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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE
ONTHE APPROXIMATION OFTHE LAWS
OFTHE MEMBER STATES '
CONCERNING THE SAFETY OFTOYS
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM '.
This proposal foraCouncil Directive isintended toremove thetechnical
harriers totrade andprotect thehealth andsafety oftheconsumer in
thetoy 1sector :inaooordance with theapplicable provisions ofthe
Treaty ,these twoobject ives were specifically inoluded inthe
Counoil Resolutions of21May 1973 and14April 1975 •
This isnotamere coincidence *Theproblem ofthemovement ofgoods and
that oftheprotection ofthehealth and safety ofthe consumer areeven
more closely connected inthis sector than inother seotors oftheeconomy
andofproduction .This isbecause themany barriers totrade inthese
goods intheCommunity derive exclusively from thedisparities between
the–often inadequate –laws adopted bytheMember States oonoerning the
safety oftoys# ,
I,Disparities between the laws oftheMember States .Reasons for these
disparities and main features ofthe Community toy market
Laws ontoys donotexist inalltheMember States .' •>
Those laws that are inforce concern only thesafety oftoys anddiffer
substantially astoscope ,oontent andfield ofapplication :
1
.Council Resolution of28May19^9 drawing upaprogramme forthe
elimination oftechnical barriers totrade inindustrial products which
result from disparities between theprovisions laid down bylaw,
regulation oradministrative action ,inMember States (OJC76,
17June 1969 ,p.1).
2Council Resolution of14April 1975onapreliminary programme ofthe *
European Economic Community foraoonsumer protection andinformation
policy (OJC92,25April 1975 »P*1)*

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–theycover-tovaryingdegrees-onlycertaintypesoftoysand
certaintypesofriskpresented thereby ;
–theprovided levelofsafetyvariesfromoneMemberStatetoanother
andisofteninadequate ;
–protection –wherethereisany–isafforded sometimes "byspecific
provisions relatingexclusively totoys,andsometimes inthecontext
ofthegeneralsafetyofgoodsorofcertaintypesofgoods;inthe
lattercase,thesameprinciples andsafetycriteria adoptedforgoods
normally intendedforadultsareappliedtotoys;
■=thesystems,whetherprescribed orauthorized ,forensuringthattoys
complywithexistingsafetyrequirements (officialinspections ,in-house
certification,penalties underadministrative orcriminal law)differ
widely,areoftenineffective owingtothelackofadequatestructures
(testlaboratories -etoo)andintheendareappliedpreferentially to
imported goods,withobviousdetrimental effeots onthefreemovement
ofgoods;
–teohnioal specificationsaxtdtestmethods,whicharesometimes
mandatory forcertaintoys*differfromoneMemberStatetoanother#
Duringthelastfewyears,moreover ,therehasbeenaproliferation of
newregulations onthissubjectintheCommunity a
Facedwiththeconstraints ofinternational tradeandofaomestic
production ,andoftenunderpressure frompublicopinion–whichisvery
sensitive totheimportant ,butpartlyemotional problemofchild
safety–theNetherlands andPrancehaveadoptedwidelydiffering regu­
lations ontoysBince 19769andotherlawswererecently adoptedor
arebeingprepared byItalyandBelgium Maanwhile ,theAgreement
of28May1969providing forstandstill andfornotification tothe
Commission isoftennotappliedo
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Thisproliferation ofdivergent legislation ,together withtheupsurge
ofvoluntary standardization atnational andCommunity level,canbe
attributed bothtotherecentveryrapidexpansion oftheCommunity
toymarket,whichhasnowassumedtrulyinternational proportions ,and
totheinherent features ofthismarketandofthecompetition from
non–membercountries thatCommunity production mustcontendwith:the
legislative bodiesoftheMemberStatesarethusfacedwithnewand
urgentproblems whichtheytackleindifferent ways.
Theprincipal reasonsforthepresentdisparities betweenthelawsofthe
MemberStatesrelating tothissectoraretherefore asfollowsi
(a)Recenttrendsonthetoymarket
Thismarket,whichwaspreviously marginal,seasonal andpurelylocal,
hasundergone fundamental changesoverthelast15yearsowingtothe
riseinthestandard ofliving,far-reaohing changesinthechild*s
familyandschoolenvironment andanumberoffactorsinherent inthe
modernconsumer society#
Thetrendhasbeenconfirmed especially overthelastfewyears:the
numberoftoysincreased fromapproximately 5in1955 "to®°re
than60000in1979*Atthesametime,production hasincreasingly
shiftedfromcraftleveltoindustrial andtechnological level,smallfirmshavecombinedtoformmedium-sized orlargeones^,turnoverhas
inoreasedsteadily2andinternational tradehasdeveloped *This
expansion isstillcontinuing *
Forexample,therewere582firmsinFrancein1965andonly326
in1976- '
*Torexample,inFranoeturnoverinoreased from355*244millionEUA
in1977to419*403millionEUAin1978(figuressuppliedbytheFrenoh
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Thetoymarket isalso developing qualitatively .
Besides the traditional toys -which nevertheless present variations and
amazing technical improvements –increasing numbers ofhighly
sophisticated toyB ar9appealing onthemarkets electrical ,mechanical
andchemioal toys andfunctional toys ^that imitate theobjects used by
adults intheir daily lives *Theyear 1977 marked thebreakthrough of
electronics inthetoyindustry ,with theappearance ofvideo games ,
remotely controlled andguided toys ,etc©
Owing totheir technical andtechnological features these toys ,which
areoften expensive andofwhich sales areincreasing considerably ^,
raise serious safety problems ,which thelegislator sometimes solves
byresorting tothe legal structures and concepts that exist at
national level#
(c)Trading positions oftheMember States onthemarket
Tovarying extents ,depending ontheir standard ofliving ,the
Member States arelarge consumers oftoys3 0TheFederal Republic of
Germany ,Italy ,theUnited Kingdom andFrance ,roughly inthat order ,
areprimarily producers andexporters oftoys4 ?whereas intheother
Member States themarket iscovered mainly byimports#
1Forexample ,sewing machines ,electric irons ?cooking ovens andsets
ofutensils®
o
In1977 ?forexample ,2/jO000video games were soldmFrance ?this
figure almost doubled thefollowing year 0
^Thevalue ofimports oftoys intheMember -States in1978 was,in
decreasing order oximportance ,asfollows (inthousand SUA )i
Frances 294926 }Federal Republic ofGarrmanys 2802965
United Kingdoms 169920 5Netherlands ?168 ">27;
Belgien /Luxembourgs 145114 ?Italys 82093 ;Denmark ;57079 ;
Ireland ;21717*
These figures were taken from Nimexe andinclude only headings 97=01 -
97«03 oftheCCTp which cover only apart ™albeit amajor cn«~ofthe
toymarket «Noexact data areavailable ontheproportion of
Member States *production intended forthedomestic market 3->
"^Phevalue ofexports frc-ro theMember States totheCorammtty and
non-member countries in1978 v's-s ,indecreasing order of jrtwrcs as
follows (inthousand EVA )1Federal Republic ofGermany ?338261 '
Italy ?288892 ;United Kingdom ;-229606 ?Frances $61'/21
Netherlands ?44255 ?Belgium /Luxe iribcyurgi 32110;Downark *13394 ?
Ireland 85231 o

This situation isoften reflected intheMember States' laws ,which in
some cases fsince they donotnecessarily have totake theexigencies of
production into account ,contain more stringent provisions onsafety
than those ofexporting countries .
(d-)Regulations adopted inthesector bythemain toyproducing and
exporting and/or "importing non–member countries
TheUnited States andJapan ,theworld *smain toyproducing andescorting
countries (followed bythefour Member States mentioned under (o)above ),
have since 1969 adopted complex regulations ,which arestill being
supplemented ,laying down safety criteria forthese goods .Non–member
Countries which arechiefly importers oftoys ,such asCanada ,have
adopted similar legislation .
Thegreat volume oftoys that theCommunity exports tothese countries
hastherefore increasingly tooontend with technical barriers ,while
American andJapanese toys ,which forsome years have been achieving a
significant penetration ontheCommunity market ^,areable tomove freely
onthat market •
(e)Strong competition ontheCommunity market from exports originating
innew producing countries intheFarEast ^
Exports totheCommunity from newproducing oountries intheFarEast .
have been steadily increasing since 1977 *forexample ,exports toFrance
from Hong Kong doubled between 1977 and1978^.
These toys ^",whioh aregenerally lessexpensive owing tolowlabour costs
inthese countries but donotalways exhibit theessential safety features
arecompeting keenly with Community product ioni thelegislators inthe
Member States areconsequently reaoting variously ,aocording totheir
country 'sposition onthemarket 5* '
1 *
^Community exports tonon-member oountries in1978 *640.722 million EUA.■
Community imports from non-member oountries in1978 *798.812 million EUA
^Figure supplied bytheFrench industry . >
T4ainly textile toys ,puppetB anddolls ,olookwork toys ,parlour games
p.andvideo games * . • . ..
5Seepoint (c)onpage 4ofthisExplanatory Memorandum .
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lieConsequences ofthedisparities betweenthelawsoftheMemberStabe_s
onthemovementoffloodswithintheCommunity and'theprotection
oftheconsumer
Atthispointitispossible todetermine fcheconsequences oftha
disparities betweenthelawsoftheMemberStates,assetoutinsectionI
ofthisExplanatory Memorandum ^ontheestablishment andproper
functioning ofthecommonmarketintoys8
Itcertainly cannotbe'saidthatthefreemovement ofgoodshasbeen
achieved .
Technical barriers totradeareatthepresenttimenumerous and
far-reaohingo Proofoftheirexistence isprovided bythefactthat
frequent complaintB areformally orinformally lodgedwiththecompetent
departments oftheCommission ,and–perhapsevenmoreconclusively –by
theinnumerable stepstakenatEuropean worldlevelbythenational
andEuropean industries ^inordertoreachinter-trade agreements that
arelikelytoprovideatleastapartialsolution totheseproblems®
Thesebarriers totradewillalsoprobably tendioincrease asaresultof
newlawsrecently adoptedbytheMemberStates,theeffectofwhichon
themovement oftoyswithintheCommunity obviously cannotyetbe
assessedo
Asregardstheprotection ofconsumers againstthehazardsarisingfrom
toyssitmustfirstofallbesaidthatsuchprotection israreIn­
effective andnevercompletes
ItistruethatthelawsofsomeMemberStates,inlinewiththehigher
levelofdevelopment ofconsumerrightsinthesecountries ,afforda
greaterdegreeofprotection thanthoseofotherMemberStates 5
nevertheless ,Buchprotection-whichinanycasecannotcoverallhazards
andallcategories oftoys-canberenderedeffective onlyifthefree
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goodsoriginating xnotherMemberStatestosystematic verifications of
conformity beforetheyareplacedonthemarketinagivenMemberState.
Suchverifications areimpossible inviewofthenumberandvarietyof
toys# .
AsurveyofthelawsofmostoftheMemberStatesshows -thatprovisions
effectively proteoting children againstthemanyhazardsthattoysare
liabletopresentareoftencompletely lacking.Thisgaphasbeenonly
partlyfilledbylawswhichwerehastilyadoptedrecently incertain
MemberStatesandofwhiohtheeffectiveness asregardstheprotection of
children hasyettobeproven. -'
1Statistics ofaccidents causedbytheuseoftoysttogether withthe
experience oftheeverydaylifeofchildren,amplydemonstrate thiBneed
forprotection ,whichhasbeenconfirmed byinquiries oonducted byotherinternational organizations ^andisoftenignoredorsacrificed tothe
needsofproduction .. ,
Community consumers fortheirpartarecallingforgenuineprotective
measuresthatarevalidthroughout theCommunity andforalltoys,since
itisespecially inthecountries andregionswhereindividual incomeis
lowestthattheleastexpensive-andoftenmostdangerous-toysarebought.
Parentsarebaffledbythevastnumberoftradenamesandbytheolaims-
sometimes unfounded –whichforsometimehavebeenappearing ontoys
marketedincertain MemberStatesandwhich,mainlywitha-viewto
promoting sales,promiseorcertifyadegreeofsafetythatinsomeoases v
ispurelyillusory ;oonsumers arecallingforsuchpractices tobe
bannedoratleastrestricted withinlegallyaoceptable limits.-
Seethereporton"SafetyRequirements forToys"published in
September 1975hytheCECDCommittee onConsumerPolicy.Thestatistics
giveninthisreportjreresupplied mainlybytheUnitedKingdomandthe
USA. *l
TIainlytheCECD(seethereportreferredtoinfootnote 1).Theproblem
isalsobeingtackledbyISO,whichhassetupanadhocworkingparty
undertheCommitteeforConsumerPolicy(COPOLCO).

