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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

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

Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/740 · Decision · 4 articles

In forceLast amended 2026-09-14

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Article 1

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The references of the harmonised standards for toys drafted in support of Directive 2009/48/EC, listed in the Annex to this Decision, are hereby published in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Article 3

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This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Supplementary provisions

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ANNEX No Reference of the standard 1. EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 Safety of toys – Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties Restriction: As regards clauses 3.19 (definition of ‘driving mechanism’) and 4.15.1 for wave rollers (a ride-on toy where the child is seated, the steering and propulsion of which are controlled with the feet, and which have wheels within reach during use), harmonised standard EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 does not confer a presumption of conformity with the essential safety requirements set out in Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/48/EC and Part I, point 3, of Annex II to that Directive. 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 3a.  EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024 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 4a. EN 71-4:2020+A1:2025 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 9a. EN 71-13:2021+A2:2024 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 12. EN 71-15: 2025 Safety of toys – Part 15: Formamide in foam toy materials (content). 13. EN 71-16:2025 Safety of toys – Part 16 Certain chlorinated phosphorus flame retardants (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) in toy materials

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