commiss decis april safeti requir met european standard float leisur articl water pursuant direct ec european parliament council notifi document number text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard direct ec european parliament council decemb gener product safeti articl direct ec lai oblig produc place safe product market direct product presum safe risk risk categori cover relev nation standard concern conform voluntari nation standard transpos european standard direct ec european standard establish european standardis bodi standard ensur product satisfi gener safeti requir direct member state commiss close cooper european standardis bodi consult stakehold identifi float leisur articl water group product european standard drawn basi mandat commiss pursuant direct ec float leisur articl identifi exclud float articl cover council direct eec safeti toi council direct eec relat person protect equip direct ec european parliament council relat recreat craft safeti requir product drawn light consult discuss member state author measur provid decis accord opinion committe set direct ec adopt decis articl product product definit decis appli float leisur articl water set part annex cover product specif eu legisl float leisur articl cover direct eec direct eec direct ec exclud decis articl safeti requir safeti requir product refer articl set part ii annex articl addresse decis address member state brussel april commiss marko kyprian member commiss oj oj direct amend direct eec oj oj direct amend regul ec european parliament council oj oj direct amend regul ec annex safeti requir float leisur product water part product definit float articl cover decis leisur articl water floatat ensur buoyanc inflat inher buoyant materi articl cover product specif eu legisl water leisur activ plai water water sport boat dive learn swim typic tradit product sector product establish european market year product appear constantli product part modifi tradit core product deriv develop increasingli land base playground equip adapt water product aim increas pleasur entertain increas speed enhanc action thrill adventur activ quot tube quot quot white water raft quot float leisur articl cover direct eec safeti toi direct eec relat person protect equip direct ec relat recreat craft exclud decis float articl cover decis classifi intend mean propuls design class class float articl intend static posit water posit user buoyant structur intend singl collect passiv mechan mean propuls devic design float stabil balanc user articl design protect function cover direct eec exclud articl design intend individu plai children shallow water cover direct eec exclud class float articl intend static posit user insid buoyant structur develop user bodi tight fit devic provid bodi hold system user expect hold arm hand bodi hold system integr seat strap mean hold bodi postur sit stand ly kneel user bodi immers upper part chest upward water intend singl collect mechan mean propuls articl design protect function cover direct eec exclud articl design intend individu plai children shallow water cover direct eec exclud class float articl dynam applic high speed posit user insid buoyant structur cockpit seat mean give hold user devic tow extern mean propuls user requir manag float stabil safe tow devic class float articl activ climb jump connect activ distinct posit user intend singl collect mechan mean propuls articl design protect function cover direct eec exclud articl design intend individu plai children shallow water cover direct eec exclud class inflat boat buoyanc hull length measur harmonis standard intend sport leisur purpos defin direct ec singl collect posit user insid buoyant structur wide cockpit part ii risk main risk product drown drown accid risk specif product injuri includ risk relat product design drift loos hold fall high height entrap entangl water surfac sudden loss buoyanc capsiz cold shock risk inher collis impact risk link wind current tide gener safeti requir product compli gener safeti requir refer direct ec quot safe quot mean articl thereof specif safeti requir applic gener safeti requir refer direct ec account minimum requir product design safeti design prioriti compar safeti instruct materi workmanship correspond state art take account expect articl eventu consequ health user environ consid minimum float stabil accord intend forese minimum buoyanc case inflat articl residu buoyanc failur air chamber addition retent function collect intend mean hold easi grip easi escap case capsiz avoid form entrap entangl part human bodi mean facilit embark collect intend mean hold water emerg presenc reliabl quick releas product move tow high speed warn inform respect cautiou product present illustr product conspicu clear label warn instruct fulli coher easili understood consum plai risk potenti user children label includ pictogram relat warn size visibl pictogram directli relat risk accompani text essenti inform perform limit product present inform potenti user bui special attent inform relat risk relat children minimum consid requisit limit number user total weight risk link wind current tide specif distanc shore height speed interact product object forese product product vicin danger object safeti distanc addition forese misus product consid product warn quot attent protect drown swimmer quot recommend adequ person protect equip ppe drown impact resist instruct inflat pressur condit mainten repair storag dispos take account specif characterist product situat repeat long period ag process product intend categori consum risk product children swimmer case elderli specif warn