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III .Particular features andmain points ofthe proposed system
Inorder toobviate thedisadvantages described insection II,
asregards "both themovement ofgoods and theprotection oftha
physical health ofconsumers ,this proposal provides foran
overall system forensuring the safety oftoys®
Under scrutiny ,thetoysector isseen todiffer structurally
from the other sectors ofproductions from thesafety stand­
point ,itposes problems that arefundamentally different in
nature and .magnitude from those raised byother industrial or
consumer goods .
Inthe preparation ofthis proposal ithas therefore been
possible todraw only toalimited extent upon existing
directives relating toother sectors ,and ithasbeen necessary
totake asabasis the special features and aspects presented
bytoys since these areadecisive factor asregards therules
tobeadopted .
Thefollowing areth©main features ofthetoysector t
(a)toys arevery widely-distributed consumer goods ,andtheir
distribution isbound toincrease inline with the
accelerated rise inthestandard ofliving which the
Community isrequired topromote inpursuanoe ofArticle 2
oftheTreaty ;
(b)thenumber oftoys ievirtually unlimited !thafigures 1
forthenumber oftoys atpresent onthemarket (more than
60000)areofnomore than indicative value ifweconsider
theenormous diversity ofthese goods ,which canexhibit
widely differing technical ,aesthetic andfunctional features 9
With thepossible exception ofthefood industry 110other
sector covers such awide quantitative range :
Seesection I,point (a),p.3»

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(o)-toysaremany-faceted products whosemaincharacteristic
isextrememobility ianyarticleorproductusedby
adultsinanywalkoflifemay,ifspecially adaptedin
size,function orperformance ,becomeatoyandbesold
assuch;thealreadylargecategory offunctional toys
willundoubtedly expandinviewoftheincreasing
development andprecocity ofchildreninmodernsociety ;
(d)toys,likeotherproducts,canpresenthazardswhichare
eitherduetothecharacteristics oftheirmanufacture
andcomposition orderivefromautilization thatdoes
notconformentirely totheirfunction andoperating
vinstructions .Unlikeotherproducts ,however,which
presentonlythehazardsinherent inthecategory to
whichtheybelongor,atmost,afairlynarrowrangeof
hazards,toyscanpresent,toanextentthatvaries
according towhatever category ofobjects "towhichthsy
maybelong,allimaginable hazards:hazardsderiving
fromphysical andmechanical properties ,flammability
hazards,chemical hazards,healthhazards,explosion
hazards,radioactivity hazards,etc.;-
(e)toysaredesignedexclusively forchildren,i.e.,for
aspecialcategory ofusers,whobydefinition donot
exercise thesamedegreeofcarewhichcanbeexpected from
adultusersofotherproducts •
Itisauniversally acceptedlegalprinciple that,inthe
caseofproductsthatposesafetyproblems,themagnitude
ofthehazardsandhencethedegreeofprotection that
mustbeaffordedbythelaw-making bodydependmainlyon
theextenttowhichtheuserisabletosafeguard himself
againstsuchhazards ;childrenusingtoysoannotbe
expectedtodisplaythenecessary caretosafeguard
themselves ,orcanbeexpectedtodosoonlytoalimited
extent.
Thespecificproblemsrelatingtothesafetyoftoys
therefore mainlyresultfromthefactthatthiaisa

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sector inwhich thehazards areextremely varied but
theconsumers arescarcely conscious ofthem .This
again laabasic feature which applies solely totoys
anddistinguishes them from allother consumer goods .
Inorder totake into account thefeatures and .requirements
specific tothetoysector ,itwasnecessary toinolurle in
theproposed system special provisions that differ somewhat
from those ofother direotives onthefree movement ofgoods
andthesafety ofconsumers jbutareessential forthe
attainment oftheobjectives envisaged forthis sector .
Inparticulars
1.Inview oftheactual andpotential extent ofthetoy
market ,andespecially itsmobility ,thescope ofthe
Directive hadtob^determined onthebasis ofawide
definition oftoys which isnevertheless rooted in
theobjectively discernible features cfthese goods .
Excaptions hava hadtobeprecisely defined ,andcatch­
allprovisions included inorder tocover goods
which are ontheborderline cfthis definition
andwhich ,although normally intended forcdults ,can
incertain oases bemarketed astoys^.
1
2«Thegeneral levex ofsafety hadtobelegally defined
inrelation not only tothecriterion ofproper use in
accordance with the function ofthe product but also to
themisuses towhich children cannormally beexpected
tosubject them .This basic principle ,which differs
Bharply from theconcepts adopted inother directives ,
isunquestionably justified bytherequirements set cut
inpoint (©)ofthis section .
1gSee Article 1oftheproposal foraDirective .
^SeeAnnex IItotheproposal foraDireotive .
"SeeArtiole 2oftheproposal foraDirective .

3*Because ofthenumber and ,more particularly ,theactual and
potential diversity ofthetechnical characteristics oftoys ,itwasnot
possible tobase theproposed safety system forthese products
exclusively onuniform technical standards inrespeot ofdesign and
composition# . , _
Prom thepractical standpoint itisimpossible todefine exhaustively and
inadvance thetechnical safety specifications tobeapplied toalltoys
that present apotential hazard fortheuser *
Apart from thedrafting difficulties involved ,anexcessively complex
system ofstandards might confine thehighly diversified technique of
toymanufacture within ,a.rigid framework ofstandardization whioh would
bediffioult toupdate 1andwhich could prove inadequate andunnecessarily
restrictive fortheindustry .
FortheBereasons ,themandatory common technical safety standards f
laid down inArticle ty-oftheproposal andrelating totheprincipal
design andcomposition features ofmost toys ,oo–exist ,inthesystem
established bytheDirective ,with ageneral safety principle •enunciated
inArticle 2andapplicable toall toys .
This principle ,which issupplemented bygeneral safety objectives
relating tothemany different hazards associated with toys ,constitutes
thelegal basis andstarting-point forthetechnical standards and isalso
ofconsiderable legal significance since itapplies directly totoys which
arenot covered bythose standards . '
Thesafety system defined intheDirective istherefore essentially
all–embracing :whilst being based onmandatory common standards ,which
areindispensable ifthefree movement ofthegoodB inquestion istobe
1SeeAnnex IIItothe draft Directive *

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achieved,italsodefinesthemeansthatarenecessary toensurethe
safetyofchildren incaseswherethereareaeyetnoprecisetechnical
specifications atCommunity levelgoverning toys»
Theindispensable commontechnical standards inthisfieldwill "be
gradually supplemented'' "tya.A_hocdirectives ,thedraftingofwhichis
providedforinthisproposal®
4oForthereasonsindicated inpoint(e)ofthissection,childrenare
particularly vulnerable topotential hazardsarisingfromafailureto
usetoysinaccordance withtheirspecifiofunctions®
Although thesehazards,sincetheyrelateexclusively touse,couldnot
beeliminated bytheapplication totoysoftechnical specifications
governing desi^piandcomposition ,theycouldbeavoidedbyindicating a
minimum ageforusecrbywarnings andsuitable instructions foruse-®
Thisproposal makesprovisions inthisrespect whichwouldapplydireotly
totoys,particularly themoredangerous types-9
Theseprovisions makeitpossible ,inparticular ,tokeepwithin
objectively reasonable limitsthegeneralsafetyobligation devolving on
thoseresponsible forthemarketing oftoysand,atthesametime,define
theessential legaldistinction betweenthisobligation andthoselaid
downincivillaw,whiohapplytoparents,supervisors ,teachers and
othersresponsible forchildren'sactivities *,
1SeeArticle 5oftheDirective .
SeeAnnexIII,Section 1ofthedraftDirective forthedistinction
betweenhazardsassociated withdesignand/orcomposition andhazards
associated withusee,Theformerhazardsarealsodealtwithinpoint5
..belowo !
SeeArtiole 7and,inparticular ,AnnexIVofthedraftDirective *

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5,Therangeofpotential dangerspresented "bytoysisextremely varied•
Theproposalidentifies thevarioushazardsaooording totheirtypeand
origininawaywhich,withoutbeinglegallyexhaustive ,isvirtually
complete !hazardsarisingfromphysioal andmechanical properties ,
hazardsduetoelectrioal properties ,ignitionhazards,chemicalhazards,
explosion hazards,hazardsduetothehygienecharacteristics or
radioactivity oftheproduot »
Thegeneralsafetyobjectives associated witheachofthesehazardsare
alsodefined *theyaresetoutintheformoftechnical specifications
inAnnexes VandVI^tothisproposalorwill,whereneoessary,beset*
outintheadhoodirectives referred toinArticle 5• -
6.Asregardsofficial checksontheconformity oftoyswiththe
provisions oftheDirective ,aninspection conducted priortomarketing ,
althoughtheoretically desirable fromthesafetystandpoint ,isnot
feasible becauseofthelargenumberofproduotsinvolved andthe
associated costs,whichwouldbeoutofproportion tothefrequently low
valueofthetoys#
Thearrangement providedforinthisproposalistherefore oneofnon-
systematic aposteriori verification !thechecks,whiohwillbeperformed
onproducts orithemarketbythecompetent authorities oftheMemberStates
pursuanttonationalprocedures ,,willbecarriedout,wherenecessary ,at
salesandstoragepoints,bywayofinspection infactories ,eto»
Ingeneral,thenumerousdirectives authorizing suchchecksdonotcontain
aspecifioolauseinthisrespect:asamatterofcommoninterpretation ,
1~ ../.\^... 1gSeepoint(d)ofthisseotion,page9
Theseannexescontainthecommontechnical standards relatingtothe
physicalandmechanical properties (AnnexV)andto-theinflammability
(AnnexVI)oftoys.theycover-withcertainalternations -the
CEN(European Committee forStandardization )standards EN71-1of
27.10.1978 andEN71-2of8.5.1978.

