Directive 1967/548/EEC
ANNEX IX
PART A
Provisions relating to child-proof fastenings
In addition to the provisions in Article 22(1)(e) of this Directive, containers of whatever capacity containing substances presenting an aspiration hazard (Xn; R65) and classified and labelled according to paragraph 3.2.3 of Annex VI to this Directive, with the exception of substances placed on the market in the form of aerosols or in a container fitted with a sealed spray attachment, shall be fitted with child-proof fastenings.
1. Reclosable packages
Child-proof fastenings used on reclosable packages shall comply with ISO standard 8317 relating to “Child-resistant packages - Requirements and methods of testing for reclosable packages” adopted by the International Standard Organisation (ISO).
2. Non-reclosable packages
Child-proof fastenings used on non-reclosable packages shall comply with CEN standard EN 862 relating to “Packaging - Child-resistant packaging - Requirements and testing procedures for non-reclosable packages for non-pharmaceutical products” adopted by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN).
3. Notes
1. Evidence of conformity with the above standards may be certified only by laboratories which conform with European Standards Series EN 45 000 (EN 45 011).
2. Specific cases
If it seems obvious that packaging is sufficiently safe for children because they cannot get access to the contents without the help of a tool, the test does not need to be performed.
In all other cases and when there are sufficient grounds for doubting the security of the closure for a child, the national authority may ask the person responsible for putting the product on the market to give it a certificate from a laboratory, described in 3.1, stating that either:
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the type of closure is such that it is not necessary to test to the ISO and CEN standards referred to above,
or
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the closure has been tested and has been found to conform with the standards referred to above.
PART B
Provisions relating to tactile warning devices
The technical specifications for tactile warning devices shall conform with EN ISO standard 11683 (1997 edition) relating to “Packaging - Tactile warnings of danger – Requirements”.