A1) Is it correct to speak of fire resistance of a chair?
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A4) Is there a European standard that fulfils the requirement of class 1.IM requested in Italy for upholstered chairs?
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B1) Must the producers always consider the ministerial procedures in order to sell their products?
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B2) For the fire prevention, in which area are ministerial procedures prescribed?
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B3) For the fire reaction, do I have to ask the classification/certification of products only to an accredited laboratory?
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B4) For the fire reaction, may the approval be issued by an authorized laboratory?
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B5) For the fire reaction of products, has the manufacturer any obligation after having obtained the approval?
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B6) Has the manufacturer other obligations apart those described in FAQ B5?
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B7) If the approval has expired, can the producer sell the certified products?
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B8) If after obtaining the approval, the manufacturer produces new products belonging to the approved/family collection, can he/she sell them as approved?
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B9) Is the approval mandatory for products specifically produced or to specific customer requirements?
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B10) Is it possible to apply for approval with the test certificate issued for a limited supply of production?
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C1) When furniture can be considered “upholstered”?
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C2) An upholstered headboard fixed to the wall is an upholstered furniture?
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C3) In order to test upholstered furniture, must a specimen of the finished product be delivered to the laboratory?
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C4) If in an upholstered piece of furniture you are using a Class 1 cladding and padding of 1.IM class, can the upholstered furniture be considered of 1.IM class?
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C5) Is it necessary to test every different color of the fabric?
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C6) Must the armrests made of cold-foamed polyurethane self-skinning foam be tested?
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C7) The plywood panel of the back or the elastic straps of the seat of an upholstered furniture must be fire-resistant?
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C8) Must the rigid components of upholstered office chairs such as the column, the 5-arms wheels bases, pins, knobs and linkages be tested?
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C9) Must the fabric itself applied under the seat be "fire-resistant"?
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C10) Must the wooden frame of an upholstered chair be coated with a fire-retardant coating material?
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C11) In case of more than one upholstered furniture made of the same coating and the same upholstery filling is it possible to request a single certification?
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D5) In order to classify a non-upholstered chair, which elements are not subject to the classification?
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D6) If a non-upholstered chair is equipped with a writing tablet, is it necessary to take it into account for the purpose of sampling?
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