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harmonization clauses,whetnertotaloroptional ,whichappearinthese
Directives ,andthestandard ,formula "MemberStatesshalltakeall
measuresnecessary 0o*o"1arenormallyunderstood aspermitting
MemberStateatoperformthesechecks.
Checks,evenifnon-systematic ,onthesafetyoftoysarenevertheless
particularlj^necessary forthereasonsindicated inpoints(d)and(e)of
thissection sweretheretobenochecksatall,orwerecheckstobe
performed onlysporadically ,thesafetysystemsetoutintheDirective
wouldbeoomeadeadletter®
Thatiswhyanexpressprovision tothiseffecthasbeenincluded®
Thisprovision alsorequires MemberStatestosendtotheCommission a
reportontheresultsofthechecksperformed duringthefirstthree
yearsoftheapplication oftheDirective® Theobviouspurposeofsucha
reportistoascertain whether,andifsotowhatextent,thesafety
systemproposed herehasinfactmadeitpossible toachievethe
objectives offreemovement ofgoodsandprotection ofthehealthand
safetyofchildren .
7»Considerable difficulties maybeencountered mperforming the
official checksreferredtoinpoint6aboveowingtothequantity and
varietyoftoysonthemarket;themostseriousprobleminthis
connection isthatofcosts,whichwillclearlybeinproportion tothe
numberofchecksrequired andtherefore excessively high*
Inordertolimitthenumberofthesecheoksandtoensurethattheyare
performed onthemostdangerous toys,thefollowing measures areprovidedfori
1
See,forexample,thewordingemployed mArtiole 3«1ofthedraft
Directive »
?oeepqge9«
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(a)Onthe "basis ofatechnical report drawn up ,"byoneofthe "bodies
designated "bytheMember States ,consumer associations cannotify the
supervisory authorities ofanytoys available onthemarket which were
found tobeparticularly dangerous when used^.
Inthis waytheconsumers ,who ,clearly have considerable direct
experience inthis field ,areaccorded anactive ,valuable ,andindeed
necessary ,role intheimplementation ofthesystem .Incertain
Member States ,moreover ,consumer associations possess anorganization
forthis purpose andhave direct tests conducted onvarious consumer
produots ,particularly toys ,inorder tocheck their safety orother
essential features .
(b)Inorder tocomply with thesafety obligations devolving upon them ,
those responsible formarketing are ,inpractice ,required tocommission
atest laboratory toverify theconformity oftheproduot inquestion
where they cannot perform this verification themselves .
2TheDirective provides that insuch cases they canobtain acertificate
ofconformity entitling them toaffix totoys complying with the type
that haspassed thetests ,astandard EECsymbol which isrecogniz *
asapresumption ofconformity bythecompetent authorities inthe
Member States . ,
Inthis waythenumber ofchecks required issubstantially reduced .
Theabovementioned method (EECsymbol ofconformity )isavery flexible
procedure which canbeapplied tohighly diversified products oflow
economic value such astoys .Itincorporates ,though inagreatly
simplified manner ,theessential elements ofthe"type-approval "methods
1
2SeeArticle 12ofthedraft Directive . \
SeeArtiole 4*3andAnnex VII ofthe draft Direotive .

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andofsimilar procedures laid down ,inparticular ,intheDirectives on
measuring instruments ^andpressure vessels ^,
(c)Where thepersons responsible forplacing toys onthemarket arein
aposition tocheck theconformity oftheir products directly ,they can
affirm such conformity ontheir ownresponsibility according toa
standard procedure laid down intheDirective^# This possibility was
provided inview ofthelimited number oftest laboratories inthe
Community :innocircumstances could these laboratories check the
conformity ofall toys placed onthe market .
Inthis case ,moreover ,thedeclaration bytheperson responsible for
marketing commits that person alone ;ithas tone only inprivate
lawanddoes notconfer anypresumption ofconformity asregards official
checks *
Inparticular ,theuseofthis declaration forpurposes ofpromotion and
publicity isexpressly forbidden ,andMember States arerequired to
introduce anypenalties that maybenecessary inthis connection ;indeed ,
oneofthebasic principles oftheDirective isthat thesafety oftoys ,
which isalegal obligation ontheperson responsible formarketing them ,
must under nocircumstances becommercially ezploitedo
This proposal also contains other provisions which arerelatively newby
comparison with existing Directives ,inparticular
those concerning thewithdrawal ofdangerous products from themarket ^
andtheadvertising oftoys^;like thelatter ,these proposals are
^Council Direotive 71/3I6/EECof26June1971 (OJNoL202,6-9.1971 ).
^Council Directive76/767/EECof27July1976 (OJNoL262,27-9®1976 )•
":SeeArticle 4.4ofthe draft Directive .
jTSee Article 13(d )ofthedraft Directive .
^SeeArticle 10ofthedraft Directive .
SeeArticle 13ofthe draft Direotive .

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designed,pursuanttotheprinciples embodied1ntheTreaty,tobring
aboutacommonmarketinthisimportantandveryspecialized sectorof
theeconomy.
Itwasthoughtnecessarytoincludedetailedtechnicalprovisionsinthis
proposalforaDirective,onaccountofthespecificnatureofthefield
andspecialfeaturesoftheproposedsystemwhich,amongothers,provides
forthecompleteharmonization ofMemberStates'legislations .
Inviewofthechild'slimitedabilitytoforeseeandavoidthedangers
presentedbytoys,onlybylayingdownspecifications applicableatthe'
timeofitsmanufacture and,inany,case,beforeitismarketed,can
thesedangersbeeliminated .
Todetermine suchspecifications isaverydelicatematterand,inaddition
totheusualtechnicalstandardsapplied,involves amoresubjective evalu­
ationasregardsthestandardofsafetytobeestabtished ineachcase:in
general,suchanevaluationisfoundedonindustrial,commercial orpoli­
ticalconsiderations reflecting thedegreeofsensitivity oftheindividual
MemberStatesasregardsthesafetyofchildren.
Consequently ,theonlysolutionwastosubmitthesecommontechnicalstan­
dardstotheCouncilforitsapprovalbyincorporating theminthisDirec­
tive.(AnnexesVandVI)orintheDirectivesforwhichprovisionismade
inArticle4(1).Thesestandardsareanessential complementtotheprin­
ciplesandgeneralsafetyobjectives setoutinArticle2andAnnexIII,
andareaccordinglyvitaltothesystemestablished bytheDirective.
Thissolution,adoptedtomeettheparticular requirements oftheproposed
instrument,isinnowaycountertotheprinciplegenerallyfollowedby
theCommission asregardsthedelegationofpowerswithrespecttothe
adoptionofstrictlytechnicalharmonization measures.Inthisrespect,
Commissionpolicyisclearlyfavourabletothebroadestutilization of
thepossibilities providedforinthefourthindentofArticle .155ofthe.
Treaty. , , .41

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THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having r^FBrd totheTreaty astabliphing theEuropean E-oon^mio Community ,
B:IAinparticular Article 100thereof ,
K«ving regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean P&rliaE ,ent ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic t&ndSocial Committee s
Whereas several Member States have mandatory rules governing thesafety
characteristics oftoys ,batthese rules differ intheir scope and content
vihareee this situation produces major barriers and creates unequal
conditions ofcompetition within tneCommunity ,aswell asfelling to
provide Community consumers ,especially children ,with adequate protection
against thehazards arising from theproducts inquestion ?
Whereas these obstacles totheestablishment endfunctioning ofthe
common market should b&removed ,andwhereas forthis purpose the
marketing ofandtrade ixitoys should bemads subject touniform rules ,
applicable inallMember States ,ba»:eu onthsobjectives regarding
protection ofconsumer health end .safety assetoutintheflounoii
Resolution e.f14Aoril '197511
Whereas totaj .harmonization inthis area isnecessary ,since children 's
health and safety cannot beallowed toremain subject todifferent
standards ofprotection inthe various Member States ;
Whereas inview ofthe size andmobility ofthetoymarket andthe
diversity oftheproducts concerned ,the scope ofthis Directive should be
determined onthebasis ofasufficiently broad definition of"toy",
supplemented ,toobviate differences ofinterpretation ,byanilluetrative
liet ofthem&in types ofproduots involved ?
!0JKoC92of25April 1975

Whereas products onthe "borderline ofthis definition should "beexpressly
excluded from thescope oftheDirective ,butwhereas forsome ofthese
theDirective 'sprovisions should remain applicable ifthey aremarketed
astoys ,-whilst forothers ofaparticularly dangerous kind steps
prohibiting their marketing astoys should lietaken direotly bythe
Member States :
Whereas only toys that are safe should beplaced onthemarket ;whereas ,
therefore ,those responsible forplacing such produots onthemarket are
under ageneral obligation toensure their safety ;whereas thestandard
ofsafety oftoys should bedetermined inrelation tothecriterion ofthe
correct useoftheproduct inquestion ,butwith allowance also made Nfor
foreseeable misuse bychildren ,whogenerally donotshow thesame degree
ofcare astheaverage adult user ;whereas special rules should belaid
down fortoys intended forvery young children ;
Whereas toys maypresent different types ofhazard ,because oftheir
differing properties ,features andfunctions ;whereas themost important
andoommon types ofhazard should bestated ,andthegeneral safety
objectives inregard tosuch hazards should besetout ;
Whereas hazards inherent inthe use oftoys canonly beavoided bymeans
ofsuitable warnings andinstructions accompanying thetoy ;andwhereas
suoh warnings andinstructions forgeneral useorforuseonparticular
types oftoys should bespecified andmade mandatory :
Whereas hazards arising from theconstruction orcomposition oftoys can
only beeliminated iftheir construction andcomposition issubject to
technical safety specifications ;whereas such specifications should be
incorporated ,with therelevant testing methods ,incommon technical
standards fortoys applicable inalltheMember States ; v

