SIST EN 16156:2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2024
Cigarete - Ocena nagnjenosti k vžigu - Varnostne zahteve
Cigarettes - Assessment of the ignition propensity - Safety requirement
Zigaretten - Beurteilung der Zündneigung - Sicherheitsanforderung
Cigarettes - Évaluation du potentiel incendiaire - Prescription de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16156:2024
ICS:
13.220.40 Sposobnost vžiga in Ignitability and burning
obnašanje materialov in behaviour of materials and
proizvodov pri gorenju products
65.160 Tobak, tobačni izdelki in Tobacco, tobacco products
oprema and related equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 16156
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.220.40; 65.160 Supersedes EN 16156:2010
English Version
Cigarettes - Assessment of the ignition propensity - Safety
requirement
Cigarettes - Évaluation du potentiel incendiaire - Zigaretten - Beurteilung der Zündneigung -
Prescription de sécurité Sicherheitsanforderung
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Requirements . 5
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the safety
requirements of Regulation 2023/988/EC aimed to be covered . 6
Bibliography . 7
European foreword
This document (EN 16156:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 401 “Reduced
Ignition Propensity Cigarettes”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
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 March 2025, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by March 2025.
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patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 16156:2010.
— update of dated reference to EN ISO 12863;
— Annex ZA.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
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