SPORTS GOODS

On 9 October 2015, the Official Journal published a Commission Communication setting out the titles and references of harmonised European standards under the EU’s Directive on General Product Safety (Directive 2001/95/EC). The Communication sets out the references of product safety standards which manufacturers use to ensure that the general safety requirements set out in Directive 2001/95/EC are met in respect of the consumer products covered, throughout the EU and in a harmonised manner. More

On 30 April 2015, the EU’s Official Journal published Commission Implementing Decision 2015/681 on the publication of the references of standard EN ISO 4210, parts 1-9, for city and trekking bicycles, mountain bicycles and racing bicycles, and of standard EN ISO 8098 for bicycles for young children. Hong Kong’s bicycle manufacturers may need to become familiar with these standards, numbering ten in all, in order to conform to the EU legislation Europe-wide. More