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New references of harmonised standards for toys

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New references of harmonised standards for toys

 

On 5th April 2023, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/740 of 4 April 2023 on harmonised standards for toys drafted in support of Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council which repeals the Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1992.

 

The main points of this decision are:

 

  • The updated references of the harmonised standards for toys are listed in Annex:

 

No

Reference of the standard

1.

EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018

Safety of toys — Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties

2.

EN 71-2:2020

Safety of toys — Part 2: Flammability

3.

EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021

Safety of toys — Part 3: Migration of certain elements

4.

EN 71-4:2020

Safety of toys — Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities

5.

EN 71-5:2015

Safety of toys — Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets

6.

EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020

Safety of toys — Part 7: Finger paints — Requirements and test methods

7.

EN 71-8:2018

Safety of toys — Part 8: Activity toys for domestic use

8.

EN 71-12:2016

Safety of toys — Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances

Informative note: The limit values in point (a) of Table 2 of clause 4.2 of standard ‘EN 71-12:2016 Safety of toys — Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances’ are lower than the limit values to be complied with set in point 8 of part III of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC. In particular those values are as follows:

Substance

Standard EN 71-12:2016

Directive 2009/48/EC

N-nitrosamines

0,01 mg/kg

0,05 mg/kg

N-nitrosatable

0,1 mg/kg

1 mg/kg.

9.

EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022

Safety of toys — Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games

10.

EN 71-14:2018

Safety of toys — Part 14: Trampolines for domestic use

11.

EN IEC 62115:2020

Electric toys — Safety

EN IEC 62115:2020/A11:2020