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This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods related to materials, safety, perform-ance and consumer information for classified floating leisure articles for use on and in the water according to EN 15649-1. This document is applicable with EN 15649-1 and EN 15649-2. This European Standard is applicable for Class B floating leisure articles for use on and in the water according to EN 15649-1 regardless whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant material. Class B devices provide a buoyant structure with one or more body openings into which the user is positioned partly immersed. NOTE 1 Typical products forming Class B (see Annex B): - floating rafts with interior body holding system ("swim seats") mostly in circular or square shape, fantasy shape for playing purposes; - floating fantasy shaped structures with one or more openings to host a child's body, with or with-out body holding system; - floating with slits or openings to put legs through any shape- floating rings with interior seat segments inside the circular body opening. NOTE 2 Typical places for application: - pools; - protected areas of lakes, ponds; - protected area sea shore (no offshore winds, no currents).