National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12790:2026. It supersedes BS EN 12790‑1:2023, BS EN 12790‑2:2023 and BS EN 16232:2013+A2:2023, which are withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee CW/1, Safety of child use and child care products.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its committee manager.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication has been prepared in good faith, however no representation, warranty, assurance or undertaking (express or implied) is or will be made, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by BSI in relation to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of this publication. All and any such responsibility and liability is expressly disclaimed to the full extent permitted by the law.

This publication is provided as is, and is to be used at the recipient’s own risk.

The recipient is advised to consider seeking professional guidance with respect to its use of this publication.

This publication is not intended to constitute a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 November 2026.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 July 2026.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and United Kingdom.

European foreword

This document (EN 12790:2026) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 252 “Child care articles”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2027, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2027.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 12790‑1:2023, EN 12790‑2:2023 and EN 16232:2013+A2:2023.

EN 12790:2026 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 12790‑1:2023, EN 12790‑2:2023 and EN 16232:2013+A2:2023:

merges in one single standard the three previous standards covering reclined cradles (EN 12790‑1:2023 and EN 12790‑2:2023) and infant swings (EN 16232:2013+A2:2023);
harmonization of the requirements for the two product categories as relevant;
general update of the normative references;
general update of the requirements to the state-of-the-art.

Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

1 Scope

This document specifies safety requirements and the corresponding test methods for reclined cradles intended for children from birth up to when they start to stand up and infant swings intended for children from birth up to when they start to try to sit up.

This document is also applicable to car seats complying with UN R44 or UN R129 that can be used as type A or type B reclined cradles and/or infant swings according to the instructions for use. If usage as a type A or type B reclined cradle and/or an infant swing is not included in the product information or marketing material, car seats are excluded from the scope of this document.

This document does not apply to reclined cradles or infant swings designed for children with special needs, and/or which fall under the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (medical devices).

If a reclined cradle or infant swing has several functions or can be converted into another function, the relevant European Standards apply.

Swings falling under the scope of EN 71‑8 are excluded from the scope of this document.

NOTE For the rest of the document, the word “product” will be used when referring at the same time to reclined cradles and infant swings.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Test equipment

4.1 Test mass A

4.2 Test mass A2

4.3 Test mass B

4.4 Test mass C

4.5 Small parts cylinder

4.6 Feeler gauge

4.7 Test probes for finger entrapment

4.8 Test equipment for handle strength and durability tests

4.9 Test equipment for handle locking mechanism strength and durability tests

4.10 Test surface for the stability test

4.11 Test surface for static slippage

4.12 Impactor

4.13 Test equipment for sound level measurement

4.14 Stability test fixture

5 General requirements and test conditions

5.1 Product conditioning

5.2 Test conditions

5.3 Application of forces

5.4 Tolerances of the test equipment

5.5 Order of tests

6 Chemical hazards

7 Thermal hazards

8 Mechanical hazards

8.1 General

8.2 Hazards due to sound level

8.3 Entrapment hazards

8.4 Hazards due to moving parts

8.5 Hazards due to falling of the child

8.6 Hazards due to folding of the product

8.7 Hazards from entanglement in cords, ribbons and similar parts

8.8 Choking and ingestion hazard

8.9 Suffocation hazards from plastic packaging

8.10 Hazards from edges, corners and protruding parts

8.11 Hazards from inadequate structural integrity

8.12 Hazards from inadequate stability

8.13 Hazards from possible movement of the product on the floor

8.14 Electrical hazards

9 Product information

9.1 General

9.2 Marking of the product

9.3 Purchase information

9.4 Instructions for use

Bibliography