Tentative Translation by the JTA
April 18, 2006
(The latest revision January 15, 2023)
Basic principles for Toys Safety Standard and Safety Toy Mark Program【Purpose】
Article 1 This Principles governs implementation of Toys Safety Standard and Safety Toy
Mark Program managed and operated by The Japan Toy Association (hereinafterreferred to as “Association”)【Toys Safety Standard】
Article 2 The Association shall establish certain technical standards ( hereinafter referred
to as “Toys Safety Standard (ST Standard) ” as the basis to ensure safety forcertain kinds of toys, and shall endeavor to have it prevail in the society for the
purpose of preventing potential injury or damage to safety and health ofchildren.
２．The Association shall review Toys Safety Standard (ST Standard) from time totime and keep it updated to be as an appropriate state as possible, taking into
consideration reported historical cases or possible future cases of accidents
caused by toys and other risks that may be found from time to time.
３．If any part of Toys Safety Standard (ST Standard) is changed, revised, modified
or amended, the Association shall notify such change promptly to Members of
the Association, Designated Testing Bodies, business proprietors (hereinafterreferred to as “ST Mark Licensee”) who have entered into Safety Toy Mark
License Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “ST Mark License Agreement”)
with the Association, and other parties concerned.
【Safety Toy Mark Program】
Article 3 For the purpose of promoting the prevalence of toys that conform to ST Standard
as well as ensuring safety and health of consumers and establishingframework for indemnification for damages that may be caused by accidents
arising from the use of toys, the Association shall establish and implement
Safety Toy Mark Program (hereinafter referred to as “ST Mark Program”) as
set forth below.
２．ST Mark Program shall be defined as a program where: (ⅰ) the Associationenters into ST Mark License Agreement with a business proprietor who
manufactures, imports or sells toys, ( ⅱ) the Association conducts a ST
Standard Conformity Test on toys manufactured, imported or sold by such1business proprietor, (ⅲ) the Association licenses such business proprietor to
put on the market the toys bearing Safety Toy Mark (hereinafter referred to as“ST Mark”) defined in Article 4 hereof on them or their packages if such toys
have been accepted in the ST Standard Conformity Test and approved asconforming to ST Standard, and (ⅳ) the Association indemnifies ST Mark
Licensees for losses or damages suffered by ST Mark Licensees by reason of
accidents caused by a defect of toys bearing ST Mark, in accordance with theprovisions of Article 13hereof.
３．ST Standard Conformity Tests set forth above shall be conducted by testingbodies designated by the Association (hereinafter referred to as “DesignatedTesting Body ”).
４．If toys have been accepted and approved in a ST Standard Conformity Test
conducted by Designated Testing Bodies, such result shall remain in effect for
two (2) years from the date of acceptance at the Test.
５．While the Association adheres to the licensing rule of ST Mark set forth in thesecond paragraph of this article, it may refrain from licensing ST Mark in thefollowing cases :(1) where the Association considers that a toy, due to its unique characteristics,
presents potential risk which is not covered by ST Standard;
In the case that such risk is considered to be addressed by the businessproprietor itself, the Association shall, by informing the business proprietor
concerned of the potential risk, recommend such proprietor to address the risk;(2) where the Association considers that it is not appropriate to approve the useof ST Mark from the perspective regarding the healthy development of youths;【ST Mark】
Article 4 The actual image of ST Mark shall be as illustrated below, which may be marked
on toy products that have been approved as conforming to ST Standard, or on
their packages.

２．ST Mark shall be marked in black color.
Provided that, if a single color is used for the body of the toy or the printing on
the package, the same or similar color may be used for the ST Mark used
thereon, unless use of such same or similar color deteriorates visibility andlegibility of marking.
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３．The size of ST Mark shall be a block of 18mm (length) by 20mm (width), inprinciple. Provided that, the size of ST Mark may be reduced up to the smallestof 80% of the original size set forth above, by reducing both length and width by
the same proportion.
４．It is recommended that ST Mark should be placed near the product’s barcode sothat distributors, retailers and consumers can recognize the ST Mark easily.
５．For the time being, ST Mark shall only be used on toys that have a JAN Codeand the JAN Code of each toy shall also serve as the Certification No. (13-digit
number) marked together with the letters of “Accepted for Toys Safety
Standard”.
６．Numerals shown on the right side of the symbol “ST” shall mean the last twodigits of the calendar year in which the application for ST Standard Conformity
Test (or the application for the same for renewal, in case of renewal of ST
Standard Conformity Test) is submitted.
（Example）
If an application is submitted in 2010 and the date of approval is January 2011, thenumerals shall be shown as “10”.

