Defined terms — Directive 2013/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pyrotechnic articles (recast) Text with EEA relevance
European Union · 32013L0029 · 1525 provisions
22 defined in this instrument.
accreditation — accreditation as defined in point 10 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 (15)
ammunition — projectiles and propelling charges and blank ammunition used in portable firearms, other guns and artillery (5)
CE marking — a marking by which the manufacturer indicates that the pyrotechnic article is in conformity with the applicable requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation providing for its affixing (22)
conformity assessment — the process demonstrating whether the essential safety requirements of this Directive relating to a pyrotechnic article have been fulfilled (17)
conformity assessment body — a body that performs conformity assessment activities including calibration, testing, certification and inspection (18)
distributor — any natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer or the importer, who makes a pyrotechnic article available on the market (11)
economic operators — the manufacturer, the importer and the distributor (12)
firework — a pyrotechnic article intended for entertainment purposes (2)
harmonised standard — harmonised standard as defined in point (c) of point 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 (14)
importer — any natural or legal person established within the Union who places a pyrotechnic article from a third country on the Union market (10)
making available on the market — any supply of a pyrotechnic article for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge (7)
manufacturer — a natural or legal person who manufactures a pyrotechnic article, or has such an article designed or manufactured, and markets that pyrotechnic article under his name or trademark (9)
national accreditation body — national accreditation body as defined in point 11 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 (16)
person with specialist knowledge — a person authorised by a Member State to handle and/or use on its territory category F4 fireworks, category T2 theatrical pyrotechnic articles and/or category P2 other pyrotechnic articles (6)
placing on the market — the first making available of a pyrotechnic article on the Union market (8)
pyrotechnic article — any article containing explosive substances or an explosive mixture of substances designed to produce heat, light, sound, gas or smoke or a combination of such effects through self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions (1)
pyrotechnic articles for vehicles — components of safety devices in vehicles which contain pyrotechnic substances used to activate these or other devices (4)
recall — any measure aimed at achieving the return of a pyrotechnic article that has already been made available to the end-user (19)
technical specification — a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a pyrotechnic article (13)
theatrical pyrotechnic articles — pyrotechnic articles designed for indoor or outdoor stage use, including film and television productions or similar use (3)
Union harmonisation legislation — any Union legislation harmonising the conditions for the marketing of products (21)
withdrawal — any measure aimed at preventing a pyrotechnic article in the supply chain from being made available on the market (20)