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On October 16, 2019, the European Commission (CEN) issued the Harmonized Standard for the Toy Directive 2009/48/EC. The European Commission has issued harmonized standards to make the requirements covered by the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC clearer. The harmonized standards stipulate the test methods and corresponding limits, and the corresponding products should be consistent the requirements of the harmonized standards. In order to incorporate the latest technology into the EN 71-3 test method, the European Commission has replaced EN71-3: 2019 as a harmonized standard with EN 71-3:2013+A3:2018, EN71-3: 2019 revised test methods for hexavalent chromium and organotin and limits for hexavalent chromium, and EN 71-3:2013+A3:2018 will be withdrawn on April 15, 2020, effective from the date of this decision.

 

The harmonized standards referenced by the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC are as follows:

 

No	Guideline
1	EN   71-1:2014+A1:2018
2	EN   71-2:2011+A1:2014
3	EN   71-3:2019
4	EN   71-4:2013
5	EN   71-5:2015
6	EN   71-7:2014+A2:2018，For the allowed   preservative climbazole (entry 22 in Table B.1 of Annex B to Standard EN   71-7:2014+A2:2018) 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.）
7	EN   71-8:2018
8	EN   71-12:2013
9	EN   71-13:2014
10	EN   71-14:2018
11	EN 62115:2005 IEC 62115:2003 (Modified) + A1:2004 EN 62115:2005/A11:2012/AC:2013 EN 62115:2005/A11:2012 EN 62115:2005/A12:2015 EN 62115:2005/A2:2011/AC:2011 EN 62115:2005/A2:2011 IEC 62115:2003/A2:2010 (Modified)

The withdrawal standards are as follows：

No	Reference of the   standard	Date of withdrawal
1	EN 71-3:2013+A3:2018	15 April 2020
2	EN 71-14:2014+A1:2017	22 January 2020

 

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Toy companies should pay attention to standard changes in a timely manner and test according to the latest standards. AGC is equipped with an independent toy testing laboratory. The testing capabilities cover mainstream industry standards such as international, China, EU, North America, Japan, Australia, etc. If you need to know more and consult more, please feel free to contact us.