７．If a business proprietor who manufactures or sells toys is a member of any of theindustry organizations defined in 6.3 hereof and enters into ST Mark License
Agreement with the Association by way of such industry organization, official
certification marks prescribed by such industry organization subject to priorwritten approval of the Association may be used in lieu of ST Mark, as having
the same effect as that of ST Mark.
【Example】
ST number

The last two digits of the calendar year

- Certification Mark approved by Japan Inflatable Vinyl Products Manufacturers Association- Certification Mark approved by Japan Plastic Toy Manufacturer’s Association【Obligation to Comply with ST Standard】
Article 5 ST Mark Licensees shall ensure that all their toys bearing ST Mark put on themarket shall conform to ST Standard.
2. The Association may, at its discretion, take appropriate measures that it
considers necessary to maintain reputation and reliability of ST Mark fromsociety.
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【Safety Toy Mark (ST Mark) License Agreement】
Article 6 Any person who wishes to participate in ST Mark Program shall enter into ST
Mark License Agreement with the Association.
２．ST Mark License Agreement shall be prescribed in Annex of this Principles. .
３．Business proprietors who belong to any of the following industry organization
shall be entitled to enter into ST Mark License Agreement with the Association
by way of the organization to which they belong.
Name of industry organization

Address

Cooperation of Toy Manufactures’4-22-4 Higashi-Komagata, Sumida-ku

Cooperatives in Tokyo

130-8611 TokyoJapan Plastic Toy Manufacture’s

2-24-7 Higashi-Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku

Association

103-0004 TokyoJapan Inflatable Vinyl Products

2-24-7 Higashi-Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku

Manufacturers Association

103-0004 Tokyo
4-20-12 Kuramae, Taito-ku

Japan Plamodel Industry Association

111-0051 Tokyo

Osaka Toy Industry Association

1-2-11 O-Imazato Minami,

Osaka Branch, The Japan Toy Association

Higashinari-ku, 537-0013 Osaka

Tokyo Toy & Doll Wholesalers

2-28-14 Asakusabashi, Taito-ku

Co-operative Association

111-0053 Tokyo

Chubu

Toys

&

Dolls

Manufacturers 2-15-17 Shinmichi, Nishi-ku, Nagoya

Co-operative

451-0043 Aichi Pre.
3-12-11 Matsunoki, Suginami-ku

Japan Balloon Association

166-0014 Tokyo

Ｔ

Ｐ

Ｖ

Ｊ

Ｂ

Ｄ

Ｃ

Ｒ

4. Any person who wishes to enter into ST Mark License Agreement with the
Association shall submit duly signed ST Mark License Agreement, Application
Form for Execution of Safety Toy Mark (ST Mark) License Agreement (Form 1),
Summary Statement of Business (Form 2), Application Form for Toys Product
Liability Mutual Aid Project (Form 3) to the Association.
5. If any part of the name or the company name, address, the name of authorized
representative (in case of legal entity) of a ST Mark Licensee is changed, such
ST Mark Licensee shall notify such change to the Association.
6. If a ST Mark Licensee closes, quits or relinquishes its toy business, such ST
Mark Licensee shall notify such fact to the Association.
7. If a ST Mark Licensee assigns the whole part of its toy business or if the wholepart of such toy business is transferred to a surviving company, transfereecompany or successor in connection with merger, amalgamation or corporate4

separation involving a ST Mark Licensee, such assignee, surviving company,
transferee company or successor who takes over the whole part of such toy
business shall be deemed as succeeding to such ST Mark Licensee for its toy
business.
8. Any person or company deemed to be succeeding to a ST Mark Licensee under
the provisions of the previous paragraph shall notify such fact to the Association
without delay.
【Agreement Number】
Article 7 The Association shall issue a unique Agreement Number that consists of one
alphabet letter (A, E, K or M) and four-digit Arabic numerals for each ST
Mark License Agreement.
２．In the cases where a ST Mark Licensee enters into ST Mark License Agreement
by way of any of the industry organizations set forth in 6.3 hereof, theAgreement Number for such Agreement shall consist of one alphabet letter
assigned to each organization ( as defined in the right-end column of the tablein 6.3 hereof ) and a unique registration number (four-digit Arabic numerals)
issued by such industry organization.
【Designation of Testing Bodies】
Article 8 The Association shall designate a Designated Testing Body for each ST Mark
License Agreement who conducts ST Standard Conformity Test for toys
covered under such ST Mark License Agreement.
２．Designation of Designated Testing Bodies set forth above for each ST Mark
License Agreement shall be defined in the table below corresponding to thealphabet letter used in the Agreement Number of each ST Mark License
Agreement.
If a circumstance arises where a single ST Mark Licensee has two or more
Agreement Numbers at the same time as a result of merger or amalgamation
between different ST Mark Licensees or for other reasons, the Association shallgive instructions as appropriate depending on the cases.

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Alphabet used inAgreement No.

Ａ・Ｅ・Ｍ
Ｄ・Ｋ・Ｔ

Name of organization
Japan Recreation and
Miscellaneous Goods
Safety Laboratory (MGSL)

Address
4-22-4

Sumida-ku
130-8611 Tokyo
3-6-14

Ｂ

C・Ｐ・Ｖ
Ｊ

Ｒ

Higashi-Komagata,Mizuhai,

Osaka Branch, Japan Recreation Higashi-Osaka cityand Miscellaneous Goods
578-0921 Osaka
Safety Laboratory (MGSL)High Polymer Test & Evaluation 2-11-17 Shinonome, Koto-ku
Center, Japan Chemical Innovation
135-0062 Tokyo
InstituteTokyo Branch, Chemicals
Evaluation and Research Institute1600 Shimo-Takano, Sugito-machi,
Kita-Katsushika-gun
345-0043 Saitama Pref.

