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This standard specifies requirements for the construction, performance, packaging and labelling of spinners and the corresponding test methods. It is applicable to fireworks which are classified as spinners of category 1 and category 2 in EN 14035-2 and which are contained in a primary pack. It is not applicable to spinners containing report composition. It is not applicable to spinners containing pyrotechnic composition that includes any of the following substances: - arsenic or arsenic compounds; - mixtures containing a mass fraction of chlorates greater than 80 percent; - 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 percent; - sulfur with an acidity, expressed as mass fraction of sulfuric acid, greater than 0,002 percent; - zirconium with a particle size of less than 40 mm. NOTE In EN 14035-2, spinners are classified as follows: - Brief description: tube or tubes containing pyrotechnic composition, and with aerofoils attached; - Principal effects: rotation and ascent, with emission of sparks and/or flames, with or without aural effect. Schemes for type testing of spinners and batch testing of spinners are specified in Annex A and Annex B respectively.