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First Anniversary of ban of non child resistant lighters and novelty lighters
Market surveillance authorities in the European Member States are busy increasing the safety of the consumer. Preliminary results show that more than 600 lighter models have been removed from the European market celebrating a 1st year anniversary of the ban against non-child-resistant lighters and novelty lighters. Read the press release for further details.

Information from the Participants in the Lighters Joint Action to the Stakeholders on the First Test Results

EU bans novelty lighters
Read the press release and eight tips for operating lighters safely.

Background
The European Commission has adopted a Decision banning novelty lighters and requiring lighters placed on the EU market to be child resistant. To ensure that the Decision is fully implemented a market surveillance strategy is being developed by the member states with the assistance of Prosafe through the EMARS project. The latest version of the strategy and other related can be downloaded from the link on the right. The Commission Decision and other relevant documents can be accessed from the European Commission pages through the link on the right.