【Testing Bodies】
Article 9 Designated Testing Bodies shall have necessary qualifications and technicalexpertise that are sufficient to conduct ST Standard Conformity Test.
2.

The Association may take necessary measures to confirm that DesignatedTesting Bodies have sufficient qualifications and technical expertise set forth
above.

3. When a ST Mark Licensee requests a Designated Testing Body to conduct a ST
Standard Conformity Test, such ST Mark Licensee shall pay ST Standard
Conformity Test Fee prescribed by the Association to such Designated Testing
Body.
【Test by Testing Bodies】
Article 10 Designated Testing Bodies shall conduct ST Standard Conformity Test in a fair
and appropriate manner that conform to ST Standard.
２．Designated Testing Bodies shall record and document the results of ST
Standard Conformity Tests and maintain such records together with related
documents.
【Acceptance of Results of Tests Conducted by certain Testing Bodies at home and abroad】
Article 11 The Association shall designate certain Domestic Testing Bodies other than
Designated Testing Bodies, or Foreign Testing Bodies as qualified inspectors
who are eligible to conduct ST Standard Conformity Test for a certain part of
ST Standard (limited to Part 3 of ST Standard: “Chemical Properties ” only ),and shall accept results of ST Standard Conformity Tests conducted by such
Testing Bodies as having the same effect as those conducted by Designated6Testing Bodies to the extent that such result shall be effective for one (1) year
from the date of the ST Standard Conformity Test.
２．The Domestic Testing Bodies or Foreign Testing Bodies designated under theprovision of the previous paragraph shall be as follows:
Name

Address

Hong Kong Standards and Testing Center

10,Dai Wang Street, Taipo Industrial
Estate, NT, Hong Kong

CMA Industrial Development
Foundations Limited

Room 1302, Yan Hing Center, 9-13
Wong Chuk Yeung Street, Fo Tan, N.T.
Hong Kong
Industrial Technology Support

Osaka Branch, High Polymer Test &Institute of Higashiosaka City,
Evaluation Center, Japan Chemical
1-5-3 Takai-Tanaka,
Innovation Institute
Higashi-Osaka city, 577-0065 Osaka
Intertek
LimitedTestingServices

Hong

Kong 6/F, Garment Centre, 576 Castle Peak
Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
1/F, On Wui Centre, 25 Lok Yip Road,SGS Hong Kong Limited

Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong
1025/1 Rama III Road, Chong Nonsi, Yan

SGS Thailand Limited

Nawa, Bangkok, 10120 Thailand
5th, 6th and 7th Floor of lobby D,
S.O.H.O Biz office Building - 38 Huynh
Lan Khanh Street, Ward 02, Tan Binh
District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Intertek Vietnam Limited

18/F, A-1, Block 1, Tai Ping Industrial

Japan Recreation and Miscellaneous Goods
Centre, 57 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, N.T.
Safety Laboratory Hong Kong OfficeHong Kong

３．If a requesting party of a ST Standard Conformity Test submits to a DesignatedTesting Body results of a part of the ST Standard Conformity Test that has
been conducted by Testing Bodies set forth in 11.1 above, the DesignatedTesting Body may omit such part of the ST Standard Conformity Test coveredby the results submitted.
４．When a requesting party of a ST Standard Conformity Test submits to a
Designated Testing Body results of a part of the ST Standard Conformity Test
that has been conducted by Testing Bodies set forth in 11.1 above, therequesting party shall exercise reasonable care not to impose unnecessary
burden to the Designated Testing Body by providing test results which have7

been edited to highlight the test results relating to the acceptance of ST
Standard Conformity Test conducted by Testing Bodies set forth in 11.1 above
so that the Designated Testing Body can follow subsequent procedures for the
ST Standard Conformity Test smoothly.
５．The provisions of Articles 9.1, 9.2 and 10 hereof shall also apply correspondingly
to Testing Bodies set forth in 11.1 above.
【 Application of Other Tests Conducted by Designated Testing Bodies (Avoidance ofDuplicated Tests) 】
Article 12

In the cases where a ST Standard Conformity Test has a common part withother tests previously conducted by the same Designated Testing Body towhich Food Sanitation Law applies, results of such previous tests (only forsuch part to which Food Sanitation Law applies) may be used as having thesame effect as those of such ST Standard Conformity Test.

２．
The whole or a part of the result of ST Standard Conformity Test (limited to theresult covered by Part 3 of ST Standard: “Chemical Properties” only)
conducted by a Designated Testing Body may be used as having the same
effect as that of the ST Standard Conformity Test for the same toy underapplication in other Designated Testing Body.
３．In the cases where the whole or a part of a toy for which an application for ST
Standard Conformity Test is submitted is the same with that of other toysthat have already been accepted at a ST Standard Conformity Test, thecorresponding part of the results of the ST Standard Conformity Test for suchother toys (limited to results covered by Part 3 of ST Standard: “Chemical
Properties” only: the same shall apply hereafter in this Article) may be used
as having the same effect as those of the ST Standard Conformity Test for the
toy under application, on request of the applicant, in accordance with theclassification defined separately by the Association, if the Associationconsiders it appropriate.
４．In the cases where resin or other materials used in a toy for which an
application for ST Standard Conformity Test is submitted is the same withthat of other toys that have already been accepted at a ST Standard
Conformity Test, the corresponding part of the results of the ST Standard
Conformity Test for such other toys may be used as having the same effect as
those of the ST Standard Conformity Test for the toy under application, withregistration by the applicant of materials at the Designated Testing Bodies orother bodies, in accordance with the classification defined separately by the
Association, if the Association considers it appropriate.

