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EN 12196:2003 vs EN 12196:2023

As of 8 October 2026, EN 12196:2023 is the latest edition of EN 12196 listed under General Product Safety with presumption of conformity. Still listed alongside it: EN 12196:2003 (until 27 October 2027).

Until the end of legal effect on the older edition passes, both editions give presumption of conformity; after it, only the newer one does. The dates are the Commission's own columns, reproduced from the summary list; "Cited by" and "Withdrawn by" are the implementing decisions named on the rows.

Every edition of EN 12196 on the lists we archive, oldest citation first.
EditionStatusRegimeFirst in OJEnd of legal effectCited byWithdrawn by
EN 12196:2003Cited, cessation date setGeneral Product Safety15 Oct 200527 Oct 2027none2026/901
EN 12196:2023Cited, presumption appliesGeneral Product Safety27 Apr 20262026/901none
Cited, cessation date set
In the list with an end of legal effect that has not yet passed.
Cited, presumption applies
The reference is in the Official Journal list with no end of legal effect set.

Only editions that appear on the Machinery, Radio Equipment or General Product Safety lists are compared here. An edition that exists at the standards body but has never been cited is not on this page. Record as of 8 October 2026; last movement on these rows 27 April 2026.