This European Standard specifies requirements for the construction, performance, packaging and labelling of snaps and the corresponding test methods. It is applicable to fireworks which are classified as snaps in category 1 in prEN 14035-2 which are contained in a primary pack or selection pack and/or used as semi-finished products in Christmas crackers.
It is applicable to snaps which contain up to 10 mg of report composition that is based on potassium perchlorate and red phosphorous, or which contains up to 1,6 mg of silver fulminate used as report composition.
It is not applicable to snaps containing pyrotechnic composition that includes any of the following substances:
arsenic or arsenic compounds;
mixtures containing a mass fraction of chlorates greater than 80 %;
mixtures of chlorates with metals;
mixtures of chlorates with red phosphorus;
mixtures of chlorates with potassium hexacyanoferrate(II);
mixtures of chlorates with sulfur;
mixtures of chlorates with sulfides;
lead or lead compounds;
mercury compounds;
white phosphorus;
picrates or picric acid;
potassium chlorate with a mass fraction of bromates greater than 0,15 %;
sulfur with an acidity (as H2SO4) greater than 0,002 %;
zirconium with a particle size of less than 40 mm.
Registration number (WIID)
9834
Scope
This European Standard specifies requirements for the construction, performance, packaging and labelling of snaps and the corresponding test methods. It is applicable to fireworks which are classified as snaps in category 1 in prEN 14035-2 which are contained in a primary pack or selection pack and/or used as semi-finished products in Christmas crackers.
It is applicable to snaps which contain up to 10 mg of report composition that is based on potassium perchlorate and red phosphorous, or which contains up to 1,6 mg of silver fulminate used as report composition.
It is not applicable to snaps containing pyrotechnic composition that includes any of the following substances:
arsenic or arsenic compounds;
mixtures containing a mass fraction of chlorates greater than 80 %;
mixtures of chlorates with metals;
mixtures of chlorates with red phosphorus;
mixtures of chlorates with potassium hexacyanoferrate(II);
mixtures of chlorates with sulfur;
mixtures of chlorates with sulfides;
lead or lead compounds;
mercury compounds;
white phosphorus;
picrates or picric acid;
potassium chlorate with a mass fraction of bromates greater than 0,15 %;
sulfur with an acidity (as H2SO4) greater than 0,002 %;
zirconium with a particle size of less than 40 mm.