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【Obligation to Join Mutual Aid Projects】
Article 13

ST Mark Licensee shall join Toys General Liability Mutual Aid Project andToys Product Liability Mutual Aid Project run by the Association.

２． In case where ST Mark Licensees continuously sell their toys bearing ST
Marks after the termination or expiration of ST Mark Licensee Agreement,
they shall have them insured.
３． Terms and conditions of Toys General Liability Mutual Aid Project and Toys
Product Liability Mutual Project shall be provided separately as Policy
Clauses for such Projects.
【Response to Accidents】
Article 14 In the event of an accident caused by a defect of a toy bearing ST Mark, the ST
Mark Licensee who put such toy on the market shall be responsible for taking
necessary measures to respond to the accident by working in close cooperation
with the Association.
２．The Association may delegate administrative processes for claim payment
under the Mutual Aid Project set forth in Article 13 hereof to a third party byallowing such third party to use the name of “Mutual Aid Projects Service
Center” on behalf of the Association.
３． In case where a ST Mark Licensee goes bankrupt during term of ST Mark
Licensee Agreement, the Association shall explain to those who request
indemnity about the process of an insurance claim under the Insurance Act(Law 56, 2008) in relation to Mutual Aid Project defined in Article 13 hereof.
【Validation of Permission to Use ST Mark】
Article 15 If a Designated Testing Body gives notice to a ST Mark Licensee to notify thatthe toy of Licensee has been approved at a ST Standard Conformity Test, such
notice shall be deemed as a permission that grants a license to the Licensee to
put ST Mark on the toy covered by such ST Standard Conformity Test, unlessotherwise instructed by the Association.
【Reporting by Licensees Concerning Use of ST Mark】
Article 16

ST Mark Licensees shall report to the Association the status of their use of ST
Mark covered under their ST Mark License Agreement annually (once peryear) using the official report form prescribed separately by the Association.

【Investigation】
Article 17 The Association shall from time to time investigate the actual conditions on how
ST Mark is used in the market and shall take necessary measuresaccordingly.
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Article 18

In the event a ST Mark Licensee breaches any of the provisions of thisPrinciples or ST Mark License Agreement, the Association may fine such
Licensee certain amount of penalty or take other disciplinary action.

２．The amount of Penalty set forth above and other relevant conditions shall bedefined in ST Mark License Agreement.
【Enforcement Rules】
Article 19 The Association shall establish Enforcement Rules for implementation of thisPrinciples.
Article 20 Any revision, modification, amendment or alteration to or termination of thisPrinciples, or enactment or designation of Enforcement Rules under thisPrinciples shall be adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Association.
(Supplementary Provisions)
Article 1 This Principles shall come into effect on April 1, 2006.
Article 2 Toys Safety Mark Licensing Rules (enacted on July 1, 1971) shall hereby berepealed.
Article 3 Any act or conduct performed prior to enactment of this Principles in accordancewith Toys Safety Mark Licensing Rules or other rules or as the establishedpractices shall be deemed to have been performed in accordance with thisPrinciples if any of the provisions of this Principles is applicable to such act orconduct.
Article 4

If a circumstance arises where any further adjustment or coordination isconsidered to be necessary upon or after enactment of this Principles, theChairman of the Association shall determine appropriate measures to be taken
for each instance subject to retroactive approval of the Board of Directors.

(Supplementary Provision, effect on January 1, 2008)
Article 1 The revised Article 3.4 of this Principle (the revision of the validity of the test
result from four (4) years to two (2) years) shall apply to toys that are
submitted for ST Standard Conformity Test after January 1, 2008.

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(Supplementary Provision, effect on March 27, 2008)
Article 1 The revision of this Principle (the addition of Article 12.2) is in effect on March 27,
2008.
The previous Article 12.2 and 12.3 are changed into Article 12.3 and 12.4
respectively.
(Supplementary Provision, effect on April 1, 2009)
Article 1 The revised Article 8 and 11 of this Principle (the addition of the list for certain
Domestic Testing Body concerning the acceptance of test results) is in effect on
April 1, 2009.
(Supplementary Provision, effect on July 19, 2011)
Article 1 The revision of this Principle (the addition of Article 3.5) is in effect on July 19,
2011.
(Supplementary Provision, effect on November 16, 2011)
Article 1 The revision of this Principle (the change of address of Article 8) is in effect on
November 16, 2011.
(Supplementary Provision, effect on May 30, 2012)
Article 1 The revised Article 11 of this Principle (the addition of the list for certain Foreign
Testing Body) is in effect on July 1, 2012.
(Supplementary Provision, effect on December 26, 2012)
Article 1 The revision of this Principle (the change of address of Article 6.3) is in effect on
November 27, 2012 retroactively.
(Supplementary Provision, effect on January 22, 2013)
Article 1 The revision of this Principle (the deletion of Article 4.7, the addition of Article
13.2 and the change of Article 14.3) is in effect on April 1, 2013.
(Supplementary Provision, effect on February 5, 2013)
Article 1 The revision of this Principle (the change of address of Article 6.3) is in effect on
February 1, 2013 retroactively.
(Supplementary Provision, effect on September 20, 2013)
Article 1 The revision of this Principle (the change of address of Article 11.2) is in effect on
August 21, 2013 retroactively.

