This document (EN 1888:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CENTC 252 "Child use and care
articles", the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
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 September 2012. and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by September 2012.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENEL EC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 1888:2002.
In comparison with this EN 1888:2003, the significant technical changes relates to the fllowing issues:
a) determination of a protected volume; .
b) clarification of the protective function;
c) angles measurements test method;
|) holes and openings;
e) locking mechanisms;
f) handle movement;
g) introduction of a bite test;
h) parking and braking devices;
i) stabilty:
j) handle strength;
k) product information;
1) introduction of rationales in Annex A.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Intermal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic，Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, lreland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.