Whereas 4Leco;anontechnics a.standards forthephysical endtnecb&nio&X
properties andflamroability oftoyscanbeprescribed inthisDirective ?
whereasstandards inreepeotofothertypesofhazardsintoyswillTee
).£iddowninspecificDirectives onthebasisofthegeneralsafety
objectives withregardtothehazardsconcerned }
Whereas,toensurethattheDirective isproperly appliedbythose
responsible forplacingtoysonthemarket,itisessential that
laboratories ofassxxredimpartiality beavailable intheMemberStatesto
verifyonrequesttheconformity oftoystothecommontechnical standards
andtoissuecertificates ofconformity ;whereas .-tofacilitate inspections
bytheMemberStates'authorities ,partiesobtaining suchacertificate
shouldbeentitled toaffixtotoyscomplying withthetastedsamplesthe
EECsymbolofconformity described intheDirective andrecognized as
evidence ofconformity bysheabovementioned authorities :
Whereas/inviewoftheshortageoftestlaboratories mruosfcMemberStatee,
itwouldbedesirable tcallowthoseconcerned whoaraablstoverifythe
conformity oftoystothecommonstandards directlytodeclarethat
oonformiiy ontheirownrenponsibility according toastandard procedure
laiddownintheDirect!'a,withoutsuchastatement carrying anylegal
implications inregardtotheofficial inspections andprovideditisnot
usedforpromotional orpublicity purposes $
Wher'eas,toavoidfreezing theever–changing technology "inthetoyindustry
atthestagerepresented bythecommontechnical staudar&s ,manufactmere
(shouldbeallowedtomaketoystotechnical specifications otherthanthose
required bythestandards ,providedthatsuchspecifications accordwith
thegeneralobjectives setoutintheDirective andthatthemanufacturer
establishes thesafetyofhistechnical innovations byobtaining areport
onthetoyconcerned fromarecognized laboratory ? - v

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Whereas theprovisions ofgeneral lawgoverning theresponsibility of
parents ,supervisors andteachers areanessential complement tothe
safety measures provided forintheDirective ,andwhereas this law
imposes theobligation ,asregards thechoice oftoys andthesupervision
ofchildren atplay ,inparticular toobserve theminimum agelimits
specified forcertain toys andmake sure that anynecessary safety
precautions recommended intheinstructions aretaken ;
Whereas itwould beofvalue –andmayeven beanecessity -forthe
operation ofthesystem oftoysafety setupbytheDirective that -
checks should beoarried out ,notnecessarily onasystematic basis ,by
theMember States *authorities onthe safety oftoys ontheir markets ;
whereas inview ofthe inevitable difficulties such cheoks will face
beoause ofthevast numbers oftoys onsale ,consumer associations should
beenabled toplay anactive part bydrawing theauthorities' attention to
toys needing checking ,onthebasis ofatechnical report prepared byone
oftherecognized laboratories ;
Whereas cases might arise Where atoy ,although meeting therequirements of
theprovisions ofArticles 4 "to7ofthis Directive ,inparticular the
common technical standards ,nevertheless presents ahazard tothehealth
and -safety ofusers ;whereas ,therefore /asafeguard clause establishing
asuitable procedure should belaid down fordealing with such cases ;
Whereas ,inline with theprinciples setout'intheCounoil Resolution
of14April 1975 »any "toys found tobedangerous should bewithdrawn from
themarket without delay ;whereas ,whenever aMember State orders such a
withdrawal ,theother Member States andtheCommission should beinformed
sothat itiseffective throughout theCommunity ;
Whereas ,intheconditions inwhich children grow uptoday ,toy
advertising ,especially ontelevision ,isapowerful instrument of
persuasion andencouragement toconsumption ofthis product ;whereas this
instrument also affeots thepeople ,parents ,teachers ,etc.,forming the
family environment ofchildren ;whereas itistherefore vital ,iftoy
safety istobeensured ,that advertising besubject ,without prejudice to

LL
national legislation onmisleading advertising ,tobasic provisions aimed
atprotecting consumers against misleading information about thesafety
characteristics anaperformance oftoys andensuring that they are informed
ofthesafety precautions andminimum age limits relating totheuse of
certain toys ;whereas steps should betaken toguard against the
exploitation oftoy eafaty for sales promotion purposes 5
Whereas thetechnical requirements set out intheDirectives ontoysafety
will need tobeadapted promptly totake account ofadvances intechnology ;
whereas ,toenable thenecessary steps tobataken tothis effeotj a
procedure should beset upproviding for close cooperation "between the
Member States a^id the Commission through aCommittee for the
Directives onToySafety ?whereas this procedure should also beapplied
indetermining thesampling methods andthetest methods relating tothe
common safety standards tobeestablished bytheCouncil Directives pro­
vided for inthethird subparagraph ofArticle 4(1);
HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIVE •

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ArtIole113
Scopeanddefinitions
1.A,|toy"means anyproductmanifestly intendedfortheuseinplayby
m
children ofnotmorethanfourteen yearsofage,including writing,
drawingandcolouring materials and;handicraft equipment marketed
asinstruments ofplayforsuohohildren.
Inparticular ,theproductslistedasexamplesinAnnexIshallbe
regarded astoys. , *
ProductslistedinAnnexIIshallnotberegarded astoys.
2.'Jhinctional toys"means anyarticlewhichfulfilsthesamefunction ascer
tain-products ,appliances orinstallations whichareintendedfor
adultsandwhichoftenarescalemodelsthereof.
' ' - • ' ' .
;'fchinctional partsofatoy"means anypartswhichcouldnotbemodified ,
oreliminated withoutchangingthespecificfunctionofthetoyor
modifying itsbasiofeatures.
3*Theterms"manufacturer "and"seller"mean " i . ..
respectively amanufacturer orsellerestablished inthe
Community . . i
"Importex1'meansonlyanimporter,established intheCommunity ,of
'toysfromnon-member countries . <

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Article 2
General principle ofsafety
and related provisions
Taking into account theuse forwhich they arenormally
intended and the reasonably foreseeable misuse children canmake
of •them ,toys shall notendanger thesafety orhealth ofchildren ,
whether users orothers ,oranyother person .
Special provisions andmore stringents requirements shall
apply totoys which ,onaccount oftheir function ,dimensions and
characteristics ,arelikely tobegiven tochildren ofless than 36
months .Examples oftoys intended forsuch children appear ,in
particular ,inpoints 1to11ofAnnex I.
Minimum age limits for theuse ofcertain toys shall "beindicated by
themanufacturer ,importer orvendor incases covered bytheprovisions
ofthis Directive ;inother cases themanufacturer ,importer orvendor
mayindicate such limits inthe light ofthedangers involved andthe
presumed mental andphysical ability ofachild tocope with them .
The general safety objectives concerning theprovisions inthepreceding
paragraphs arelisted inAnnex III .
Toys shall exhibit thetechnical safety characteristics andbear
theparticulars andwarnings provided forinthis Directive ,inthe
condition inwhich they aremarketed .Thesafety characteristics must
bemaintained over aperiod oftime ,inaccordance with paragraph 1
andhaving regard tothenormal rate ofwear ofeach type oftoy .

Where atoyhasto "beassembled ,thefinished toyaswell aseach one
ofitselements' shall present thetechnical safety characteristics
provided forinthis Directive ;ifitisspecifically stated
that thetoy must beassembled byanadult /only ,thefinished toy
need present these 'characteristics .
Article 3
TOTAL HARMONISATION CLAUSE
Member States shall take .allnecessary steps toensure that toys .cannot
beplaced onthemarket unless they comply with theprovisions ofthis ;
Directive and'ofthe Directives provided forinArticle |
FREE CIRCULATION CLAUSE ; \ i
•/ 1 i , •. ■ •' ;
Member States maynot ,forreasons related tosafety ,refuse ,prohibit ,
restriot orhinder theplacing onthemarket andfree circulation
within theCommunity oftoys which comply ,under theconditions provfcTe iJ
forinArticles 4to7»>with theprovisions ofArticle 2*
Article 4 \
Common Technical Standards
• ' • /
Toys ,inorder tocomply witfi therequirements ofArticle 2,must be
manufactured according tothecommon technioal standards concerning :
a)risks arising from the "physical andmechanical properties ",and
the "flammability "oftoys ,
b)risks arising from the "chemical aniltoxicological properties "as
well asfrom the "eleotrical properties "oftoys ,
c)risks ,inparticular those referred toinAnnex III,other than those
referred tounder a)and b)above .
Thecommon technical standards covering therisks mentioned ina)as
/
well astherelated testing methods arelaid down inAnnex VandVI
ofthis Directive .

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Councildirectiveswillestablish thecommontechnical standards con­
cerning:
-therisksreferredtounderb)andc);
-thosetoysnotcoveredbyAnnexVandVIwhichpresentspecificrisks,
suchasaquatictoysandchildren'scraft.
Thegeneralsafetyobjectives setoutinAnnexIIIshallapplytosafety
aspectswhicharenotcoveredbytheabovementionedstandards.
2.Toysmustfurthermore beartheinformation andwarningsprescribed by
Article6and7ofthisDirective .
3.MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarystepstoenableanymanufacturer ,
importerorvendorwhowishestoverifytheconformity ofthetoywith
thestandardsreferredtoinparagraph 1tohavetheappropriate tests
carriedoutbyoneormoreofthelaboratories designated inaccordance
withthetermsofArticle18andtoobtainacertificate ofconformity
withthesestandards.
Themanufacturer ,importerorvendorwhohasobtainedsuchacertificate
mayaffixtheEECsymbolofconformityreferredtoinAnnexVIIonlyto
toysidenticalwiththetestedsample.
Withoutprejudicetoothermethodsofproof,theappearance ontoysof
thesymbolreferredtointheprevioussubparagraph shallbeaccented
bythecompetentauthorities asapresumptionofconformitytothecommoii
technical standards .
4.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle13(d),themanufacturer,
importerorvendormayalso,on,hisownresponsibility ,affixthe
followingstatementtothetoys:"DECLAREDBYTHEMANUFACTURER ,IMPORTER
AND/orVENDORTOCONFORMTOTHEMANDATORY COMMONSTANDARDS",tobe
followedbyareference,"usingtheinitialssetout_inAnnexVll,
tothestandardsspecifiedinparagraph 1with