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(Supplementary Provision, effect on January 24, 2014)
Article 1

The revision of this Principle (the deletion of “Tokyo Toy Manufacturers
Association” in Article 6.3, the addition of “Agreement Number, M” in Article
7.1) is in effect on February 1, 2014.

(Supplementary Provision, effect on June 27, 2014)
Article 1 The revision of this Principle (the change of address of Article 6.3) is in effect onJune 27, 2014.
(Supplementary Provision, effect on February 1, 2015)
Article 1 The revised Article 11 of this Principle (the addition of the list for certain Foreign
Testing Body) is in effect on February 1, 2015.
(Supplementary Provision, effect on June 29, 2017)
Article 1 The revision of this Principle (the change of address of Article 11.2) is in effect onJune 22, 2017 retroactively.
(Supplementary Provision, effect on January 15,2023)
Article 1 The revision of this Principle (the change of address of Article 11.2) is in effect onJanuary 15, 2023.

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[Annex]
Safety Toy Mark (ST Mark) License Agreement
This Safety Toy Mark (ST Mark) License Agreement is made and entered into by and between The Japan Toy
Association (hereinafter referred to as “Licensor”) and(hereinafterreferred to as “Licensee”) for the licensing of Safety Toy Mark (hereinafter referred to as “ST Mark”) defined in
Basic Principles for Toys Safety Standard and Safety Toy Mark Program (hereinafter referred to as “ST
Principles”) on the terms and conditions set forth below:

Article 1 Licensor hereby grants a license to Licensee to put ST Mark together with a unique Certification
Number on products or their packages that have been accepted in a ST Standard Conformity Test set
forth in Article 3.2 of ST Principles as conforming to Toys Safety Standard.
２ Validity of results of ST Standard Conformity Tests set forth above shall remain in effect for four (4)years from the date of acceptance.
Provided that, if this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiry of the validity, such validity of the
Test results shall also be terminated upon termination of this Agreement.
Article 2 ST Standard Conformity Tests set forth in the previous article shall be conducted by inspection agencies
designated and delegated authority to conduct such Tests by Licensor.
２ ST Standard Conformity Tests set forth above shall be conducted in accordance with Toys Safety
Standard (hereinafter referred to as “ST Standard”) defined in Article 2 of ST Guidelines.
Article 3 Licensee shall not use ST Mark or any other mark that may be observed as confusingly similar to ST
Mark on any product or package unless the license of ST Mark is granted to Licensee under theprovisions of Article 1 hereof.
Article 4 Licensee shall ensure that all the products they manufacture, import or sell under the license to use ST
Mark thereon shall conform to ST Standard.
２ All the products or their packages that use ST Mark shall clearly indicate thereon the brand ofLicensee or other information such as company name and address that identify Licensee.
Article 5 Licensor may conduct investigation to confirm that the products for which the license of ST Mark has
been granted are manufactured and sold in compliance with ST Standard by requesting Licensee tosubmit such products to Licensor or by acquiring such products in the market, to the extent necessary
to maintain reputation and reliability of ST Mark from society.
Article 6 As a result of the investigation set forth in Article 5 hereof, if any of the products is considered as notconforming to ST Standard, Licensor may nullify the license of ST Mark granted for such product orrequest Licensee to take necessary measures including improvement of such product.
２ If the license of ST Mark for a product is nullified under the provision set forth above, Licensee shallwithdraw all such products from the market, and thereafter shall not sell or display such product inthe market with ST Mark used thereon.
３ If improvement of a product is requested under the provision set forth in 6.1 above, Licensee shalltake necessary action immediately as requested.

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Article 7 Upon conclusion of this Agreement, Licensee shall pay to Licensor ST Mark License Fee (hereinafterreferred to as “License Fee”) prescribed separately by Licensor.
２ Upon conclusion of this Agreement, Licensee shall join Toys General Liability Mutual Aid Projectand Toys Product Liability Mutual Aid Project set forth in Article 13 of ST Principles and shall
pay to Licensor Mutual Aid Premium for each Mutual Aid Project in accordance with Policy Clauses
for Toys General Liability Mutual Aid Project and for Toys Product Liability Mutual Aid
Project prescribed separately.
３ The provision of the previous paragraph (7.2) shall not apply if :a) Licensee has paid Mutual Aid Premium for Toys General Liability Mutual Aid Project forthree (3) successive years, orb) Licensee has an effective product liability insurance that covers multiple countries including
Japan, the insured amount and other terms and conditions of which corresponds to the coverage
under Toys Product Liability Mutual Aid Project, AND Licensee pays to Licensor theamount equal to 25% of the Mutual Aid Premium for Toys Product Liability Mutual Aid
Project as Contribution for Product Liability Management Service.
４ If Licensee wishes to undergo a ST Standard Conformity Test defined in Article 2 hereof, Licensee
shall pay the Test Fee prescribed separately by Licensor to the inspection agency, designated anddelegated authority to conduct such Test by Licensor.
Article 8

In the event Licensee breaches any provision of this Agreement, Licensor may request Licensee to pay
a certain amount of penalty to Licensor, the amount of which may be determined by Licensor at its
discretion up to the maximum of three (3) million yen.
２ In addition to the penalty set forth above, Licensor may request Licensee to indemnify for losses,
damages or expenses suffered by Licensor to the extent necessary for Licensor to compensate
consumers for their damages caused by breach of this Agreement by Licensee and claimed against
Licensor.

