2013/121/EU: Commission Decision of 7 March 2013 on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for certain seats for children pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product safety Text with EEA relevance

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions apply: (a) ‘Chair-mounted seat’ means a product intended to be fixed onto an adult chair to raise the sitting position of a child up to 36 months old who is able to sit up unaided; (b) ‘Children’s chair’ means a chair intended for seating one child, of a size adjusted to the child’s age and intended to be placed on the floor; (c) ‘Children’s high chair’ means a free-standing chair that elevates the child from six months to 36 months of age to approximately dining-table height, intended for feeding a child who is able to sit up unaided, if the child is appropriately secured in the sitting position; (d) ‘Table-mounted chair’ means a chair normally used for children who are able to sit up unaided that is intended to be attached to a table or other horizontal surface.

The specific safety requirements for products referred to in Article 1, which are to be met by European standards referred to in Article 4(1) of Directive 2001/95/EC, are set out in the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.