G/TBT/N/EU/1017  
4 October 2023  
(23-6643) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  Children´s 
toys, i.e. products designed or intended, whether or not exclusively, for use in play by 
children under 14 years of age.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for a 
Regulation of th e European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys and 
repealing Directive 2009/48/EC (COM(2023) 462 final); (61 page(s), in English), (33 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  It replaces Directive 2009/48/EC on the requirements tha t toys 
must meet to be placed on the Union market. With regard to Directive 2009/48/EC the 
proposed Regulation introduces generic bans for the most harmful chemicals in toys, and 
requires that a product passport including the compliance information is crea ted for toys.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The aim is to strengthen the protection of children when playing with toys, 
in particular from harmful chemicals, and to reduce the number of non-compliant and 
unsafe toys on the Union market; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on 
the safety of toys   
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/48/oj  G/TBT/N/EU/1017  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  The proposal has to be adopted by the European Parliament 
and the Council following the ordinary legislative procedure. no precise timeline can be 
indicated.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  It could be expected to enter into force in 2024 -
2025 and start applying as from 2027 or 2028.  
10. Final date for comments:  90 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/to ols-
databases/tbt/en/  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52023PC0462&qid=1695304047725  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_12791_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_12791_01_e.pdf