1、BSI Standards PublicationBS EN 15947-3:2015Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Categories F1, F2,and F3Part 3: Minimum labelling requirementsBS EN 15947-3:2015 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 15947-3:2015. It supersedes BS EN 15947-3:2010 which is wi
2、thdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee CII/47, Pyrotechnic articles.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract.
3、 Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2016.Published by BSI Standards Limited 2016ISBN 978 0 580 87074 3 ICS 71.100.30 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.This British Standard was published under the author
4、ity of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 March 2016.Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate T e x t a f f e c t e dBS EN 15947-3:2015EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 15947-3 December 2015 ICS 71.100.30 Supersedes EN 15947-3:2010English Version Pyrotechn
5、ic articles - Fireworks, Categories F1, F2, and F3 - Part 3: Minimum labelling requirements Articles pyrotechniques - Artifices de divertissement, Catgories F1, F2 et F3 - Partie 3: tiquetage minimalPyrotechnische Gegenstnde - Feuerwerkskrper, Kategorien F1, F2 und F3 - Teil 3: Mindestanforderungen
6、an die Kennzeichnung This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 September 2015. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists
7、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, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under th
8、e 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, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugos
9、lav 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 and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN
10、DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2015 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 15947-3:2015 EBS EN 15947-3:2015EN 15947-3:2015 (E) 2 Contents Pa
11、ge European foreword . 3 1 Scope 4 2 Normative references 4 3 Terms and definitions . 4 4 Minimum labelling requirements . 4 4.1 General and specific labelling requirements 4 4.1.1 General labelling requirements . 4 4.1.2 Specific labelling requirement for batteries, batteries requiring external sup
12、port, combinations and combinations requiring external support 5 4.1.3 Specific labelling requirements for compound fireworks . 5 4.2 Type of firework, category, CE marking and registration number . 5 4.3 Minimum age limits 6 4.4 Net explosive content 6 4.5 Year of production 6 4.6 Safety informatio
13、n 6 4.7 Details of manufacturer or importer . 7 4.8 Printing . 7 4.9 Marking of very small items 7 4.10 Additional information . 7 Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2013/29/EU on the harmonization of the laws of the Memb
14、er States relating to the making available on the market of pyrotechnic articles 28 Bibliography . 29 BS EN 15947-3:2015EN 15947-3:2015 (E) 3 European foreword This document (EN 15947-3:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 212 “Pyrotechnic articles”, the secretariat of which is held
15、 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 the latest by June 2016, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2016. Attention is drawn to the possibility that som
16、e 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 or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN 15947-3:2010. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission an
17、d 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 part of this document. This European Standard is one of the series of standards as listed below: EN 15947-1, Pyrotechni
18、c articles Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 Part 1: Terminology; EN 15947-2, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 Part 2: Categories and types of firework; EN 15947-3, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 Part 3: Minimum labelling requirements; EN 15947-4,
19、Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 Part 4: Test methods; EN 15947-5, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 Part 5: Requirements for construction and performance. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the fo
20、llowing countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands
21、, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. BS EN 15947-3:2015EN 15947-3:2015 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies minimum labelling requirements for the article and primary or selection packaging of fireworks. It is a
22、pplicable to fireworks in categories F1, F2 and F3 according to EN 15947-2:2015. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undat
23、ed references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 15947-1:2015, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 Part 1: Terminology EN 15947-2:2015, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 Part 2: Categories and types of fir
24、ework EN 15947-4:2015, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 Part 4: Test methods 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 15947-1:2015 apply. 4 Minimum labelling requirements 4.1 General and specific labelling requirements 4
25、.1.1 General labelling requirements Fireworks shall be marked in accordance with 4.9 and 4.10, with the information specified in 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 (if applicable) and 4.2 to 4.8. Primary packs, if any, shall be marked with the information specified in 4.2 to 4.8 and 4.10. For the following fireworks,
26、where the use of a primary pack is mandatory, the marking shall be applied solely to the primary pack: Bengal matches; Bengal sticks; Christmas crackers; compound fireworks; crackling granules; flash pellets; hand-held sparklers; jumping crackers; BS EN 15947-3:2015EN 15947-3:2015 (E) 5 non-hand-hel
27、d sparklers; novelty matches; serpents; snaps; throwdowns. The specified information shall be given in the official language(s) of the country in which the fireworks or primary packs are offered for retail sale. For each language, it shall be presented as a whole and shall not be interrupted by othe
28、r text. Additional text given in another language shall not conflict with the specified information. Conformity to these requirements specified in 4.1 to 4.10 shall be verified by visual examination. 4.1.2 Specific labelling requirement for batteries, batteries requiring external support, combinatio