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whichthetoyIsdeclaredtoconform.ThedetaiIs/specifiedinArti-;
cle6(1><a)mustalsobegiven.
TheMemberStatesshallspecifythepenaltiestobeappliedinthecase
offalsedeclarations .
5.Anytypeofdistinctive safety.sign(marks,declarations ,certificates,
etc.)shallbeprohibited!Conformity symbolsordeclarations other
thanthosereferredtoinparagraphs 3and4shallnotbepermitted.
Article 5
„Toyswithtechnicalspecifications
otherthanthoseprovidedforinthecommontechnicalstandards
1.Toys_ma_y;alsobemanufactured accordingtonewtechnologies entirely
orpartiallyentailingtechnicalsafetyspecifications otherthanthose
providedforinthecommontechnicalstandardsreferredtoin
Article4(1),providedthatthesespecifications meetthegeneralsafety
objectives setoutinAnnexIII.
Forthispurpose,themanufacturer ,importerorvendorshallhavethe
toyexaminedbyalaboratorydesignatedinaccordancewithArticle18,
andshallobtainatechnicalreportcertifyingthatthetoycomplies
withtheconditionsreferredtointheprevioussubparagraph .Thewords
"Reportn°.....oflaboratory togetherwiththenameofthe
laboratory whichhaspreparedthereport,mustappearonthetoyorits
packaging;itmay,whereappropriate,becombinedwiththeEECsymbol
ofconformity orthedeclaration provided ,forinArticle4(3)and(4).
N- ' ' -/ -•/--- •"
WhenthechecksprovidedforinArticle8arecarriedout,thereport
shallbepresented,uponrequest,tothecompetent .authorities inthe1'
MemberStates. 1'- '* v
-\'-' * -••'' "\
2.Thetoysreferredtoinparagraph 1mustalsobeartheinformation and
warningsprescribed byArticles6and7.
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ThecasestowhichthisArticle appliesshallbenotified tothe
Commission forthepossible application oftheprocedure referredto
inArticle 17.
Article 6
Particulars tobegivenonthetoy
oritspackaging
Thefollowing particulars shallbegivenoneachtoyoritspackaging :
a)thenameand/ortradenameand/ormarkasfwellastheaddressofthe
manufacturer ortheimporter and/orvendor.
.Theseparticulars maybeabbreviated insofarastheabbreviation
makesitpossible,inageneralandevidentmanner,toidentify the
company .
b)theminimumageforuseofthetoysincasescoveredbyAnnexIV,6b'
and9borincaseswheretheoptionprovided forinthethirdsub­
paragraph ofArticle2(1)isexercised ;
c)theindications andwarningsprescribed byArticle 7andAnnexIV
andbytheDirectives referredtoinArticle4(1);
d)whereappropriate ,theEECsymbolofconformity orthemanufacturer 's
declaration providedforinArticle4(3)and(4)and/orthenumber
ofthetechnical reportreferredtoinArticle5(1).
i
Theparticulars specified inparagraph 1shallbegiven,insuchaway
astodrawtheattention ofusersandbuyers,asfollows:
-inthecaseofthosereferred ^to__ina),.b)_ar)dd),.ontheJoyorits
'-packaging ; *-~~
-^inthecaseofthosereferredtoinc),onthetoy,thepackaging or
^–theinstruct !onsfor_use,in^accordance ,inparticular .,with.Annex.-.IV
andwiththeDirectives referred toinArticle 4(1).

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Thelettering shallbeatleast3mminheight/easilylegibleand
indelible,andshallcontrast withthebackground ofthetoyorthe
packaging ..
3.Theparticulars specified inparagraph 1b)andc)shallalsobegiven
insummaryforminallcatalogues /foldersandprospectuses .Samples
'andpackaging oftoysdisplayed tothepublicinshops,windows/etc.
orusedwhenoffering thegoodsforsaleshallgive,asregardspointsb)
andc)ofparagraph 1/thesameparticulars asthosewhichmustbe
affixedtothetoysofferedforsaletotheconsumer .
Furthermore /anyparticulars /information /namesormarksotherthan
thoseprovided forinthisDirective /andanypictorial matterorother
symbolsappearing ontoysandtheirpackaging orinthecatalogues /
folders/etc.referredtointheprevious subparagraph maynotbesuch
astogiverisetoconfusionwiththeinformationrequired underparagraph 1.
4.Subjecttotheprovisions ofArticles 30-37oftheTreaty,Member
Statesmayrequirethattheparticulars provided forinparagraph 1(b)/
<c)and(d)shallalsobegivenintheirownnationallanguage'oF languages .
Article 7
Warnings anddetailsofprecautions tobetaken
Anytoyslikelytopresentdangersinherent intheiruseorwhich
requirespecialprecautions mustdisplayanoticedrawingattention to
thesedangersandstatingtheprecautions tobetakeninrespectofuse
andwhethersupervision isnecessary . \
AnnexIVprescribes thewarnings andparticulars tobegiveninrespect "
ofcertaintoysandcategories oftoys.

Article 8
Officiai inspection
i
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatproducts onthemarketareinspected
toascertain theirconformity withtheprovisions tjfthisDirective ,,and
inparticular withthecbmmontechnical standards .TheteStsnecessary
tothisendshallbecarriedoutonthebasisofthemethodsspeci­
fiedinthisDirective aswellasintheDirectives provided forin
Article4(1)bythelaboratories designated inaccordance withArticle 18.
2.Inordertoassessthesafetyoftoysbearingtheparticulars specified
inArticle 5(1),therelevantauthorities intheMemberStatesmay
demandthetechnical reportreferredtoinArticle 5.
\
3.Withaviewtothepossible application oftheprocedure referred to
inArticle 17,eachMemberStateshall,threeyearsafterth£date
provided forinthesecondsub-paragraph ofArticle20(1),forwardto
theotherMemberStatesandthe.Commission areportonthefindings' of
thechecksreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article 9
Safeguard clause .
1.WhereaMemberStatehasgoodgroundsforconsidering thatoneormorfetoys,
although complying withtheprovisions ofArticles 4to7,inparticular
thecommontechnical standards referredtoinArticle4(1),represent '
ahazard -tosafetyorhealthandtherefore arenotconsistent withthe
generatsafetyprinciple setoutinArticle 2,t_itmay_
temporarily prohibit themarketing oftheseproducts initsterritory
orattachspecialconditions thereto.Itshallimmediately informthe
otherMemberStatesandtheCommission,statingindetailthegroundsforits
decision . '

TheCommission shall,withinsixweeks,consulttheMemberStatescon­
cerned,following whichitshalldeliveritsopinionwithoutdelayand*
taketheappropriate steps.
IftheCommission is.oftheopinionthattechnical amendments tothis
Directive arenecessary,suchamendments shallbeadopted byeitherthe
Commission orthe'Councilinaccordance withtheprocedure laiddownin
Article17.Inthatevent,theMemberStatewhichhasadoptedsafeguard '
measures maymaintain themuntilentryintoforceoftheamendments .
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*Article 10
Withdrawal ofdangerous products fromthemarket
Withoutprejudice toCommunity provisions onthewithdrawal ofproducts
and,wherenosuchprovisions exist,tonationallegislation ,theMember
Statesshalltakeallnecessary stepstoensurethattheircompetent
authorities promptly withdraw,orhavewithdrawn,fromthemarketany
toyswhichdonotcomplywiththegeneralsafetyprinciple enunciated in
Article 2andaretherefore showntobedangerous tothehealthand
safetyofconsumers .
TheyshallinformtheCommission andtheotherMemberStatesofany
marketwithdrawal measures asreferredtointheprevious paragraph .
Article 11
Protecting therightsoftoymanufacturers ,
jimporters andvendors
Precisegroundsshallbegivenforanyindividual measuretaken
under thisDirective,inparticular 'Articles 5,8,9and10,
placing arestriction orbanontheintroduction onthemarketorcon­
tinuedsaleoftoysorimposingany~civil,administrative orother
penalty.Thepartiesconcerned shallbenotified ofsuchmeasures
together withdetailsoftheirrightofappealandthetimelimitfor
theexercise ofsuchrights.

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Article 12
Consumerassociations' rightofinitiative
Member_Statesshalltake^enecessary _stepstoentitleconsumerassociations ,
uponsubmissionofdetailedgrounds andwithaviewtotheimplementation
ofthisDirective and~ofthe"Directives referred to~inArticle "4(1),to~
requestthecompetent authorities oftheMemberStatestoverifythe
safety 7ofcertaintoysonthemarket.- ' 7
Tothisend,theassociations maysubmitatechnical reportprepared by
oneofthebodiesdesignated inaccordance withtheprocedure described
inArticle 18.
Article 13
Advertising
Withoutprejudice totheCommunity Directives ,andwherenosuch .
Directives exist,tonationallegislation onmisleading advertising ,
theMemberStatesshallensurethatadvertising oftoysconforms to
thefollowing provisions :
a)onlytoysconforming totherequirements ofArticle 2maybeadver­
tised;
b)advertisements mustnotmislead consumers concerning thecapabilities
neededtousethetoywithoutdangerantj,Jiaving _regardUoThe'TnexperTence '
ofchildren,mustnotgivemisleading information aboutthesafety
characteristics andperformance ofthetoy;
c)withregardtotoyslikelytopresentrisksinherent intheiruse,
theadvertising mustdrawattention# ifnecessary byreferring to
theoperating instructions /totheprecautions tobeobserved by
theuser,andstatewhethersupervision ofthechildwhileplaying
isnecessary .
4

"16~ ^
WithrespecttothetoysreferredtoinAnnexIV,6(b)and9(b),and
incaseswheretheoptionprovided forinthethirdsubparagraph of
Article2(1)isapplicable ,expressreference shallbemadetothe_mijnijnum
ageforuse;
d)alladvertising orpromotion oftoysbasedontheirsafety'
orontheEECsymbolorthedeclaration providedforinArticle 4(3)
and(4)shallbeprohibited .
Article 14
Redr'ess .
1.MemberStatesshallensurethatappropriate ,effective,..rapidandin-T
expensive meansofredressshallbeavailable,intheframework of
nationalprocedures,toanypersonshavingsufferedinjurybyusing
toyscoveredbythisDirective . '
2.Inaccordance withthelegislation inforce,MemberStatesshallgua­
ranteejthose^jconcerned anappropriate rightofappealagainstflneasures ^
'.jasreferredtoinArticle 11. . ;..'J
s
Article 15
Committee TortheDirectivesonToySafety;poyers
1.Theamendments necessary foradapting totechnical progress Annexes V
andVItothisDirective andtheDirectives provided forinArticle 4(1)
shallbeadoptedinaccordance withtheprocedure setoutinArticle 17.
2.Thesampling methods,themethodsfortestingthecommontechnical
standards referredtointhethirdsubparagraph ofArticle 4(1)andthe;
amendments necessary 'foradapting thesemethodstotechnical progress
shall bedetermined inaccordance withtheprocedure setoutin
Article 17.

