THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF UKRAINE  
RESOLUTION  
No.901 
of 8 October 2008  
Kyiv  
On Approval of the Technical Regulations  
on the Safety of Toys  
In accordance with Article 14 of Law of Ukrain e "On Standards, Technical Regulations and 
Conformity Assessment Procedures" th e Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine resolves to :  
1. Approve the Technical regulations on the safety of toys that are attached.  
2. Ministry of Industrial Policy to carry out control over complia nce with requirements of the 
Technical regulations appr oved by this resolution.  
3. This resolution shall take effect six months from the day of its publication.  
   
Prime Minister of Ukraine   Y.TIMOSHENKO   
 
 
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 APPROVED 
by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No.901 of 8 October 2008  TECHNICAL REGULATIONS  
on the safety of toys  
General provisions  
1. These Technical regulations set forth requirements relating to the safety of toys, a procedure 
of assessment of their conformity to such requirements, establish rules for labeling and 
introduction into circulation of toys of forei gn and domestic production, their selling and free-of-
charge distribution (hereinafter - intr oduction of toys into circulation).  
2. In these Technical regulations the term "toy" denotes a product (material for play) intended for 
being played with by childre n of up to 14 years old.  
3. These Technical regulati ons shall not apply to:  
Christmas tree decorative items;  
Replica models intended for adult collectors;  Articles intended for group playing on playgrounds;  
Sports articles;  
Deep-water diving equipment;  Folklore dolls, decorative and similar produc ts which are intended for adult collectors;  
Gambling machines set up in public places (trade centers, train stations, etc.);  
Jigsaw puzzles with the number of the elemen ts exceeding 500 or without  a picture, which are 
intended for experts;  
Pneumatic guns and pistols;  
fireworks, including pistons, except for pi stons specifically de signed for toys;  
slings and catapults;  sets of darts with metal tips;  
stoves, electric irons and other functional product s that operate on electr ic power with nominal 
voltage over 24 V;  
products equipped with heating elements, which are intended for use under supervision of adults 
and for educational purposes;  
transport vehicle models equipped w ith internal combustion engines;  
toys equipped with steam engines;  
bicycles: road or racing bicycles;  video games which can be connected to the devi ce equipped with a monito r that operates on the 
electric power with nominal voltage over 24 V;  
dummy nipples for toddlers;  
exact replicas of fire arms;  
jewelry for children.  
4. Introduction of toys into circulation is allo wed only if the toys conform to requirements 
concerning ensuring safety of life and health of consumers in case of intended use and 
appropriate behavior of children.  
5. A decision that is passed to implement these Technical regulations, in particular a decision 
that limits introduction of toys in to circulation, must be substant iated and notified to interested 
parties, with simultaneous notific ation of the applicable appeal procedure provided for by law.  
Principal safety requirements  
6. Toys are required to be safe for consumers, not to pose, in case of their use, a risk for life and 
health, or a risk of a physical injury. A risk can  be related to the design of a toy or composition 
of the materials from which it is made, in partic ular such that can not be fully eliminated by 
means of changing the design and composition of the materials without changing functions of 
the toy or eliminating it its important properties.  
A risk level related to the use of  a toy should not exceed the level of ability of children or their 
supervisors to eliminate such a risk.  
7. The following data must be indicated on th e packaging and (or) la bel, in the operating 
instructions for the toy:  
a minimal age of a child for which the is in tended, and, if required, information concerning 
obligatory adult supervision during the use of the toy;  
information for children and supervising individu als concerning risks rela ting to the use of the 
toy and ways of eliminating such risks.  
Requirements concerning physical and mechanical characteristics 
8. Toys, parts and joints (hinges)  thereof are required to have necessary m echanical strength, and 
if necessary – proper resistance to load/pressure during the use excluding the risk of physical 
injury.  
9. Design of toys and their accessible edges, e nds, wires, cables, moving parts and fastening 
units are required to be such th at during the use of the toy no risk of a physical injury could 
occur.  
10. Toys (their component parts a nd any parts that can be separa ted) intended for children under 
three years old will be required to have dimensi ons that would make impossible their accidental 
swallowing and (or) inhaling.  11. Toys, their component parts and packaging, in which they are placed fo r retail distribution, 
shall not pose a risk of suffocation of a child.  
12. Design of toys intended for play in shallo w water and supporting children floating in the 
water must prevent, in case of in tended use of the toy, the risk of  the toy’s losing its ability to 
float, and the risk of a child’s losi ng one’s ability to stay afloat.  
13. Design of a toy with a possibility of accessing the inside part of the toy, in particular 
ventilated parts, must ensure the possibil ity of exiting the toy w ithout outside help.  
14. Toys which allow free movement or are intended  for riding with free rotation of their wheels 
shall be required to have an easily managed brak e or a braking system that would let reduce the 
kinetic energy of their moveme nt to prevent accidents.  
15. The shape of the rockets (bullets) and thei r component parts that develop kinetic energy 
during the launch must be such so that to ensure  that during the use of the toys no risk would 
occur of physically injuring a child or a third person.  
16. Design of toys with heating elements must ensure:  that maximum temperature of any accessible pa rt of the surface would not cause a burn if 
touched;  
that liquid and gas held inside of the toy should not reach the temperature and pressure which 
could, in case of their release from the toy on condition of it’s being used as intended, cause 
burning, scolding or other physical injuries.  
17. In toys equipped with a piston the level of noise (the noise during the use of the toy on 
condition of single shots) should not exceed 95 decibels.  
