BRITISH STANDARD

Outdoor furniture
Seating and tables for
camping, domestic and
contract use
Part 3: Mechanical safety requirements
and test methods for tables

The European Standard EN 581-3:1999 has the status of a

British Standard

ICS 97.140; 97.200.30

NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW

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BS EN
581-3:1999

BS EN 581-3:1999

National foreword
This British Standard is the English language version of EN 581-3:1999.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee FW/2,
Domestic and contract furniture, which has the responsibility to:
aid enquirers to understand the text;
present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the
interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
monitor related international and European developments and promulgate
them in the UK.
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to
its secretary.
Cross-references
The British Standards which implement international or European publications
referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the
section entitled International Standards Correspondence Index, or by using the
Find facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,
pages 2 to 15 and a back cover.
The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document
was last issued.

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Consumer
Products and Services Sector
Committee, was published under
the authority of the Standards
Committee and comes into effect
on 15 October 1999
BSI 10-1999

ISBN 0 580 32658 6

Amendments issued since publication

Amd. No.

Date

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