SG 25/24
France has made four changes to the nation’s list of standards for presumption of conformity with the regulation related to the safety of childcare articles.
On January 24, 2024, France issued the latest list of standards for presumption of conformity with Decree 91-1292 in relation to the prevention of risks arising from the use of childcare articles.
This latest list contains four changes when compared to the February 2023 list. (SafeGuardS 21/23)
Highlights of these four changes are summarized in Table 1.
| Entry | Standard | Superseded Standard1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NF EN 1888-2+A1 (December 2022) ‘Child care articles – Wheeled child conveyances - Part 2: Pushchairs for children above15 kg up to 22 kg’ | NF EN 1888-2 (December 2018) |
| 2 | NF EN 12790-1 (March 2023) ‘Child care articles - Reclined cradles - Part 1: Reclined cradles for children up to when they start to try to sit up’ | NF EN 12790 (June 2009) |
| 3 | NF EN 12790-2 (March 2023) ‘Child care articles - Reclined cradles - Part 2: Reclined cradles for children up to when they start to stand up’ | NF EN 12790 (June 2009) |
| 4 | NF EN 16232+A2 (September 2023) ‘Child use and care articles - Infant swings’ | NF EN 16232+A1 (August 2018) |
1 December 1, 2024, is the latest date of application for the superseded standard. Childcare articles conforming to the superseded standard may continue to be manufactured, placed on the market or imported until this date, and marketed until stocks are exhausted
Table 1
It is important to note that car seats and carrycots falling under French Decrees of January 25 and 26, 1995, relating to the safety of child restraint systems for children in wheeled vehicles are also subject to Decree 91-1292 when they are used out of the vehicle as a reclined cradle or carry cot.
It is also worth mentioning that standards adopted by national standardization bodies of the Member States of the European Union, and state parties to the Agreement establishing the European Economic Area (EEA), or of Turkey, transposing the corresponding European standards, are recognized as equivalent.
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