This European Standard specifies the minimum general requirements for body armour intended to provide basic torso protection and high protection to some vital organs against assaults by firearms and / or edged and pointed weapons including sizing@ coverage@ ergonomic and innocuousness requirements@ and requirements for labelling and the provision of information. The standard targets products aimed for the civilian market@ for example for different types of guards. Smaller components such as collars@ shoulders groin protectors (if included) fall outside the scope of this standard.