SIST-TS CEN/TS 13387-5:2026

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2026
Nadomešča:
SIST-TP CEN/TR 13387-5:2023
Izdelki za otroke - Smernice za splošno varnost - 5. del: Informacije o izdelku
Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 5: Product information
Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Sicherheitsleitfaden - Teil 5: Produktinformationen
Articles de puériculture - Partie 5 : Conseils relatifs à la sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 13387-5:2025
ICS:
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

CEN/TS 13387-5
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
November 2025
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
ICS 97.190 Supersedes CEN/TR 13387-5:2023
English Version
Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 5:
Product information
Articles de puériculture - Partie 5 : Conseils relatifs à la Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder -
sécurité Sicherheitsleitfaden - Teil 5: Produktinformationen
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 22 September 2025 for provisional application.

The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to
submit their comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.

CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS
available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in
parallel to the CEN/TS) until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2025 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TS 13387-5:2025 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Marking of the product and any packaging . 5
4.1 General. 5
4.2 Visible markings. 5
4.3 Additional markings . 5
4.4 Durability of markings . 6
4.5 Format of warning text . 6
5 Purchase information. 6
6 Instructions for use . 6
7 Quick-start guide. 7
8 Warnings . 8
8.1 Warning sentences . 8
8.2 Symbols . 8
Annex A (informative) Rationales . 12
Bibliography . 13

European foreword
This document (CEN/TS 13387-5:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 252
“Childcare articles”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes CEN/TR 13387-5:2023.
CEN/TR 13387-5:2023:
— When preparing CEN/TS 13387-5, CEN/CLC Guide 11, Product information relevant to consumers —
Guidelines for standard developers, and ISO/IEC Guide 50, Safety aspects — Guidelines for child safety
in standards and other specifications, have been taken into consideration.
The CEN/TS 13387 series, with the general title Child care articles - General safety guidelines, comprises
the following five parts:
— Part 1: Safety philosophy and safety assessment;
— Part 2: Chemical hazards;
— Part 3: Mechanical hazards;
— Part 4: Thermal hazards;
— Part 5: Product information.
CEN/TS 13387-5 is intended to be used in conjunction with CEN/TS 13387-1.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document is meant to introduce good practices for drafting product information requirements in
standards related to childcare products.
This document provides guidance information on common hazards that is taken into consideration
when developing safety standards for childcare articles.
This new edition of this document is a hazard based Technical Specification.
NOTE See A.1.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
product information
text, images, video, etc, provided in printed and/or digital formats that may accompany or be associated
with a specific childcare article
Note 1 to entry: This includes marking of the product and any packaging, purchase information and instructions
for use.
3.2
marking of the product
product information permanently attached to the childcare article
Note 1 to entry: Where the packaging creates the risk, marking should be attached to the packaging. All markings
belong to one of the categories ‘purchase information’ and ‘instructions for use’, or both. Too much information
should be avoided, as this could detract from safety warnings.
3.3
purchase information
information provided at the point of sale that will enable the purchaser to make an informed choice
before purchasing the product
Note 1 to entry: This information might be on the product, its packaging and/or other points of sale, such as web
pages and mail order catalogues.
3.4
instructions for use
information provided regarding safe use of the product
Note 1 to entry: This might comprise information on safety, assembly, installation, operation, storage,
maintenance, repair, disposal etc, where appropriate
3.5
quick-start guide
printed document that is provided with the product providing warning regarding safe use of the
product, and on how to obtain detailed product information
4 Marking of the product and any packaging
4.1 General
Markings should be permanently attached to or on the product, in the language(s) of the country where
the product is sold.
Markings should not hinder product use nor create a new risk.
Where packaging could create a risk, it should have warnings permanently attached to and/or printed
on it.
Safety related information should only be provided in relation to known hazards of the child care article
under consideration.
Too much information should be avoided as this could detract from warnings. Safety information
should not be mixed with commercial or certification information.
If marking the product would not be possible (e.g. the product or parts of the product are too small) the
information may be presented in an alternative way. However, additional efforts should be made to
draw the user’s attention to the information but without the creation of a new risk.
4.2 Visible markings
Markings indicating warnings should be visible when the product is assembled for use.
Visibility of markings and warnings should be determined taking into account the significance of the
hazard to which they are referring
The following information should be marked on the product:
— specific warning sentences and symbols which are selected as the basis of the safety philosophy
described in Clause 1;
— if the packaging creates a risk of suffocation, it should be marked with a warning, for example
“WARNING!: Keep this (plastic) cover away from your child to avoid suffocation” or with similar
words that convey the same meaning.
4.3 Additional markings
The product should also be marked with at least the following information:
— identification of the product;
— identification of the manufacturer, importer or organization responsible for its sale;
— identification of the relevant European standard.
If it is not provided with the product, the means of accessing detailed product information. This could
be a QR code and web address, or other means providing a direct link to a digital version of the
information.
4.4 Durability of markings
Suitable requirements and a test method for testing markings should be given in the standard.
The warnings should be provided in a permanent/legible format which the consumer would have to
take a deli
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