نوفمبر 2026

On 8 October 2026, the United Kingdom (UK) Department for Business & Trade issued an amendment to the General Product Safety - Designated Standards, Notice 0111/25 which acts as the master list of approved technical safety benchmarks for consumer products. This notice confirms that:

(a) The references to the standards listed in Part 1 of Annex I to this notice are published for the purposes of regulation 6 of S.I. 2005/1803 which establishes the presumption of conformity, and the criteria used to assess whether a consumer product is safe in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.

The list of published standards set out in Part 2 of Annex I to notice 0111/25 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this notice from the date of this notice.

For clarity, Part 2 of Annex I to this notice sets out the complete list of references of standards which have been published for the purposes of S.I. 2005/1803 (and which are not subject to a removal date) at the date of this notice. Any published references to standards that are subject to a removal date are listed separately in Annex II to this notice. If a product complies with the official standards listed in "Annex II," the government or regulatory body assumes the product is safe and legally compliant, until that standard is officially taken off the list.

Annex I: Active standards that provide an ongoing presumption of conformity with no expiration date

Part 1

The list of published references to standards in Annex I to notice 0111/25 is to be amended as follows:

(1) references to the following European standards are removed:

• EN 581-1:2006 titled "Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use - Part 1: General safety requirements”

• EN 12491:2001 titled “Paragliding equipment – Emergency Parachutes - Safety requirements and strength tests”

• EN 1651:1999 Paragliding equipment - Harnesses - Safety requirements and strength tests”

• EN 1273:2005 titled "Child use and care articles - Baby walking frames - Safety requirements and test methods”

(2) references to European standards:

• EN 915:2008 titled "Gymnastic equipment - Asymmetric bars - Requirements and test methods including safety”

• EN 12196:2003 titled "Gymnastic equipment - Horses and bucks - Functional and safety requirements, test methods

• EN 14988:2017+A1:2020 titled "Children's high chairs - Requirements and test methods

• EN 16156:2010 titled "Cigarettes - Assessment of the ignition propensity - Safety requirement

are moved to Annex II to this Notice. Annex II, are the expiring or older standards that have a strict "removal date" attached to them, serving as a transitional grace period for manufacturers.

The above bulleted standards will be replaced by references to EN 915:2024, EN 12196:2023, EN 14988:2017+A2:2024 and EN 16156:2024, respectively.

(b) The references to standards listed in Annex II to this notice (which have previously been published for the purposes of regulation 6 of S.I. 2005/1803), will be removed from publication from the date set out in that Annex. Accordingly, each of these standards will not be referenced, or give rise to any presumption of conformity, on or after the date set out in respect of it.

For clarity, Part 2 of Annex II to this notice sets out the complete list of references to standards which, at the date of this notice, are due to be removed from publication.

European standard EN 15493:2026, Candles – Specification for Fire Safety, has been published, replacing EN 15493:2019. The revised standard was published on 16 September 2026 and introduces several important technical updates intended to address evolving candle designs and emerging fire safety concerns, particularly for container candles and multiple-wick products.

The standard applies to candles intended to be burned indoors.

While the standard continues to address core candle fire safety hazards, the 2026 revision introduces several significant enhancements:

• Improved and expanded terminology and definitions to better reflect current market products and safety concepts, including but not limited to, introducing new definitions for “multiple-wick candle” and “sustained flaming.”

• Introduction of specific fire safety requirements for container candles, including a flammability test with fixed impingement time and a flammability test with impingement until sustained flaming.

• Introduction of requirements for multiple-wick candles, including provisions intended to prevent hazardous flame interactions during burning.

• Enhanced reporting requirements to improve consistency and traceability of test results.

According to the Committee for Standardization (CEN), the latest date by which conflicting national standards must be withdrawn is 31 March 2027.