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Artiole 16
Committee for the Directives onToy Safety :establishment ■
1.A"Committee for theDirectives onToy Safety ",hereinafter called
"theCommittee ",ishereby setup.Itshall consist ofrepresentatives
oftheMember States with arepresentative ofthe Commission as
Chairman .
2.The Committee shall adopt its ownrules ofprocedure o
Article 17
Committee fortheDirectives onToy Safejty :procedure
1.Where theprocedure laid down inthis Article istobefollowed ,
matters shall bereferred totheCommittee bytheChairman ,either on
his owninitiative oratthe request oftherepresentative ofa
Member State .
2.The representative oftheCommission shall submit tothe Committee a
draft ofthemeasures tobeadopted .The Committee shall deliver its
opinion onthedraft within atime limit setbytheChairman
depending ontheurgency ofthematter .Opinions shall beadopted by
amajority of41votes ,thevotes ofMember States being weighted as
provided forinArticle 148(2 )oftheTreaty .TheChairman shall not
vote .
3.a)TheCommission shall adopt theproposed measures when they arein
accordance with the opinion ofthe Committee .
./•

b)Wheretheproposedmeasuresarenotinaccordance withtheopinion
t)ftheCommittee,orifnoopinionisdelivered,theCommissionshall
withoutdelayproposetotheCouncilthemeasurestobeadopted.
TheCouncilshallactbyaqualifiedmajority.
c)If,withinthreemonthsoftheproposalbeingsubmittedtoit,the
Councilhasnotacted,theproposedmeasuresshallbeadoptedbythe
Commission .
Article18
I .
Designation andnotification oftechnicalbodies
! -
providedforintheDirective
EachMemberStateshalldesignatethelaboratories authorizedtocarry
outthetestsofconformity providedforinArticles4(3)and8and
drawupthetechnicalreportsprovidedforinArticles5(2)and12,and
notifytheotherMemberStatesandtheCommission accordingly .
Thelaboratories referredtoinparagraph 1mustfulfiltheminimum
conditions setoutinAnnexVIII.
Thelistoflaboratories designatedbyeachMemberStateshallbegiven^
adequatepublicityatnationallevel\.itshall"alsobepublished,ioFj
information,intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean^Communities.
EachMemberStateshallinformtheother-Member Statesandthe•Commission
withoutdelayofanychangeconcerning-the laboratories referredtoin
paragraph 1.AllsuchchangesshallbepubTTcizedTnaccorcJaTicewTYh
1"' """ 1-1**1'■i*-fa.-..■-■■; ;■' •i •
paragraph 3. ,/,,

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Article19
Information relatingtoaccidents
causedbytoys
Subjecttotheapplication oftheCommunitysystemfortherapidexchange
ofinformation ondangersarisingfromtheuseofconsumerproductsand,
inparticular,withaviewtotheapplication oftheproceduresetout
inArticle17,theMemberStatesshall,atleasteverythreeyears,
.communicate totheCommission anyinformation relatingtoaccidentsin
whichtoyswereinvolved. _
Article20
Implementation
1.TheMemberStatesshalladoptandpublishtheprovisions necessaryto
complywiththisDirective andshallforthwithinformtheCommission
thereof.
Theyshallapplytheseprovisions from1January1983.
2iAssoonasthisDirective hasbeennotified,MemberStatesshallalso
ensurethattheCommissionisinformed,insufficient timeforitto
submititscomments,ofanydraftlaws,regulations oradministrative
provisions whichtheyintendtoadoptinthefieldcoveredbythis
Directive.
Article21
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.

ANNEX I
ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OPPRODUCTS TOBEREGARDED ASTOYS *
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(Article 1.1.2ndindent )
1.Toys forbabies andvery young children (rattles ,dummies etc.);
2.Crib toys (counting frames ,mobiles ,exercise bars ,etcforcribs ,
baby walkers ,playpens ,prams andchildren *sbeds );
3.Games andtoys tobeassembled and/orforsense-training (blocks ,
oubes ,rings ,etc.tobestaoked ,assembled orfitted in,games with
colours andfigures ,eto.);
4.Rocking animals andother rocking articles ;
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5.Bathtub toys (floating articles made ofrubber orplastic ,etc.);
6.Sand games andtoys (shovels ,buckets ,barrows ,etc.);
7»Pull androll toys (rollers ,carts ,various vehicles tobepulled ,
etc. );
8.Soft toys ,stuffed , ,inade ofplush ,textiles ,etc.;
9*Dolls andBimilar toys ,alsoforveryyoung children ,andaccessories |
(clothing ,furniture ,cribs ,houses ,etc.);
10»Miniatures (simple articles ,cars ,motorbikes ,garages ,etc. ); 1
11.Musioal toys ;
12.Construction toys ;
13*Parlour games ,games calling forpatience andthought ,forchildren
(cases containing games ,oards andaccessories ,puzzles with . j
patterns andconsisting ofno'more than 500pieoes ,eto.); !
! ■ '
14»Building kits ; i
15.Toyweapons without projectiles ; •j
16.Games andtoyswithprojeotiles (bows ,rifles ,eto.)andtoy j
projectiles (darts forchildren ,spears ,boomerangs ,eto.); |
17*Mechanical andelectrioal toys (trains ,oarracing tracks ,
1
teleguided orradio-controlled oars andother artioles ,etc.); j
1
18*Outdoor games (balls ,balloons forchildren ,hoops ,pins ,swings , j
slides ,etc.); • .; \
19*Plying toys (kites ,etc.); ' j
20.Toysports equipment ; ' !
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21o Toys ,inparticular wheeled ones ,intended ,tobear theweight ofa
child andtobepropelled bythechild (tricycles with orwithout
pedals ,scooters ,cars with pedals ,children 'sbicycles );
22.Sports toys requiring balance andskill (roller-skat es,stilts ,
skate-boards ,etc.);
23.Optical andacoustical toys (microscopes andaccessories ,children 's
viewfinders ,kaleidoscopes ,walkie-talkies ,etc.);
24.Steam engines ;
25.Imitation protective gear (glasses ,helmets ,etCc );
26.Panoplies (boxes ,cases andsets forsewing ,medicine ,etc.);
27.Graphic games andtoys (boxes ofcrayons ,chalk ,water colours ,
various paints forchildren ,pencils ,etc.);
28o Aquatic toys ,within themeaning ofthedefinition provided forin
Annex IV.10,andtoycrafts forchildren ;
29»Functional toys within themeaning ofArticle lo2 (sewing machines ,
various tool boxes ,etc.);
30.Chemical games andtoys ,inparticular those mentioned inAnnex IV.9b ).

; ..... . AHNËX II
PRODUCTS WHICH .ARENOTCONSIDERED ASTOYS "FORTHEPURPOSE OPTHIS DIRECTIVE
j (Article 1.1.3rdindent )
1.Christmas decorations •
2.Slings andcatapults'
i3»Fireworks
j4»Combustion engines fortoys V . \
!5.Scaled-down models intended foradult collectors andmanufactured !
1 - ..• !
;■ according toscale indétail ! !
|6.Equipment intended tobeusedcolleotively inplaygrounds
7»Sports equipment intended to "beused fortraining purposes
8.Compressed-air weapons j j
9*Aquatic equipment intended tobeused indeep water andflippers
Iusedforswimming j ~ !
I
'10.Folklore anddecorative dolls said other similar articles for collectors
111.Practioal jokes '* j
12.Party novelties ! ' j
:13*Professional toys installed inpublic places (shopping centres ,
; stations ,eto) * j
•14.Puzzles with more than 500pieces orwithout pattern ,intended for !
I .. j
I specialists
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15*Video toys connected totelevision sets j
I
16.Electric orelectronic musical instruments forchildren >
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17»Electric toys ,particularly functional ones ,mains-operated and j
j .functioning atmorethan24v I- . . !
» . • - "I
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N.B.J -Thearticles referred toinpoints 1,2,7 and12areexcluded from 1
thescope oftheDirective ,unless they areoffered forsale as
toys oradvertised assuch :inthat case ,theprovisions ofthe
directive aretobeapplied .^
-Member States take allnecessary steps toensure that thearticles
referred toinpoints 3,8and11arenotmarketed astoys .
–Thearticles referred toinpoint 17aretemporarily excluded from ,
thescope ofthedireotive ,subject tothedirective concerning the
electrical properties oftoys ,thepreparation ofwhich is
–– -proviced forinArtiole 4»...J- -. ––r

ANNm 151
GENERAL TOY SAFETY OBJECTIVES
(Article 2.1)
THE=USE
Inaccordance with Article 2,thehealth andsafety ofthechild shall
beprotected
a)against hazards duetothetoy'smanufacture and/orcomposition ;the
elimination ofthehazards isreached byapplying tothetoy the
technical safety specifications which arelaid down intechnioal
standards (Article 4);
b)against hazards which areinherent totheuseofthetoyandcannot
beeliminated bymodifying thetoy'smanufacture andcomposition
without altering itsfunction ordepriving itofits essential
properties :such hazards areavoided orreduced through warnings and
instructions foruse and tinsome oases ?through anindication of
theminimum ageforuse (Artiole 7)®
P?4B?S_OP =A=DI^R^_batu5E
Thehazards referred toinpoint Ia)andb)take on-onthebasis of
thevarious properties which characterise thetoys -different aspects
which canbepresented jointly andinavariable waybythese products ?
insuch cases fitisnecessary toexamine theconformity with Article 2
and toensure itwith regard toallsafety aspects ofthetoyunder
consideration ..
These risks ofadifferent nature arementioned inparticular ,along
with therelevant general safety objectives inpoint 2..1to2°6.
The common technical standards inrelation with these objectives are
included inAnnex VandVI,orwill beestablished through the
directives provided forinArtiole 4,paragraph 1.

