1、February 2013 Translation by DIN-Sprachendienst.English price group 8No part of this translation may be reproduced without prior permission ofDIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e. V., Berlin. Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, Germany,has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).IC
2、S 71.100.30!$F“1943594www.din.deDDIN EN 16261-4Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Category 4 Part 4: Minimum labelling requirements and instructions for use;English version EN 16261-4:2012,English translation of DIN EN 16261-4:2013-02Pyrotechnische Gegenstnde Feuerwerkskrper, Kategorie 4 Teil 4: Mindes
3、tanforderungen an die Kennzeichnung und Gebrauchsanweisung;Englische Fassung EN 16261-4:2012,Englische bersetzung von DIN EN 16261-4:2013-02Articles pyrotechniques Artifices de divertissement, Catgorie 4 Partie 4: Exigences minimales dtiquetage et documentation utilisateur;Version anglaise EN 16261-
4、4:2012,Traduction anglaise de DIN EN 16261-4:2013-02www.beuth.deDocument comprises 12 pagesIn case of doubt, the German-language original shall be considered authoritative.01.13DIN EN 16261-4:2013-02 2 A comma is used as the decimal marker. National foreword This document (EN 16261-4:2012) has been
5、prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 212 “Pyrotechnic articles” (Secretariat: NEN, Netherlands). The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Materialprfung (Materials Testing Standards Committee), Working Committee NA 062-08-81 AA Pyrotechnische Gegenstnde. The
6、Committee would like to bring attention to the fact that the following legal provisions should be observed when applying DIN EN 16261-4 in Germany: Gesetz ber explosionsgefhrliche Stoffe (Sprengstoffgesetz - SprengG) (German Explosives Act) of 10 September 2002 (BGBl. I, p. 3518), as amended by the
7、Viertes Gesetz zur nderung des Sprengstoff-gesetzes (Fourth Act Amending the Explosives Act) of 17 July 2009 (BGBl. I, p. 2062)1) Erste Verordnung zum Sprengstoffgesetz (1. SprengV) (First Ordinance on the Explosives Act) of 31 January 1991 (BGBl. I, p. 169), as amended by the Viertes Gesetz zur nde
8、rung des Sprengstoff-gesetzes (Fourth Act Amending the Explosives Act) of 17 July 2009 (BGBl. I, p. 2062)1). 1)Registered in the DITR database of DIN Software GmbH, obtainable from: Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin.EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 16261-4 August 2012 ICS 71.100.30
9、 English Version Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks, Category 4 - Part 4: Minimum labelling requirements and instructions for use Articles pyrotechniques - Artifices de divertissement, Catgorie 4 - Partie 4: Exigences minimales dtiquetage et documentation utilisateur Pyrotechnische Gegenstnde - Feuerw
10、erkskrper, Kategorie 4 - Teil 4: Mindestanforderungen an die Kennzeichnung und Gebrauchsanweisung This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 July 2012. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the
11、 status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, Frenc
12、h, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
13、Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey a
14、nd United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2012 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 16261
15、-4:2012: EEN 16261-4:2012 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 31 Scope 42 Normative references 43 Terms and definitions .44 Minimum labelling requirements 44.1 General 44.2 Name and type of firework 44.3 Category and registration number .54.4 Identification number of the notified body 54.5 Net explosive co
16、ntent 54.6 Safety and disposal information 54.7 Year of production .54.8 Details on manufacturer or importer .54.9 Printing .54.10 Marking of very small items 64.11 Minimum safety information .64.11.1 General 64.11.2 Mandatory parameters 64.11.3 Format .74.12 Specific labelling for individual items
17、.74.12.1 Specific labelling requirement for combinations .74.12.2 Specific labelling requirement for shells 74.12.3 Specific labelling requirement for components .74.13 Additional information 75 Operating instructions 7Annex A (normative) List of mandatory and optional parameters and corresponding c
18、odes .8Annex B (informative) Overview of essential safety requirements and 9Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2007/23/EC on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles . 10DIN EN 16261-4:2013-02 EN 16261-4:2012 (E)
19、 3 Foreword This document (EN 16261-4:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 212 “Pyrotechnic articles”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at t
20、he latest by February 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2013. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any
21、 or all such patent rights. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s). For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral p
22、art of this document. EN 16261 is divided into the following parts: EN 16261-1, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, category 4 Part 1: Terminology; EN 16261-2, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, category 4 Part 2: Requirements; EN 16261-3, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, category 4 Part 3: Test methods; EN
23、 16261-4, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, category 4 Part 4: Minimum labelling requirements and instructions for use. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bu
24、lgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
25、Turkey and the United Kingdom. DIN EN 16261-4:2013-02 EN 16261-4:2012 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the minimum labelling requirements and the mandatory instructions for use for category 4 fireworks. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normativel
26、y referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 16261-1:2012, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Category 4 Part 1:
27、 Terminology EN 16261-2:2013, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Category 4 Part 2: Requirements EN 16261-3:2012, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Category 4 Part 3: Test methods 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 16261-1:2012 apply. 4 Minimu
28、m labelling requirements 4.1 General Fireworks shall be marked with the minimum information specified in 4.2 to 4.12. Conformity to the requirements specified in 4.1 to 4.12 shall be verified by visual examination. The specified information shall be given in the official language(s) of the member st
