Outdoor furniture Ð Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use Ð

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1 BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 581-3:1999 The European Standard EN 581-3:1999 has the status of a British Standard ICS ; NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW Outdoor furniture Ð Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use Ð Part 3: Mechanical safety requirements and test methods for tables

2 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: Ð aid enquirers to understand the text; Ð present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; Ð 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 ªInternational Standards Correspondence Indexº, or by using the ªFindº 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 Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date Comments BSI ISBN

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