Ljubljana – Six EU member states, together with Slovenia, and Norway participated within the European market surveillance venture on pyrotechnic merchandise below the Prosafe affiliation. The results of the venture, which is now concluding after greater than two years, is the removing of 17 harmful pyrotechnic merchandise from the EU market, the Ministry of the Inside introduced in the present day.
The goal of the venture was to detect non-compliant or harmful pyrotechnic merchandise and take away them from the market of EU member states. Slovenia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden monitored fireworks merchandise, whereas Germany, Norway, and Portugal participated within the management of marine pyrotechnic signaling means and rescue means.
“The joint motion on pyrotechnic merchandise is presently eradicating 17 harmful pyrotechnic merchandise from the EU market and divulges a worrying image relating to rescue merchandise in maritime affairs. Measures are already underway,” the press launch emphasised.
The venture group found that 27 p.c of the 64 examined fireworks merchandise didn’t meet the related security necessities. Market surveillance authorities additionally reviewed the technical documentation for 114 merchandise, discovering errors in 54 p.c of all reviewed merchandise. Regarding marine pyrotechnic signaling units, they carried out checks on 17 marine signaling units, revealing quite a few inconsistencies and product defects. (September 20)