29、ate in which the firework is placed on the market. For each language, the minimum specified information shall be presented as a whole and shall not be interrupted by other text. Additional text given in any language shall not conflict with the above specified information. 4.2 Name and type of firewo
30、rk Labels to be provided directly on the article (or on the smallest piece of packaging if the article does not provide sufficient space for the labelling requirements) shall include the subtype (or generic type if the article does not belong to a subtype) (see EN 16261-1), plus a concise designatio
31、n of the field of use whenever it is necessary to assure a safe and correct use of the article. EXAMPLE “Shell” or “Bengal flame” or “Shell in mortar”. If a trade name is used in addition to the type name, it shall not conflict with the principal effects of the relevant type of firework or with the
32、name of another generic or subtype of firework. DIN EN 16261-4:2013-02 EN 16261-4:2012 (E) 5 4.3 Category and registration number The registration number for tracing products shall be marked in accordance with the example below: XXXX - F4 - ZZZZ. where XXXX refers to the identification number of the
33、 notified body issuing the EC-type examination certificate, F4 meaning category 4 firework according to the Directive 2007/23/EC Art. 3 paragraph 1.(a), and where ZZZZ. is a processing number given by the notified body. 4.4 Identification number of the notified body CE-marking is followed by the ide
34、ntification number of the Notified Body responsible for: monitoring the existing quality system (in case of Modules D, E, and H); and/or checking conformity to type according to Module C where the notified body intervened during the manufacturing phase. 4.5 Net explosive content The labelling shall
35、include the net explosive content of the firework. The abbreviation for the net explosive content (NEC) may be used for the labelling. 4.6 Safety and disposal information The safety and disposal information provided in the instructions for use shall be readily available. The following sentence “For
36、use only by persons with specialist knowledge” shall be printed on the label and emphasized by use of a heading, or bold type, or similar. 4.7 Year of production The year of production shall be printed on the label, either by 4 or 2 digits, e.g. “2013” or “13”. 4.8 Details on manufacturer or importe
37、r Labelling shall include the name and address of the manufacturer. If the manufacturer is not established in the European Union, the labelling shall include the name of the manufacturer and the name and address of the importer. The address shall comprise at least the town and the country. 4.9 Print
38、ing Labelling shall be clearly visible, easily legible, indelible and on a contrasting background colour. When tested according to 6.11 of EN 16261-3:2012, the minimum height of the CE-marking shall be 5 mm. DIN EN 16261-4:2013-02 EN 16261-4:2012 (E) 6 4.10 Marking of very small items If the firewor
39、k does not provide enough space to carry all the specified information, at least the registration number and the CE-marking (followed by the identification number of the notified body (see 4.4) and the manufacturers details or, if the manufacturer is not established in the European Union, the import
40、ers details shall be given on the firework, if at all possible. In this case, other information will be given on a protective pack label and the firework shall be supplied only in this protective pack. Where the information printed on the protective pack might be affected by the opening of the pack,
41、 the manufacturer will ensure that the pack design prevents loss of information when the label is broken. The protective pack shall be marked with the statement: “Must be supplied as packaged”. This statement shall appear adjacent to the type name or category. 4.11 Minimum safety information 4.11.1
42、General The following information shall be printed on the label: “Minimum safety distance to be determined by user according to the supplied product data” and “Article to be used in accordance with written instructions and national regulations”. 4.11.2 Mandatory parameters For every generic type the
43、 following parameter shall be printed, if applicable (see Annex A): A Effect height or burst height according to the generic type. B Maximum A-weighted impulse sound pressure level (in dB (AI) max at x m, where x is the distance at which the sound level was measured), according to 7.2.5 of EN 16261-
44、2:2013. C Debris (distance to which dangerous debris can be projected); D Information on incandescent and/or burning matter. If incandescent and/or burning matter return to the level from which the device was fired, the D box shall be appropriately marked with a “9”; E Range (distance between the fi
45、ring point and the point of explosion onto the water for aquatic fireworks). R Overall duration for aerial wheels. W Maximum firing angle if the angles of the tubes are not visible. The above mentioned parameters are necessary for calculating the safety distances and shall be given in one textbox on
46、 the label. Every value shall be displayed in SI units (International System of Units). DIN EN 16261-4:2013-02 EN 16261-4:2012 (E) 7 4.11.3 Format The effect parameters as stated above shall be placed in the order of appearance above, according to the following format: X: Y where X is the parameter
47、A, B, C, D, E, R or W; Y is the numerical value of the parameter with its unit or an appropriate mark (for example: 9 or ). Additional optional parameters as defined in Annex A may be printed on the label, as long as they are kept separate from the mandatory parameters and the coding, if used, is co
48、mpliant with Annex A. 4.12 Specific labelling for individual items 4.12.1 Specific labelling requirement for combinations For combinations equipped with multiple initial fuses, each fuse shall be clearly identified. If the firing orientation is not apparent from the design of the exterior of the art
49、icle, then sufficient information about it shall be provided on the label. For combinations with angled components, the maximum angle of firing shall be displayed on the label. 4.12.2 Specific labelling requirement for shells In cases where a specific mortar is required by the manufacturer, the following sentence shall be displayed on the label: “Use specific mortar (see instructions).“ and information on