18. A toy should not change its color due to the paint being washed off, not its shape or mass 
during the service (washing, cleaning, etc.).  
Materials, from which the decorative and protectiv e cover of the toy is made, are required to 
resist saliva, sweat, neutral soap  (household soap, soap for childre n, etc.) used in the course of 
wet cleaning.  
Requirements relating to fire safety of the materials  
19. Toys must be made of such materials that  do not include hazardous  easily inflammable 
substances which pose a thread to children, specifically such that:  
do not take fire when subjected to a flame or sparkle or other potenti al sources of fire;  
are not easy to inflame (the flame dies immediatel y after the elimination of the cause of fire);  
if inflamed, burn slowly  (fire spreads slowly);  
regardless of its chemical composition, are treate d so that the process of burning is slow.  
Such substances should not cause a risk of ot her materials used in the toy taking fire.  20. Toys, in particular materials and equipment us ed for chemical tests, assembly models from 
plastics or ceramics, enameling, photograp hy, which include hazardous substances or 
compounds, permitted for use in conformity with doc uments of the central executive authority in 
the area of protection of health, should not incl ude substances or compounds that can become 
inflammable due to evaporation of non-inflammable volatile elements.  
21. Toys should not:  be potentially explosive or include elements or  substances that can explode when used. This 
requirement shall not apply to pistons th at are specifically designed for toys;  
include substances and compounds which can be e xplosive due to chemical reactions, heating or 
mixing with oxidizing substances, or such that in clude volatile components that take fire in the 
air and can form an inflammable or potential ly explosive combination (gas mixture).  
Requirements relating to chemical properties  
22. Chemical composition of a toy or its separate  component parts should not have an adverse 
effect on the organism of a child during the use of the toy, in particular in connection with 
incidental swallowing, inhaling or touching with the skin, mu cous membranes or eyes.  
23. The amount of substances in the form of a solu tion that can get into th e organism of a child 
during the use of a toy may not exceed the fo llowing quantities (milligrams per day): antimony – 
0.2, arsenic – 0.1, barium - 25, cadmium – 0.6, ch romium – 0.3, plumbum – 0.7, mercury – 0.5, 
selenium – 5, or other quantities for these or other substances th e toxic risk of which can be 
scientifically substantiated and specified in do cuments of the central executive authority in the 
area of protection of health.  
24. In the event where a limited quantity of hazar dous substances or compounds is necessary for 
use of particular toys (materials and equipmen t for chemical tests, assembling models from 
plastics or ceramics, enameli ng, photography), their concentrati on may not exceed the maximum 
permitted level set for each of the substances or  compounds by the central executive authority in 
the area of protection of health.  
Requirements relating to el ectric characteristics  
25. Power for electric toys may be provided from  sources of electric current with nominal 
voltage that does not exceed 24 V. No part of a toy should be subjected to the voltage exceeding 
24 V.  
Parts of toys that are connected to sources of elec tric power that can cause an electric shock shall 
have properly insulated and mechanically prot ected wires or other conductors through which 
electric current is supplied for the purpose of prevention of the risk of such a shock.  
26. Design of a toy must ensure that the maximu m temperature on its external, open and (or) 
accessible surface would not cause scalding.  
Sanitary and hygiene requirements  
27. Designing of toys shall be carried out in ac cordance with hygiene requirements set forth by 
the central executive authority in th e area of protection of health.  Requirements relating to radioactivity  
28. Toys should not include radioactive elements or  substances in forms or  concentrations that 
can cause harm to the health of a child. A cont ent of natural radioactive substances shall not 
exceed the level established by the central executive au thority in the area of protection of health.  
A procedure of assessment of conformity, requirements relating to labeling  
29. Assessment of conformity of toys to require ments of these Technical  regulations shall be 
carried out by the producer or his designated representative using conformity assessment 
procedures in accordance with the Technica l regulations on modules  for assessment of 
conformity and requirements relating to applica tion of the national mark of conformity, which 
are used in technical regulations , approved by Resolution of the Ca binet of Ministers of Ukraine 
of 7 October 2003 # 1585 (Official gazette of Ukraine, 2003, # 41, p. 2175).  
30. In the event where a process of production of toys conforms  to requirements of national 
standards, a procedure of assessment of conf ormity under module Aa (internal control of 
production) shall be applied.  
Producer or his designated represen tative shall prepare a declaration of conformity of toys to the 
requirements of the Technical regulations using th e form presented in the Annex and shall affix 
the national mark of conformity to each toy or  its packaging in conform ity with Resolution of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 29 Novemb er 2001 # 1599 "On approva l of the description 
and rules for application of the national mark of  conformity" (Official gazette of Ukraine, 2001, 
# 49, p. 2188).  
Producer or his designated representative shall k eep, together with the technical documentation, 
a copy of the declaration of c onformity of the toy to the requirements of the Technical 
regulations during three years follo wing the production of the last toy and shall provide them for 
examination in cases specified by legislation.  
31. If the producer during the production of part icular types of toys did not apply national 
standards or did not apply them fully, or if no st andards applicable to manufacture of such toys 
exist, for verification of conformity of the t oys to principal requirements of these Technical 
regulations module B (type examin ation) in combination with m odule C (type conformity) will 
be used.  
Assessment of conformity of toys to requirements of these Technical regulations shall be carried 
out at the choice of the producer or his authoriz ed representative by the authority responsible for 
conformity assessment. A sample end product must be examined and tested for conformity to the 
