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CII/369 - Safety of Candles and Related Products

Sector: Construction

Categories: Domestic and commercial equipment. Miscellaneous | Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Chemical industry products. Other

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, the committee is responsible for coordinating the UK’s response to CEN/TC 369 Candle fire safety.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (2)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
Draft Decision C 01/2024	- NWI to amend EN 17885:2023 Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-05-15	Proposal
BS EN 15493:2026	Candles - Specification for fire safety Categories: Chemical industry products. Other Public comment begins : 2026-03-26	Public comment

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 17885:2023+A1:2025	Candle accessories. Specification for fire safety and product safety labels Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Chemical industry products. Other Published standard begins : 2025-05-22	Published standard
BS EN 17617:2021	Outdoor candles. Product safety labels Categories: Chemical industry products. Other \| Domestic and commercial equipment. Miscellaneous Published standard begins : 2021-12-24	Published standard
BS EN 17616:2021	Outdoor candles. Specification for fire safety Categories: Chemical industry products. Other \| Domestic and commercial equipment. Miscellaneous Published standard begins : 2021-12-24	Published standard
BS EN 15494:2019	Candles. Product safety labels Categories: Chemical industry products. Other \| Domestic and commercial equipment. Miscellaneous Published standard begins : 2019-11-14	Published standard
BS EN 15493:2019	Candles. Specification for fire safety Categories: Chemical industry products. Other \| Domestic and commercial equipment. Miscellaneous Published standard begins : 2019-11-04	Published standard
BS EN 15426:2018	Candles. Specification for sooting behaviour Categories: Chemical industry products. Other \| Domestic and commercial equipment. Miscellaneous Published standard begins : 2018-12-05	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 17885:2023	Candle Accessories. Specification for fire safety and product safety labels Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Chemical industry products. Other Withdrawn begins : 2025-05-22	Withdrawn