Article 9In the event Licensee breaches this Agreement repeatedly, Licensor may terminate this Agreement
immediately. In this case, Licenser may also request Licensee to pay the penalty set forth in Article 8
hereof to Licensor.

Article 10 The term of this Agreement shall be one (1) year from the Effective Date.
２ This Agreement may be renewed if Licensee has completed the renewal procedures prescribed
separately by Licensor (i.e. submission of Summary Statement of Business and Application Form forToys Product Liability Mutual Aid Project as well as payment of License Fee and Mutual Aid
Premium for the renewal term as set forth in Article 7.1 and 7.2 hereof) at least ten (10) days prior to
the expiry date of this Agreement.
３ If any part of the name or the company name, address, the name of authorized representative (in caseof legal entity) of Licensee is changed, Licensee shall notify such change to Licensor.
４ If Licensee closes, quits or relinquishes its toy business, Licensee shall notify such fact to Licensor
without delay.

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Article 11 After this Agreement is terminated or expires, Licensee shall not sell or display any product with ST
Mark used thereon, even though the license of ST Mark is granted for such product during the termof this Agreement. In the event Licensee breaches the provision herein, Licenser may claim damages
against Licensee for the amount determined by Licensor at its discretion up to the maximum of five(5) million yen even after termination or expiration of this Agreement. In case where Licensee
continuously sells its toys bearing ST Marks after the termination or expiration of this Agreement,
Licensee shall have them insured and submit a statement of confirmation to the Licensor.
Article 12

If Licensee assigns the whole part of its toy business or if the whole part of such toy business istransferred to a surviving company, transferee company or successor in connection with merger,
amalgamation or corporate separation involving Licensee, such assignee, surviving company,
transferee company or successor who takes over the whole part of such toy business shall be deemedas succeeding to Licensee for its toy business.

２ Any person or company deemed to be succeeding to Licensee under the provision set forth above shallnotify such fact to Licensor without delay.
Article 13 In the event an accident occurs in connection with use of products sold by Licensee under the license of
ST Mark, Licensee shall take appropriate action in good faith in response to and as a party to such
accident.
２ In the event a dispute arises with a third party in connection with products sold by Licensee under
the license of ST Mark, Licensee shall take appropriate action in good faith after due consultation
with Licensor.
Article 14 If the permanent address or residence (or the principal place of business in case of a legal entity) of
Licensee is not located in Japan, such Licensee (hereinafter referred to as “Non-Resident Licensee”)
shall designate an agent who has the permanent address or residence in Japan (hereinafter referred
to as ”Domestic Administrator”) to enable Licensee to perform its obligations under this Agreement
sufficiently in good faith.
２ The Domestic Administrator set forth above shall act as an agent to perform all of the obligations
under this Agreement on behalf of Licensee and to ensure that all such obligations shall be duly
performed.
Article 15 Any other matters that are not provided in this Agreement shall be governed by ST Principles or otherrules, instructions or directions given by Licensor, or determined through consultation between
Licensor and Licensee unless provided in ST Principles or such rules, instructions or directions.

In entering into this Safety Toy Mark (ST Mark) License Agreement under the terms and conditions stipulated
above, both Licensor and Licensee shall agree that the purpose of this Agreement is to contribute to welfare ofchildren and maintain and enhance the trust from the society toward toy products by ensuring safety andreliability of toy products, and shall represent and warrant that both parties shall comply with the terms andconditions under this Agreement in good faith.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in duplicate, each party
retaining one (1) copy, respectively.

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Date:, 200

Licensor:

The Japan Toy Association(Signature)(Seal impression), Chairman
4-22-4 Higashi-Komagata, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Licensee:(Signature)

16(Seal impression)

[Form 1]
Date:

, 200

To: The Japan Toy Association
Address: 〒Company name:Name of
Authorized representative:
Contract seal

Agreement No.:

Application Form for Execution / Renewal of
Safety Toy (ST) Mark License Agreement

We hereby apply for execution / renewal of Safety Toy Mark (ST Mark) License Agreement, by
submitting this Application Form, duly signed Safety Toy Mark (ST Mark) License Agreement,
Summary Statement of Business, Application Form for Membership of Toys Product Liability
Mutual Aid Project, ※Seal Certificate, and ※Certificate of Eligibility or Duplicate Tenor ofRegistry, for the purpose of use of the Association’s proprietary Safety Toy Mark (ST Mark) on
our product.

Note:
Ⅰ In the bold-faced parts, please choose either Execution (execution) or Renewal (renewal),and erase (cross out) the other side that is not applicable.
Ⅱ In case of renewal, the documents marked ※ are not required to the extent that theaddress, company name, name of the authorized representative, contract seal andother information remain unchanged from those shown on the documents previously
submitted.

