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CEN
CEN/TC 293 Assistive products and accessibility
European Norm
11.180.10 Aids and adaptation for moving
Published
This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for manual wheelchairs intended to carry one person of mass not greater than 250 kg.
It also specifies requirements and test methods for manual wheelchairs with electrically powered ancillary equipment.
This European Standard does not apply in total to:
- wheelchairs intended for special purposes, such as sports, showering or toileting,
- manual wheelchairs with handrim-activated power-assisted propulsion,
- custom-made wheelchairs,
- stand-up wheelchairs, and
- manual wheelchairs with add-on power kits used for propulsion.
NOTE Requirements for electrically powered wheelchairs are specified in EN 12184.
Legislation related to this standard
Directive 2007/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 5 September 2007 amending Council Directive 90/385/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices, Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices and Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market
DIRECTIVE 2008/57/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Recast)
WITHDRAWN
EN 12183:2009
WITHDRAWN
EN 12183:2014
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Withdrawal effective
Sep 7, 2022
PUBLISHED
EN 12183:2022