European Commission publishes new references of harmonised standards for toys
On 16 November 2021, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1992 of 15 November 2021 on harmonised standards for toys. This was drafted in support of Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council which repeals the implementing Decision (EU) 2021/867.
The main points of this decision are:
- The updated references of the harmonised standards for toys listed in Annex I:
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Reference of the standard |
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1. |
EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 Safety of toys — Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties |
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2. |
EN 71-2:2020 Safety of toys — Part 2: Flammability |
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3. |
EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 Safety of toys — Part 3: Migration of certain elements |
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4. |
EN 71-4:2020 Safety of toys — Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities |
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5. |
EN 71-5:2015 Safety of toys — Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets |
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6. |
EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020 Safety of toys — Part 7: Finger paints — Requirements and test methods |
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7. |
EN 71-8:2018 Safety of toys — Part 8: Activity toys for domestic use |
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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 have complied with set in point 8 of part III of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC. In particular, those values are as follows: |
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Substance |
Standard EN 71-12:2016 |
Directive 2009/48/EC |
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N-nitrosamines |
0,01 mg/kg |
0,05 mg/kg |
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N-nitrosatable |
0,1 mg/kg |
1 mg/kg. |
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9. |
EN 71-13:2021 Safety of toys — Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games |
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10. |
EN 71-14:2018 Safety of toys — Part 14: Trampolines for domestic use |
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11. |
EN IEC 62115:2020 Electric toys — Safety EN IEC 62115:2020/A11:2020 |
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- Article 1 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/867 shall continue to apply to the references of the harmonised standards for toys until the dates set out in the following table:
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No |
Reference of the standard |
Date of withdrawal |
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1. |
EN 71-2:2011+A1:2014 Safety of toys — Part 2: Flammability |
15 May 2022 |
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2. |
EN 71-3:2019 Safety of toys — Part 3: Migration of certain elements |
15 May 2022 |
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3. |
EN 71-4:2013 Safety of toys — Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities |
15 May 2022 |
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4. |
EN 71-13:2014 Safety of toys — Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games |
15 May 2022 |
- Article 1 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1728 shall continue to apply to the references of the harmonised standards for toys until the dates set out in the following table:
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No |
Reference of the standard |
Date of withdrawal |
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1. |
EN 71-7:2014+A2:2018 Safety of toys — Part 7: Finger paints – Requirements and test methods Note: For the allowed preservative Climbazole (entry 22 in Table B.1 of Annex B to this standard) the presumption of conformity applies up to a maximum allowed concentration of 0,2 % (not: 0,5 %). This is based on the ‘ADDENDUM to the Opinion on Climbazole (P64) ref. SCCS/1506/13’ of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) that was adopted after the publication of the standard by CEN. |
28 November 2021 |
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2. |
EN 71-12:2013 Safety of toys — Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances |
28 November 2021 |
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3. |
EN 62115:2005 Electric toys – Safety (IEC 62115:2003 (Modified) + A1:2004) EN 62115 :2005/A2:2011 (IEC 62115:2003/A2:2010 (Modified) EN 62115:2005/A2:2011/AC:2011 EN 62115:2005/A11:2012 EN 62115:2005/A11:2012/AC:2013 EN 62115:2005/A12:2015 |
21 February 2022 |