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2*1Phyeieal andmeehanloal propartida
Inthisconnection ,itisinparticular necessary toeliminate or
avoid
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-therisks–covered "bythecommontechnical standards provided for;
inAnnexV-ofinjuries,falls,burns,suffocation ,etc.andofj
»
impairing thechild*sphysicalhealthinanywayasaconsequence j
•iofthetoys*physioal andmechanioal characteristics ; !
-risksofdrowning whichcanbecaused "byaquatictoys,children'si
craftsandotherarticlesofthistype,aswellasthosewhich j
involvethechild'ssightorhearing andcanbeoausedbycertain
'toys*itwillbepossibletopreparetechnical standards especially' ;
; - . »
forthesetoys,inaccordance withArticle4»paragraph 1.
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2.2Flammability ! ,/j
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Toysmaynotconstitute adangerous flammable elementinthechild's
environment .- |
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Therefore ,theymustbe ! I
-eithernon-flammables theyshouldnotburnifdirectlyexposedtoj
aflame; x i
-ormadeofmaterials whicharenotreadilyflammable orhave j
technical specifications whichmakethemvirtually so(self-
extinguishing ):theflamegoesoutassoonastheheatsourceis
removed; > '"
-ormadeofmaterials which,iftheydoignite,burnslowlyand
presentalowrateofspreadoftheflame,orwhicharetreated-
subjecttothegeneralsafetyobjectives andtheoommontechnical
standards relating tothetoy'schemical composition -insuoha
wayastodelaythecombustion process. ".
Thetoys'ignitionhazardsaresubjected totheteohnical speoifi-j
cationsandwarnings !providedforinAnnetfVI. " i

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2.3 Chemical properties
Toys must bedesigned andproduced insuch away astoavoid risks
which may derive from the chemical properties
ofthematerials ,substances andpreparations ofwhich they are
made .
This concerns inparticular risks ofacute andchronic poisoning ,of
corrosive orirritant action andcarcinogenic risks which can arise
asaoonsequenoe ofingestion ,inhalation orcontact with theskin ,
themucous membranes andthe eyes oftoxic ,harmful ,corrosive or
mutagenic elements oroomponants which may bepresent inthexoy .
Therefore ,thegeneral safety objectives below must bepursued .
A.Toys which include intheir composition substances andprepara /-
tions whioh areregarded asdangerous within themeaning of
directive 67/548/EEC (l)of29June 1967 maynotrelease toxic
elements through ingestion orcontact inaquantity likely to
present adanger tothechild .
This rule applies inparticular tothe toys which areintended
tobekept incontaot with the skin orwhich comprise acoating
ofpaint ,lacquer ,varnish orsimilar substances ,tographic
toys ,toys made ofplastic ,textiles oranyother material which
arelikely toentail the hazards referred tointhis
paragraph ,unless these toys byreason oftheir function ,size
andother demonstrable characteristics ,obviously exclude any
chance ofingestion orirritation through contact .
B.Toys maynotcontain ,assuch ,thedangerous substances and
preparations referred tounder A.atlevels ofconcentration
orinaform lik9ly toharm thehealth ofachild through
©/·
)Council Directive ontheapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember
States relating toclassification .packaging andlabelling ofdangerous
substances (0»J .lbl/lof1608067 ),andparticularly Directive
79/83I/EECof18September 1979 (O.J. L259/10,15.10.79 ),Article
2.2 ,paragraphs f)ton).

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contactorinhalation .If,however,itisnotpossibleinthe ;
caseofcertaintoystousesubstances orpreparations which •
exhibitsuchlevelsofconcentration withouttherebychanging thej
basicfunctionorcharacteristics ofthetoyB,higherlevels j
shallasanexception bepermitted wherethisisabsolutely !
vital,providedthatpreciseindications aregivenregarding the
dangerspresented bythesetoysandtheprecautions whichsireto
befollowed . ..
Therisksofaccidentally ingesting suohsubstances andprepara­
tionsmustalwaysbesubjected toaspeoifioindication ,
whatevertheirlevelofconcentration maybe.
Theaboverulesapplyinparticular totoyscontaining children's
paints,specifically fingerpaints,gluesandsolvents ,inks,
cosmetics ,detergents andotherhousehold products aswellas
chemical toys.- I
C.Toysmaynotincludeintheircomposition or-containassuchthe j
t
substances andpreparations whoseuseisprohibited orlimitedby!
CommunityDirectives (l).Thisprohibition isapplicable
according totheprocedures providedforbytheseDirectives .
D.Pendingadoption ofthedirective providedforin
Article4»paragraph 1and,inrelationwithchemicalrisks,
-toysintendedforchildren below36monthsofageandthose
i'i '
intendedtobeputtothemouthortocontainfoodstuffs must
comply,asregardstheircomposition ,withCommunity ;;
directives (2)or,intheirabsence,withnationalregulations
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(1)Inparticulardir.76/769/EECof27July1976(O.J.L262/201of
_27.9.76)anddir.79/663/EECof24July1979(O.J.L197of3.8.79).
(2)Inparticulardir.76/893/EECof23NovemberI976(O.J.L340/19of9.12.76)anddir.78/142/EECof30January1978(O.J.L44/15of
15.2.78). ; ;
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relating tomaterials comingintocontactwithfoodstuffs .
Furthermore ,theymaynotcontain ,assuch,thedangerous
substances andpreparations referred toinA,whatevertheir
levelofconcentration maybe;
-Community directives concerning thesafetyofconsumer goods,
suchastheDirective relatingtocosmeticproducts (l),are
alsoapplicable totoyscontaining suchproducts orimitations
oftheseproducts .
2.4Riskofexplosion
Inthisconnection ,thesafetyobjectives belowaretobepursued.
a)toysmustnotbeexplosive orcontainelementsorpartslikely
toexplode (e.g.aerosols);
b)therisksofexplosion andbursting causedbytheovercompression
ofliquidsorgaseswhichpermitthefunctioning ofcertaintoys
suchassteamenginesmustbeavoided (seeAnnexV,3«9*2);
c)toysmaynotcontainassuchandinanydangerous formorlevel
ofconcentration thesubstances andpreparations listedas
potentially explosiveinArticle2.2a)ofDirective 67/548/EIECof
27June1967,and.thosewhichmayexplodeoncontactwithflame
orwhensubjected toshockorfriction ;
d)toys,andinparticular ohemical gamesandtoysmustnotcontain
substances orpreparations which,whenmixed,maycauBean
explosion .
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(1)Dir.76/768/EECof27July1976(O.J.L262/169of27.9.76)

2*9Klectrieal properties-6-
Without prejudice totheexclusion provided forinAnnex II,
point 12,toys must heconoeived andmanufactured inBuch away
astoavoid risks due totheir construction and inherent totheir
use .which mayarise from their electrical properties .
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This concerns particularly risks of "burns caused bythetoy
overheating ,andrisks ofelectrical shocks arising from the
power ,theinsulation ofthetoy ,theresistance tomoisture and
rust ofcertain parts ,eto . s
2.6Hygiene
Toys must bemanufactured andoffered forsale insuch astate
that anyrisk ofinfection ,illness orirritation likely toarise
from unsatisfactory conditions ofhygiene andcleanliness is
avoided .
This prinoiple applies particularly totoys intended forohildren
under three years ofage ,toys made oftextiles orpaper ,those
used fordisguise orwhich oontain padding . -
2.7Radioactivity '
Toys must notcontain radioactive elements orsubstances informs
orproportions likely tobedetrimental tothechild 'shealth .
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ANNEXIV
•WARNINGS ANDINDICATIONS ONTHEINSTRUCTIONS FORUSE
(Article 7,2ndparagraph )
1.Toyswhichmaynotbeintended forchildren under36months
Toyswhichmightbedangerous forchildren under36monthsofage
shallbemarked'NOTSUITABLE FORCHILDREN UNDER36MONTHSOFAGE9,
followed byabriefindication ,whichmayalsoappearinthe
instruotions ,oftheriskscallingforthisrestriction (eogo
flammability ,toxicity ,falls,etc.).
Thisprovision doesnotapplytotoyswhich,onaccountoftheir
function ,dimensions ,characteristics orproperties ,arenotlikely
tobegiventochildren under36monthsofage®
2oSharppointsandcuttingedgesserving afunctional purpose
Toyswhichincorporate cuttingedgesorpointsservingafunctional
purposeshallbeaccompanied byinstructions oranyothermarking
whichshalldrawattention tothepotential hazardsofsuchpoints
andedges.
3«Suspended swingsaridrings,trapezes,ropes,etc*attachedtoacross¬
beam
Suchtoysshallbeaccompanied byinstructions whichshalldraw
attention totheneedtoperiodically carryoutchecksandassurethe
maintenance oftheirmajorposts(suspensions ,fastenings ,fixing
totheground,etc®)andwhichshallpointoutthatincaseof
failuretomakethesechecks,thetoymaypresentdangersoffalls
oroverturning .
Instructions mustalsobegivenconcerning thecorrect wayof
assembling themandindicating thosepartswhichcanpresentdangers
ifitisnotcorrectly assembled®
4®Functional Toys
Functional toysshallbearthemarking 'WARNING :USEUNDERTHEDIRECT
SUPERVISION OFANADULT 1.

Inaddition ,-these toys shall beaccompanied bydirections giving
working instructions ,aswell astheprecautions tobetaken bythe
user ,with thewarning that failure totake these precautions would
expose theuser tothehazards -tobepointed out-normally
associated with theapplianoe ofwhich thetoyisascale model oran
imitation * '
Itwill also beindicated that thetoymust bekept outofthereach
ofvery young children . • *
Steam engines and other steam toys -Fuels
a)Such toys ,ortheir packaging ,shall bear themarking 'WARNING :
USE ONLY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OPANADULT' .
s
They shall beaccompanied byinstructions orbyastatement set :
outonthepackaging explaining howthetoyoperates aswell as
theprecautions tobetaken bytheuser ,with anindioation that
failure totake these precautions would expose theuser tothe
hazards which arenormally associated with theparticular engine ^
which aredesoribed briefly (e.g. burns ,fire hazard ,explosions
under high pressure ).
Itwill also be'indicated that thetoymust bekept outofthe
reach ofvery young children .
b)Inaddition ,should anyliquid orsolid fuel besold with the
toyorseparately ,theattention of .theuser must bedrawn to
thehazards associated with thestorage oruseiofthefuel .The
marking 'FLAMMABLE *must appear onthepackaging ofthetoyor
the fuel . ji
This provision shall also apply totoys other than steam engines
which involve theuse offuel .