requirements of national standards.  
Producer will be required:  
To take measures to ensure that the production process ensures conformity  of the produced toys 
to technical documentation and to the requi rements of these Tec hnical regulations;  
To affix to the toy (or its packaging) an iden tification number for of the chosen by the producer 
authority responsible for conformity assessment.  
After conducting an examination, the producer or his designated representative will keep 
technical documentation together with a copy of the certificate of examina tion of the type during three years after the production of the last t oy and will submit them on demand to executive 
authorities specified by law.  
In the event if the producer is not a reside nt of Ukraine and there is no his designated 
representative, the technical documentation and declaration of  conformity of toys to 
requirements of these Technical regulations wi ll be kept by the person who has introduced the 
toy into circulation.  
32. To the toy and (or) its label (packaging) the national mark of confor mity and identification 
number of the authority responsible for confor mity assessment in accordance with the state 
registry of such authorities will be affixed.  
33. Marks must be easily readable , clear, and understandable and should not be washed away. 
For small toys and such toys that consist of sm all parts it will be allowed to affix marks to the 
labels (packaging) or ac companying documentation.  
Marking will include:  
A trade mark and (or) name/title of the producer or his authorized representative or person 
responsible for introduction of the toy into circulation (in the event where the producer or his 
designated representative is not  carrying out an activity in the territory of Ukraine);  
Address of the producer and (or)  his authorized representative  or person responsible for 
introduction of the toy into circulation (in the event where the producer or his designated 
representative is not carry ing out an activity in the territory of Ukraine).  
In the event if the specified data are not indicate d on the toy, consumer should be advised to keep 
a label (packaging) or ac companying documentation.  
It shall be prohibited to  affix to toys, their labels (packag ing) marks or texts similar to the 
national mark of conformity.  
Amount of information indicated on the la bel (packaging) or in the accompanying 
documentation shall be sufficient for identifi cation of the producer or his authorized 
representative or person responsible for introd uction of the toy into circulation (in the event 
where the producer or his designated representative is not carrying out an activity in the territory 
of Ukraine).  
Toys are required to include warning informati on concerning risks relating to their use and ways 
of preventing such risks.  
If supervision authorities, designa ted by law, have established that  toys bearing the national mark 
of conformity are not used as intended or can cr eate a risk for life and (or) health of consumers, 
the executive authorities will take  (in accordance with legislation) relevant measures to exclude 
the toys from the circulation. The decision conc erning application of such measures the grounds 
for such a decision must be specified, in particular:  
Failure to conform to principal requirements of  these Technical regula tions (if a toy does not 
conform to requirements of national standards);  
Incorrect application of require ments of national standards;  Flaws in the safety standards.  
Executive authorities will take in accordance with th e legislation the measures to ensure selective 
control of the toys introduced into circulation for the purpose of verifica tion of their conformity 
to requirements of thes e Technical regulations.  
34. Packaging of toys which may prove dangerous  for children younger than three years old will 
be required to incl ude warnings like "For ch ildren older than three year s old" or "Attention! Not 
for use of children under three years of age" a nd a brief explanation of  the danger involved.  
35. The operating instructions for playground chutes, swings, rings, trapeze, ropes and other toys 
that are attached to cross-beams, must contain information concerning mandatory:  
regular examinations of fastening and joints a nd compliance with instructions, with a warning 
that incompliance may cause falling;  
compliance with the procedure for assembly of a toy, with a warning regarding parts that may 
pose a risk in case of improper use.  
36. Packaging of a functional toy th at is a scale model of devices or installations intended for  
adults must bear the following warning: "Attenti on! For use under direct supervision of adults". 
Such toys must be complemented with operating  instructions containing  information concerning 
safety rules that the consumer is to follow, conc erning nature of the risk relating to incompliance 
with safety requirements, necessa ry measures concerning first aid and the need to keep the toys 
in places not accessible for children under three years old.  
37. Operating instructions (or the packaging) of the toys made with the use of materials that 
include hazardous substances and compounds, must include:  
warning information concerning dangerous natu re of the said substances or compounds and 
safety measures that the user should use;  
the list of measures concerni ng provision of first aid;  
information concerning the need to keep the toys  in places not accessible for children less than 
three years old.  
The packaging of toys, in partic ular, containing materials and equipment for chemical tests, 
assembling of models from plastics or ceram ics, enamel, photography, should contain the 
following warning: "Attention! Only for ch ildren of age over ... years. Use under adult 
supervision". The minimum age allowing the use of the toy shall be set by the producer.  
38. The packaging of skates and rollers (if introdu ced into circulation as toys) must have the 
following warning: "Attention! Use of protective equipment is obligatory". In addition to that, 
the operating instructions for such toys must contain a warning concer ning a careful use to 
prevent falling or colliding that may cause inju ries to the child or third persons, as well as 
recommendations relating to possible protective equipment (helmets, gloves, knee pads, elbow 
pads, etc.).  
39. The toys intended for play in shallow water and keeping children afloat must have the 
following warning: "Attention! Use only in shal low water and only under adult supervision".  40. Labeling and accompanying documentation must be presented in the national language.  
    