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[Form 2]

Summary Statement of Business
As of

, 200
Contract seal

Company nameName ofauthorized
representative
Contract No.

〒□□□‐□□□□
Principal office
T E L:－F A X:U R L:
Customer Code〒□□□‐□□□□
M a r kS T

（No need toenter）

responsible section
contact person(Address should beentered as “〃” if it is Dept./Section:

Method of contact

Name:

for notice of ST

same as that of the T E L:
principle office.)

results etc.

F A X:
E-MAIL:

E-MAIL・FAX

Dept./Section:

Name:

Consumer complaint T E L:
h e l pd e s k F A X:

contact person

E-MAIL:

Consumer service
section TEL
Industry

Ⅰ. Manufacturer Ⅱ. Wholesaler/distributor Ⅲ. Retailer
Ⅳ. International trading company Ⅴ. Others: specify（

Number of
Employees

Brand owned or used

Major suppliers(merchandise
resources)18）

Major customers
Mount an example of the actual mark hereon by

Capital amountclipping it from a printed matter or a package, etc.
Membership inindustryorganization/
association

Annual Sales Amount（For the last accounting period:

, 200

―

, 200 ）
（Unit: million yen）

Category

Example of productsCassette-type

Console-type electronic games

electronic games

Portable electronic games (GB, Wonder Swan, etc.)(hardware &software)Games

General games, handheld games (mini electronic
games), others (party, joke, magic)

Card games

Trading cards

Jigsaw puzzles
High-tech toys

Robots, cameras, cellular-phone related products,
kids PCs, karaoke

Character goods
for boys
Toys for boys

Minicars, rail toys, radio-controlled toys, electric
toys, others (racing, clockwork, metal toys, etc.)

Toys for girls

Dress-up toys (dolls, houses, etc.), play-house toys,
hobby goods for girls, character goods for girls,
collection goods for girls, arm-held dolls, others(accessories, girls’ cosmetics)

Stuffed toys/dolls

Character stuffed toys, Non-character stuffed toys,
Japanese dolls, Western dolls, antique dolls

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ST Products

Non-ST Products

Intellectual training Blocks,& educationbuilding

blocks,pre-school

articles,character goods for babies, baby goods (baby toys,
bath toys, other baby goods), transportation (babycars, child seats), others (musical instruments,
telephones, picture books, playthings, kids videos)Seasonal goods

Fireworks, summer goods, summer toys, small
articles, sports goods

Miscellaneous goods

Gifts,

interiors,houseware,variety

goods,

stationery, apparel, Christmas goods, etc.

Hobby

Plastic models, hobby R/C cars, railroad models,guns, others (craft hobbies, painting materials,
tools)

OthersCandy toys, figures, capsule candy toys
Others: specify（）
Ａ

Ｂ

Sub total（sum of each column）
Other commodities or services

Ｃ

（

）
Ｄ

Total:（Ｂ＋Ｃ）×１／１０
Ａ＋Ｄ

Base Sales Volume for calculation of ST Mark License Fee

Note:(1) Sales amount (wholesale-price basis for manufactures) of all the commodities dealed by thecompany (including OEM products sold under other companies’ brand names) shall be included.

(2) If there is any source of revenue other than the sales amount from commodities (e.g.
planning fee, etc.), such amount shall be entered in the box of “Other commodities orservices”.

20[Form 3] （For New Applicant）
Date:

For new Applicant,

Application Form for Membership ofToys Product Liability Mutual Aid Project〒－

Address

Company

ST Mark

nameAgreement No.

Name

Contract sealofauthorized
representat
ive

Contact
personDept./Section:

1. Manufacturer

Name:

2. Wholesaler / distributor

Phone:（）

F A X:（

Industry）

3. Retailer
4. International trading
5. Others

To: The Japan Toy Association
We hereby apply for enrollment of Toys Product Liability Mutual Aid Fund.

１．Mutual Aid Project for Products with ST Mark and/or Certification Marks (Product Liability Insurance）
Sales amount(for the last

Toys with ST-Mark
General toys

accounting period)

Vinyl boards, surfboards, floats, swimming rings

millionmillionyen

yen

2. Recall Mutual Aid Project（covers domestically sold ST-Marked toys only）(Product Collection & Disposal Cost Insurance）

Recall Mutual Aid

Project

million yen

3. Overseas PL Mutual Aid Project（covers ST-Marked toys only）

Application forwith certification markPaper toys

Apply for

Apply for

Do notCourse A

Course B

apply(Overseas product liability insurance）
Application for
Overseas PL Mutual

Apply

Do not apply

Aid Project※ Please contact the Mutual Aid Fund Service Center for
application for Exporters’ Overseas PL Mutual Aid Fund.

