SBS Priority Sector 09 - Furniture and Household Appliances

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The following Technical Committees have been considered of particular interest for SMEs:

Additional  CEN and CENELEC TCs in the Furniture and Household appliances include:  

CEN Technical Committees

CENELEC Technical Committees

Standards for Household appliances associated with the Machinery Directive

Please check the following link: https://genorma.com/en/project/search-by-directive/14351474 selecting "draft" in the "advanced search option" and including the keyword "household".

More information on the Machinery Directive can be found on the link: https://genorma.com/en/project/search-by-directive/14351474

Standards for Household appliances associated with the Low Voltage Directive

Please check the following link: https://genorma.com/en/project/search-by-directive/24936748 selecting "draft" in the "advanced search option" and including the keyword "household".

More information on the Low Voltage Directive can be found on the link: https://genorma.com/en/directive/show/24936748

Strategic Topics associated with Furniture

Topic: Circular economy and circularity

Furniture - Circularity

Standards for furniture associated with the General Product Safety Directive

Please check the following link: https://genorma.com/en/project/search-by-directive/6930045 selecting "draft" in the "advanced search option" and including the keyword "furniture".

More information on the General Product Safety Directive can be found on the link: https://genorma.com/en/directive/show/6930045

Work items of particular interest for SMEs for furniture

Click below for more information of some of the relevant work items:

Furniture – General guidelines about measurement uncertainty

10.99 New project approved

CEN/TC 207

Furniture – Circularity – Assessment methods for remanufactured furniture

00.60 Close of review

CEN/TC 207

Furniture – Guide to measuring EN 1335-1 dimensions with ISO 24496 CMD

10.99 New project approved

CEN/TC 207

Furniture - Domestic and kitchen storage units and kitchen-worktops - Safety requirements and test methods

50.97 End of interruption of work - split/merged

CEN/TC 207

Children's furniture - Mattresses for cots and cribs - Safety requirements and test methods

50.97 End of interruption of work - split/merged

CEN/TC 207

Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods

40.20 DIS ballot initiated: 12 weeks

CEN/TC 207

Furniture - Safety, strength and durability - Requirements and test methods for non-domestic seating

50.60 Close of voting. Proof returned by secretariat

CEN/TC 207

Furniture - Electrically operated furniture - Stability, strength, durability and mechanical safety requirements

45.99 Dispatch of FV draft to CCMC

CEN/TC 207

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-116: Particular requirements for furniture with electrically motorised parts

45.99 Dispatch of FV draft to CCMC

CLC/TC 61

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-116: Particular requirements for furniture with electrically motorised parts

45.99 Dispatch of FV draft to CCMC

CLC/TC 61

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-116: Particular requirements for furniture with electrically motorized parts

40.99 Full report circulated: DIS approved for registration as FDIS

TC 61

Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Particular requirements for socket-outlets for furniture

60.00 Standard under publication

TC 23/SC 23B

Furniture — Tests for surface finishes — Part 1: Assessment of resistance to cold liquids

60.00 Standard under publication

ISO/TC 136

Acoustics — Measurement of speech level reduction of furniture ensembles and enclosures — Part 2: Field method

30.92 CD referred back to Working Group

ISO/TC 43/SC 2

Determination of the chemical resistance of engineered stones

30.60 Close of voting/ comment period

ISO/TC 328

Hardware for furniture — Strength and durability of hinges and their components — Stays and hinges pivoting on a horizontal axis

40.20 DIS ballot initiated: 12 weeks

ISO/TC 136

Furniture — Tests for surface finishes — Part 6: Assessment of the surface resistance to scratching

40.60 Close of voting

ISO/TC 136

Furniture — Chairs and stools — Determination of strength, durability and stability

10.20 New project ballot initiated

ISO/TC 136

Surface quality classes for hot rolled round bars and rods - Technical delivery conditions

40.20 DIS ballot initiated: 12 weeks

CEN/TC 459/SC 6

Furniture - Foldaway beds - Safety requirements and testing - Part 1: Safety requirements

10.99 New project approved

CEN/TC 207

Furniture - High chairs for domestic use - Part 1: Safety requirements

50.97 End of interruption of work - split/merged

CEN/BT

Furniture - Children's high chairs for domestic use - Part 1: Safety requirements (ISO 9221-1 modified)

50.60 Close of voting. Proof returned by secretariat

CEN/TC 207

Furniture - Children's high chairs for domestic use - Part 2: Test methods (ISO 9221-2 modified)

50.60 Close of voting. Proof returned by secretariat

CEN/TC 207

Furniture - High chairs for domestic use - Part 2: Test methods

50.97 End of interruption of work - split/merged

CEN/BT

Office furniture - Office work chair - Part 2: Safety requirements

00.60 Close of review

CEN/TC 207

Laboratory furniture - Recommendations for design and installation - Part 1: General

40.60 Close of voting

CEN/TC 332

Furniture - Domestic and kitchen storage units and kitchen-worktops - Safety requirements and test methods

00.60 Close of review

CEN/TC 207

Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 1: Functional dimensions

40.10 harmonizedStageCodeLabel.40.10

CEN/TC 207

Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 1: Functional dimensions

00.98 Proposal for new project abandoned

CEN/TC 207

Building hardware - Lever handles and knob furniture - Requirements and test methods

10.99 New project approved

CEN/TC 33

Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use - Part 2: Mechanical safety requirements and test methods for seating

40.60 Close of voting

CEN/TC 207

Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use - Part 3: Mechanical safety requirements for tables

40.60 Close of voting

CEN/TC 207