ISO 4210-5:2014, Corrected version 2015-02-01)




56.


EN ISO 4210-6:2015
Cycles — Safety requirements for bicycles — Part 6: Frame and fork test methods (ISO 4210-6:2015)




57.


EN ISO 4210-7:2014
Cycles — Safety requirements for bicycles — Part 7: Wheels and rims test methods (ISO 4210-7:2014)




58.


EN ISO 4210-8:2014
Cycles — Safety requirements for bicycles — Part 8: Pedal and drive system test methods (ISO 4210-8:2014)




59.


EN ISO 4210-9:2014
Cycles — Safety requirements for bicycles — Part 9: Saddles and seat-post test methods (ISO 4210-9:2014)




60.


EN ISO 8098:2014
Cycles — Safety requirements for bicycles for young children (ISO 8098:2014)




61.


EN ISO 9994:2019
Lighters – Safety specification (ISO 9994:2018)




62.


EN ISO 11243:2016
Cycles — Luggage carriers for bicycles — Requirements and test methods (ISO 11243:2016)




63.


EN ISO 12863:2010
Standard test method for assessing the ignition propensity of cigarettes (ISO 12863:2010)
EN ISO 12863:2010/AC:2011
EN ISO 12863:2010/A1:2016




64.


EN ISO 20957-1:2013
Stationary training equipment — Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods (ISO 20957-1:2013)




65.


EN ISO 20957-4:2016
Stationary training equipment — Part 4: Strength training benches, additional specific safety requirements and test methods (ISO 20957-4:2016)




66.


EN ISO 20957-5:2016
Stationary training equipment — Part 5: Stationary exercise bicycles and upper body crank training equipment, additional specific safety requirements and test methods (ISO 20957-5:2016)




67.


EN ISO 20957-8:2017
Stationary training equipment — Part 8: Steppers, stairclimbers and climbers — Additional specific safety requirements and test methods (ISO 20957-8:2017)




68.


EN ISO 20957-9:2016
Stationary training equipment — Part 9: Elliptical trainers, additional specific safety requirements and test methods (ISO 20957-9:2016)
EN ISO 20957-9:2016/A1:2019




69.


EN ISO 20957-10:2017
Stationary training equipment — Part 10: Exercise bicycles with a fixed wheel or without freewheel — Additional specific safety requirements and test methods (ISO 20957-10:2017)




70.


EN ISO 25649-1:2017
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water — Part 1: Classification, materials, general requirements and test methods (ISO 25649-1:2017)




71.


EN ISO 25649-2:2017
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water — Part 2: Consumer information (ISO 25649-2:2017)




72.


EN ISO 25649-3:2017
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water — Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class A devices (ISO 25649-3:2017)




73.


EN ISO 25649-4:2017
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water — Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class B devices (ISO 25649-4:2017)




74.


EN ISO 25649-5:2017
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water — Part 5: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class C devices (ISO 25649-5:2017)




75.


EN ISO 25649-6:2017
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water — Part 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class D devices (ISO 25649-6:2017)




76.


EN ISO 25649-7:2017
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water — Part 7: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for class E devices (ISO 25649-7:2017)









ANNEX II







No


Reference of the standard


Date of withdrawal




1.


EN 915:2008
Gymnastic equipment — Asymmetric bars — Requirements and test methods including safety


27 October 2027




2.


EN 12196:2003
Gymnastic equipment — Horses and bucks — Functional and safety requirements, test methods


27 October 2027




3.


EN 14988:2017+A1:2020
Children’s high chairs – Requirements and test methods


27 October 2027




4.


EN 16156:2010
Cigarettes — Assessment of the ignition propensity — Safety requirement


27 October 2027







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/901/oj
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