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４．Mutual Aid Project for Products Not Covered by Certification Marks
Toys without ST Mark①

General toys

Vinyl boards, surfboards, floats, swimming rings
without certification markPaper toys

millionmillionmillion

yen

yen

yen

Miscellaneous goods
Sales amount(for the last

Vinyl or②

Metal-madeplastic-madeaccounting period)

Made of other

FabricStationery

materials

millionmillionmillionmillionmillion

yen

yen

yen

yen

yen

Other products (enter specific description of goods)③
millionmillionmillionmillionmillionmillion

yen

yen

yen

yen

yen

yen

※ Please enter the sales amount of toys without ST Mark in ①, miscellaneous goods (by materials used)and stationery in ②, and the other products (together with specific description of goods: e.g. electric
appliances, furniture, pottery, sports goods, bicycles, health/fitness instruments, cloths, car accessories,etc.) in ③.
５．Total sales amount (sum of 1 and 4 above) ※ Please note that mutual aid money may not be paid if the sales amount of the lastaccounting period is entered incorrectly.

Total sales amount:

OthermillionYen

insurance

contract

havingcommonareaofcoverage

with

this

Insurer’s name
Policy No.

Fund

The Term of the agreement shall be one (1) year commencing on the 1st day of the following month if the mutual aid premium is paid by the 20th of this month, orcommencing on the 1st day of the second following month if the mutual aid premium is paid on or after the 21st of this month.
※Before submitting this Application Form, please refer to “Introduction of Mutual Aid Projects” for details.

※ Continued overleaf: there are other entry items on the back.
６．Additional Insured
Character licensors of products manufactured and/or sold by a member company of Toys Product Liability
Mutual Aid Project shall also be eligible to be covered under the Project. Please enter the company name(s)and address(es) of such licensor(s) below if necessary. (applicable to Toys Product Liability Mutual Aid
Project only)※ Use an extra copy of this sheet if the number of licensors exceeds the number of rows provided below.

22Company name

Address

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Underwriters:(Managing Insurer）

Aioi Insurance Co., Ltd.

(Deputy Managing Insurer) NIPPONKOA Insurance Co., Ltd.

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[Form 3] （For Renewal）
For Renewal

Date:

,

Application Form forToys Product Liability Mutual Aid Project〒－

Address

Company

ST Mark

nameAgreement No.

Name

Contract sealofauthorized
representat
ive

Contact
personDept./Section:

1. Manufacturer

Name:

2. Wholesaler / distributor

Phone:（）

F A X:（

Industry）

3. Retailer
4. International trading
5. Others

To: The Japan Toy Association
We hereby apply for enrollment as a member of Toys Product Liability Mutual Aid Project.

１．Mutual Aid Project for Products with ST Marks and/or Certification Mark (Product Liability Insurance）
Sales amount(for the last

Toys with ST-Mark
General toys

accounting period)

Vinyl boards, surfboards, floats, swimming rings

millionmillionyen

yen

2. Recall Mutual Aid Project（covers domestically sold ST-Marked toys only）(Product Collection & Disposal Cost Insurance）

Recall Mutual Aid

Project

million yen

3. Overseas PL Mutual Aid Project（covers ST-Marked toys only）

Application forwith certification markPaper toys

Apply for

Apply for

Do notCourse A

Course B

apply(Overseas product liability insurance）
Application for
Overseas PL Mutual

Apply

Do not apply

Aid Project※ Please contact the Mutual Aid Project Service Center for
application for Exporters’ Overseas PL Mutual Aid Project.

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４．Mutual Aid Project for Products Not Covered by ST Marks or Certification Mark
Toys without ST Mark①

General toys

Vinyl boards, surfboards, floats, swimming rings
without certification markPaper toys

millionmillionmillion

yen

yen

yen

Miscellaneous goods
Sales amount(for the last

Vinyl or②

Metal-madeplastic-madeaccounting period)

Made of other

FabricStationery

materials

millionmillionmillionmillionmillion

yen

yen

yen

yen

yen

Other products (enter specific description of goods)③
millionmillionmillionmillionmillionmillion

yen

yen

yen

yen

yen

yen

※ Please enter the sales amount of toys without ST Mark in ①, miscellaneous goods (by materials used)and stationery in ②, and the other products (together with specific description of goods: e.g. electric
appliances, furniture, pottery, sports goods, bicycles, health/fitness instruments, cloths, car accessories,etc.) in ③.
５．Total sales amount (sum of 1 and 4 above) ※ Please note that mutual aid money may not be paid if the sales amount of the lastaccounting period is entered incorrectly.

Total sales amount:

OthermillionYen

insurance

contract

havingcommonareaofcoverage

with

this

Insurer’s name
Policy No.

Fund

The Term of the agreement shall be one (1) year commencing on the 1st day of the following month if the mutual aid premium is paid by the 20th of this month, orcommencing on the 1st day of the second following month if the mutual aid premium is paid on or after the 21st of this month.
※Before submitting this Application Form, please refer to “Introduction of Mutual Aid Projects” for details.

※ Continued overleaf: there are other entry items on the back.
６．Additional Insured
Character licensors of products manufactured and/or sold by member company of Toys Product Liability
Mutual Aid Project shall also be eligible to be covered under the Project. Please enter the company name(s)and address(es) of such licensor(s) below if necessary. (applicable to Toys Product Liability Mutual Aid
Project only)※ Use an extra copy of this sheet if the number of licensors exceeds the number of rows provided below.

25Company name

Address

１
２
３
４
５
６
７
８
９
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Underwriters:(Managing Insurer）

Aioi Insurance Co., Ltd.

(Deputy Managing Insurer) NIPPONKOA Insurance Co., Ltd.

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