Vastuskiri

Dear Dragan Velkovski

You contacted the Health Board to obtain information about the requirements and certification of shower heads as products. Below we will answer your questions.

In Estonia, general product safety requirements apply, which are laid down in the Product Conformity Act. This Act transposes the European Union's General Product Safety Directive. There are no specific national certification or approval requirements for shower heads, provided that the products comply with the relevant European standards, such as the EN 1112 you mentioned. Market surveillance in Estonia is carried out by the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA).

Testing of materials in contact with drinking water is mandatory to ensure their compliance with the directive's requirements. The manufacturer must ensure and be able to prove that its product is safe. Although Estonia does not have a specific national approval scheme for shower heads, compliance with European standards, such as the EN 12873 series which deals with the influence of materials on drinking water, is expected. The same ideas are added into the Water Act and Drinking Water Regulation.

According to § 85-5 of the Water Act, materials used in facilities for the abstraction, treatment, storage, or distribution of drinking water must not:

Directly or indirectly endanger human health.

Adversely affect the colour, odour, or taste of the water.

Promote microbial growth.

Leach contaminants into the water in quantities greater than is unavoidable for the intended purpose of the material.

Furthermore, § 2(5) of the Drinking Water Regulation stipulates that any equipment, chemicals, substances, and materials in contact with drinking water must not impair its quality or pose a health risk.

Regarding test reports or certificates issued in another EU country according to EN ISO 17025, these are generally accepted in Estonia as part of the principle of mutual recognition within the EU single market. The key is to demonstrate compliance with the overarching legislative requirements.

Currently, there are no specific national requirements for eco-labels or water labels for shower heads in Estonia. However, as mentioned above, uniform marking specifications will be introduced as part of the new EU-wide regulations.

With Regards

Lauri Liepkalns

Chief specialist

Environmental health departement

+372 794 3500

[email protected]

Republic of Estonia

Health Board

+372 794 3500

[email protected]

www.terviseamet.ee

Paldiski mnt 81, 10614 Tallinn

Estonia

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Dear Madam / Sir,

My name is Dragan Velkovski and I am Project Engineer from Intertek Germany.

We have a need to find out the requirements for the product shower head (only the showerhead which is hand held) in Estonia.

• * Can you please inform us are there any specific safety requirements for certification / approval of these products?

• * Is there special requirement that requires mandatory testing of materials in contact with water?

• * Is the approval for materials in contact with drinking water mandatory or voluntary?

• * Is existing test report or certificate according EN ISO 17025 issued in another EU country accepted in Estonia?

• * Are there any requirements for eco-label / water label or any special label (packaging, environment ets.) for these products?

We are interested to know if there are any additional requirements (special national certification or approval) despite the products are compliant with the Directive (EU) 2020/2184, as well as the standards EN 1112 (non-harmonized standard) and EN 12873 series.

If you cannot assist us on these matters, please advise us where to address for this.

We would really appreciate your assistance in clarifying these points.

Looking forward to positive response from you.

Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Dragan Velkovski

Electrical Engineer – M.Sc.

Project Engineer

Transportation Technologies

Direct       +49 8341 9556 304

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