29、ns and combinations requiring external support For batteries, batteries requiring external support, combinations and combinations requiring external support equipped with two initial fuses the reserve fuse shall be clearly marked with the words “RESERVE FUSE”. 4.1.3 Specific labelling requirements f
30、or compound fireworks The compound fireworks shall be labelled on the primary pack according to the requirements of 4.2 to 4.10. The label of the primary pack shall identify all included articles used in the compound fireworks according to 4.2. For compound fireworks with two initial fuses the reser
31、ve fuse shall be clearly marked with the words “RESERVE FUSE”. Fireworks which are assembled in compound fireworks shall not be labelled with the information according to 4.3 and the safety information according to 4.6. 4.2 Type of firework, category, CE marking and registration number The type of f
32、irework shall be marked, in upper case, in conformity with EN 15947-2:2015. 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 name of another type of firework. For Roman candles the number of shots shal
33、l be marked, e.g. “8 SHOT ROMAN CANDLE”. The category shall be marked, in upper case, as “CATEGORY F2” or “CAT F2”, for example. The registration number for tracing of products shall be marked in accordance with the example below: XXXX YY ZZZZ where XXXX refers to the registration number of the noti
34、fied body issuing the certificate, YY refers to the category of firework in abbreviated format (F1, F2, or F3 for category F1, F2, or F3 respectively), and where ZZZZ is a processing number used by the notified body. According to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 the CE marking shall be applied to the lab
35、el. The minimum height of the CE marking shall be 5 mm. According to Directive 2013/29/EU Art. 8(2) and 20(3) CE-marking is followed by the identification number of the Notified Body responsible for: monitoring the existing quality system (in case of Modules D and E); and/or BS EN 15947-3:2015EN 159
36、47-3:2015 (E) 6 checking conformity to type according to Module C2 (where the notified body intervened during the manufacturing phase). Selection packs containing one or more categories shall be marked with the highest category in the pack, e.g. “CAT F3”. NOTE Directive 2013/29/EU Art. 10 requires f
37、urther labelling of pyrotechnic articles other than pyrotechnic articles for vehicles. 4.3 Minimum age limits The minimum age limits applicable in the country in which the fireworks are offered for retail sale shall be clearly stated on the label. The following minimum age limits apply, if the indiv
38、idual Member State has not raised these age limits according to Directive 2013/29/EU Art. Seven 2. The following minimum age limits apply: Category F1: 12 years; Category F2: 16 years; Category F3: 18 years. 4.4 Net explosive content The labelling shall include the net explosive content of the firew
39、ork. For fireworks, where the use of a primary pack is mandatory (see 4.1.1) and for fireworks not labelled completely with the information specified in 4.2 to 4.7 the total net explosive content of the items in the primary pack shall be given on the primary pack. The abbreviation for the net explos
40、ive content (NEC) may be used for the labelling. 4.5 Year of production For category F3 fireworks the year of production shall be clearly stated on the bottom right hand corner of the label, either by four or by two digits, e.g. “2015” or “15”. 4.6 Safety information The labelling shall include at l
41、east the safety information specified in Table 1, in a logical sequence, for the relevant type of firework. If necessary, instructions in addition to those specified in Table 1 may be given. The appropriate placing instructions, selected from those specified in Table 1, shall replace “” where indica
42、ted. Safety information shall be emphasized by use of a heading, or bold type, or similar. BS EN 15947-3:2015EN 15947-3:2015 (E) 7 4.7 Details of manufacturer or importer Labelling shall include the name and the address of the manufacturer. If the manufacturer is not established in the European Unio
43、n 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. 4.8 Printing Labelling shall be clearly visible, easily legible, indelible and on a contrasting background colour. Printing errors which
44、are not misleading are not classified as faults. When measured in accordance with EN 15947-4:2015, 6.7, the type sizes shall be such that the height of the character “X” (in upper case) is at least 2,8 mm for the information on fireworks type and category (4.2), safety information (4.6) and addition
45、al information (4.10) on the primary pack, if applicable, and at least 2,1 mm for the other information. 4.9 Marking of very small items If the firework does not provide enough space for the specified information using the type sizes specified in 4.8, for the information on name and category and saf
46、ety information, the type size shall be reduced to 2,1 mm. If the firework does not provide enough space to carry all the specified information even in reduced type size, at least the information on the manufacturer or, if the manufacturer is not established in the European Union, the importer shall
47、 be given on the firework. 4.10 Additional information If the firework is not labelled completely with the information specified in Table 1, or if the primary pack acts as protection for the initial fuses, the firework shall be sold only in a primary pack. The primary pack shall be marked with the s
48、tatement: “Must be sold as packaged”. If the selection pack acts as protection for initial fuse(s) it shall be marked with the statement: “Must be sold as packaged”. This statement shall appear adjacent to the type name or category. For printing 4.8 applies. BS EN 15947-3:2015EN 15947-3:2015 (E) 8 T
49、able 1 Safety information Fireworks type Category F Minimum labelling requirements Placing instructions aerial wheels 3 For outdoor use only Avoid overhead obstructions Place singly on launching device provided the correct way up Remove orange fuse cover (if applicable) Standing sideways, light fuse at its outermost end and retire immediately at least 15 m Spectators must be at least 25 m away bangers 2 For outdoor use only Remove orange fuse cover (if applicable) Place singl
