scope:

This document establishes a system for dividing fireworks into categories and types. It is applicable to fireworks in categories F1, F2 and F3 as defined by Article 6 Para 1 Clause a Subclause i to iii of Directive 2013/29/EU, and given in the following:

• aerial wheels (only category F3)

• bangers (only categories F2 and F3)

• batteries and batteries requiring external support (only categories F2 and F3)

• combinations and combinations requiring external support (only categories F2 and F3)

• Bengal matches (only category F1)

• Bengal sticks (only categories F1 and F2)

• Christmas crackers (only category F1)

• compound fireworks (only categories F2 and F3)

• crackling granules (only categories F1 and F2)

• double banger (only category F2)

• flash bangers (only categories F2 and F3)

• flash pellets (only categories F1 and F2)

• ground movers (only category F2)

• ground spinners (only categories F1 and F2)

• hand-held sparklers (only categories F1 and F2)

• jumping crackers (only category F2)

• jumping ground spinners (only category F2)

• mines (only categories F2 and F3)

• mini rocket (only category F2)

• non hand-held sparklers (only categories F1 and F2)

• novelty matches (only category F1)

• party poppers (only category F1)

• report rockets (only category F3)

• rockets (only categories F2 and F3)

• roman candles (only categories F2 and F3)

• senko-hanabi (only category F1)

• serpents (only category F1)

• shot tubes (only category F2 and F3)

• snaps (only category F1)

• spinners (only category F1)

• table bombs (only category F1)

• throwdowns (only category F1)

• wheels (only category F2 and F3).