 
 
 
DECLARATION  
of conformity of toys to requirements of the Technical regulations  
_____________________________________________________________________________________  
                                                         (name/title of the producer or authorized representative or 
_____________________________________________________________________________________  
                                                                     p e r s o n  r e s p o n s i b l e  f o r  i n t r o d u c t i o n  o f  t h e  t o y  i n t o  c i r c u l ation, 
_____________________________________________________________________________________  
                                                              t h e i r  l o c a t i o n ,  c o d e  i n  c o n f o r m i t y  w i t h  E D R P O U  ( i f  a v a i l a b l e )  
represented by 
______________________________________________________________________________  
                                                            (job title, surname, first and second name of the authorized person )  
confirms that ______________________________________________________________________, 
                                                                                               (name/title of toys) 
produced under ____________________________________________________________________, 
                                                                            (name and denomination of technical documentation)  
conforms to requirements of the Technical regulations safety of toys, as well as 
____________________________________________________________________________________  
                                                                              (specify regulatory documents, 
____________________________________________________________________________________  
                                                                           w h i c h  v e r i f y  c o n f o r m i t y  o f  t o y s  
____________________________________________________________________________________  
                                                                                   to requirements of the Technical regulations )  
A procedure of conformity assessment is carr ied out according to the Technical regulations.  
Certificate of conformity*  ______________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                       (date of registration an d number of the certificate of conformity,
_____________________________________________________________________________________. 
                               period of validity; name/title and location of the designated conformity assessment authority)  
This declaration is prepared under full responsibility of th e producer or authorized  representative or the 
person responsible for introduction of  the toys into circulation ( cross out the irrelevant part ).  
________________________________ 
(job title of individual who prepared the declaration)  
________________ 
(signature)  
_____________________ 
(initials and surname)  
 Annex 
to the Technical regulations  Place of seal  
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* Provided that the producer uses a module under which a procedure of conformity assessment of the toys is to be carried out by 
the designated authority.  
  
Place for the mark concerning registration of the declaration of conformity.  
 
 
 
  
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