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6.Toyswithprojectiles ortoy-projectiles
a)Toyswithprojectiles whosekineticenergydoesnotexceed0.5J
shallbeaccompanied byamarking ,whichmayappearinthe
instructions foruse,drawingattention tothehazardsofusing
missiles otherthanthosesupplied byorrecommended bythe
manufacturer ,andtothedangeroffiringtheprojectiles at
point-blank range.
b)Pigeonshooting,ball-trap andsimilargameswhichuseriflesor
springpistolshavingprojectiles thathavetipsofrubberor
someotherelasticmaterial ,andwhosekineticenergyexceeds
0.5Jshallbearthemarking :*WASHING:FORCHILDREN OVER8YEARS
OPAGEONLY.TOBEUSEDUNDERTHESUPERVISION OPANADULT'.In
addition ,theinstructions shalldrawattention tothefactthat
riflesandpistols mustbeaimedsolelyatthetargetprovided
inthegameandindicate thatanyotheruseofthetoycould
causewounds.
Itshouldalsobenotedthatsuohgamesmustbekeptoutofthe
reachofveryyoungchildren .
o)Toyprojectiles (e.g.boomerangs )requireinstructions drawing
theattention ontheparticular hazardsinherenttotheuseof
thattoy.
70Facsimile protective ecruipment andspectaoles
Facsimile protective equipment ,especially headgear (e.g.crash-
helmets),shallbearthemarking"WARNINGS THISTOYISNOT
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ".Forfacsimile spectacles thisindication may
beplacedonthepackaging .
8.Kitesandotherflyingtoys
Kitesorotherflyingtoysshallbearthemarking:'WARNING :DONOT
USENEAROVERHEAD POWERLINESoDANGER OFELECTROCUTION' .
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Games and -toys containing inherently dangerous substances ,
preparations ormaterials (e.g. solvents ,acids ,adhesives ,etc*).
Chemical toys _ r
a.Subject totheprovisions laid down inCommunity Directives onthe
classification ,packaging ,labelling ofdangerouB substances and
preparations , thepackaging orinstructions foruseofgames
ortoys containing inherently dangerous substances ,preparations
ormaterials ,shall bear amarking orwarning ofthedangerous
properties ofthese substances ,preparations andmaterials andof
theprecautions tobetaken bytheuser inorder toavoid the
hazards which are associated with them and shall belisted ina
concise wayaccording tothetype oftoy ,andnamely theingestion
hazards .Theinstructions will also stress thenecessity of
keeping such toys outofthereach ofvery young ohildren .
b.Inaddition totheinstructions provided forina),chemical toys
andgames which contain thesubstances ,preparations andmaterials
mentioned above shall bear thefollowing marking ontheir
packaging !»WARNINGS FOR CHILDREN OVER 10YEARS OPAGEONLY .USE
UNDER THE SUPERVISION OFANADULT *•
Ifthesubstances andpreparations contained insuch toys are
likely tochange ortolose ,after acertain time ,their specifio
safety properties ,theinstructions shall give tneneoessary
indications ortheexpiry date ofthese substances *
Inparticular thefollowing areconsidered :chemical toys and
games ,chemistry sets ,plastio embedding sets ,miniature work-shops
forceramics ,enamelling ,photography ,andsimilar toys •' <

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IGo Aquatic toys
Aquatic toys andtheir packaging shall bear themarking :
'WARNING 2USE ONLY INSHALLOW WATER AND UNDER SUPERVISION *
Swimming accessories representing facsimiles ofindividual life­
saving apparatus andtheir packaging shall bear themarking
mentioned inthe precedi.ng paragraphs with thefollowing additions
'THIS TOY ISNOT ALIFE -SAVING APPARATUS' .
Themarkings above aretobeapplied forinflatable aquatic toys ,at
apoint olose tothe air valve®
Inaddition ,theinstructions forusashall contain precise indications
particularly onthemaintenance andstorage ofthetoy ,andfor
inflatable toys ,theprocedure forinflating ,aswell asareference
tothewarnings appearing onthetoyandonitspackaging ,with the
additional warning totheuser that ,incase offailure totake these
precautions ,theuser runs therisk ofdrownings
Forthepurpose ofthis provision ,and etibject tothedirective
provided forinarticle 4=^3rd paragraph ,2nddash ,concerning these
toys ,aquatic toys areinflatable ornon-inflatable objeots designed
tobeused bychildren asanarticle ofplay andonly under the
direct supervision ofanadult ,inshallow water andinparticular
facsimile swimming accessories forchildren ,andfacsimile personal
life-saving apparatus aswell aslarge rubber balls andother
floating objects which canbegripped .«Aquatic toys shall notbe
taken toinclude toys designed tobevised inbathtubs ,toy-oraft for
children andother floating articles capable ofsupporting achild
entirely above thewater ,such asair-mattresses ,rafts ,etc .
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11.Toyskate-boards
Thesetoysshallbearthemarking :'WARNING :USEONLYWITHPROTECTIVE
.EQUIPMENT *..." ''-
Inaddition ,theinstructions foruseshallremindtheuserthatthe
toymustheusedwithextremecareasitrequires .muchskill,and
awayfrompublicthoroughfares ,toavoidacoidents whichmayresult
fromfallsorfromcollissions oftheuserandsomethirdparty.
Indications ontheprotective equipment (helmets,gloves,knee-gu,ards ,
elbow-guards ,etc.)shallalsobegiven.
12.Disguise costumes .Toysintended tobeenteredbyachild.Beards,
moustaches ,wigsandmasks. :'.
IntheoasesprovidedforinAnnexVI,thesetoyswill "bearthe
"marking:»WARNING :KEEPAWAYFROMFIRE'.

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«US V
COMMON TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND METHODS OFTEST
FOR MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OPTOYS
FIELD OFAPPLICATION .
This annex seta out ;
a)thegeneral requirements forphysical andmechanical properties and
those concerning thematerials used and theconstruction ofthe
toys (§§2.1to2.2,9 ):
-Materials ;sheets offlexible plastic ,wood ,glass andstuffing
materials .
~Co"5bruction ;edges ,overlap joints ,fastenings ,metal points and
wires ,tubes andsimilar rigid components ,folding mechanisms ,
hinges ,driving mechanisms andsprings .
b)Thespecific construction requirements forrfi&'Aaniaal an-*physical
properties ,applicable tothefollowing types oftoys (o§3to3=14 )
-Small toys anddetachable components ;
-Non-detachable components ;
-Toys intended tobeput tothemouth ;
-■Toys intended tobeused inacradle ,cotorperambulator ;
-Toys intended tobepulled along bythechild ;
-Toys which achild canenter ;
-Toys intended tobea,r theweight ofachild ;
-Heavy immobile toys ;
-Toys containing aheat source including steam engines ;
-Toy projectiles andtoys with projectiles ;
-Non-projectile facsimile weapons .
-Facsiirule proteotive equipment ;
-Rattles ;
-Kites andother flying toys .
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e)Themethods of -test for "therequirements specified under a)and fe)
(§§4"to4*16 ). -,
d)Therequirements formechanioal andphysical properties applicable
tothepackaging oftoys (bags made ofiflexible plastics )andtheir
methods oftest (§5)* 1
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS / i.
2.1MATERIALS v \ -:f ' •
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2*1.1 Flexible plastic sheeting
Sheets offlexible plastios without anybaoking (forexample ,
used formaking aprons ),ofanarea greater than 100mmshall
have aminimum thickness of0.038 mm.
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2.1.2 Wood ,, 1'
Wood Bhall notdisplay anyinsect holes andnoknots shall be
loose . - |.
Bark maybeused only inthemanufacture offolklore toys
(i.e. fordecorative purposes ).This requirement does not
apply tocork . '
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Thesurface ofwooden toys shall notberough tosuch an
extent that risk ofinjury from splinters mayresult .
2«1«3 Glass
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Glass shall notbeused intheconstruction oftoys for
children under 36months with theexception ofballs for
rattles andeyes fordolls ,animals ,etc.

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Glassmaybeusedintheconstruction oftoysforohildren over
36monthsonlywhereitsuseisnecessary tothefunotion ofthe
toys(forexample,opticaltoys).
Scientific kitsandscalemodelsalsomaycontainsmallglass
vessels.However ,wheresuchvesselsareintended tobe
exposedtoheat,onlyborosilicate glassshallbeused.
Whereglassisused,itsedgesshallberoundedand,if
necessary ,protected .Thisdoesnotapplytomicroscope slides
andcoverslips.
2.1.4Stuffing materials
Stuffingmaterials shallnotcontainanyhardorsharpobjects,
Buchasscrapmetal,nails,needles,andsplinters ofwood,
glassorplastics .
Ifsuohmaterials consistofgranules theymustbeenclosed in
aninternal casing,whichisnottheexternal covering andis
sufficiently strongtopreventthemescaping fromthetoy
duringitsuse.
2.2CONSTRUCTION
2.2.1Edges
Theaccessible edgesoftoysshallbedesigned soastoavoid
riskofinjury,andinparticular ,theymustbefreeofburrs
whicharelikelytocauseinjuries .

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following meansaredeemedtomeetthatretirement :
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b)Theedgesmaybeprotected byaplasticcoatingorbypaint.
Functional cuttingedgesarepermitted onlyfortoysintended
forchildrenover36months;insuchacase,theattention of
theusersmustbedrawntothedangerstheseedgespresent
(seeannexIV.2). !
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Withinthemeaningoftheprevious paragraph ,functional
cuttingedgesaretheedgesofpiecesintended tobeusedas
electrical conductors (i.e.wedgesconnecting therailroad
,tracksofeleotrical trains).
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lyingsurfaceisgreater !than0*7mm,theedgeofthesheet
metalshallcomplywith2.2.1.
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2-2,3Fastening
.Thepointed .ends ofsorews ,nails andsimilar fastenings used
inthemanufacture oftoys shall not beaccessible .
Accessible parts offastenings shall befree from burrs .
Ifafastening isintended tobecountersunk ,nopart ofthe
head shall protrude above thesurface ofthefinished toy .
These requirements apply before andafter anytests specified
inthis standard forthetoyunder consideration .
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2.2.4 Metal points andwires
Toys shall nothave accessible points sharp enough toinflict
aninjury .
This requirement does notapply topoints which areessential
for thefunctioning ordesign oftoys intended for children
over 36months .Thepotential dangers presented bysuch
points shall bedrawn totheattention ofusers (seeAnnex
IV.2.).
Joints which could become accessible shall beprotected inan
adequate way .
Thewires forming part ofthetoyandwhich canbecome
accessible shall have ends which areprotected inanadequate
way (e.g. curled orswollen into aball oroval ).Wires
likely tobebent bythechild shall notbreak when tested
inaccordance with §4«1 «
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Inthecaseofa-toy(e.g.rattles)incorporating aehiming
mechanism containing metalwires,spikesorrodshavinga
pointwhichissharpenoughtoinflict woundsorscratches ,
thechiming mechanism shallheenclosed inaprotective casing
whiohienotitselftheoutercasingofthetoy,unlessthe
latterissufficiently robusttowithstand thedropping and
impaot .testsprovided forin$4*3smd4®15»
2.2.5Tubesandsimilarrigidcomponents
Tubes,bars,leversorothersimilarrigidcomponents pro­
trudingfromthebodyofthetoyandwhich,Nbytheirmake-up,
diameterorlengthmightpossiblyinjureachild'failingon
thetoy,shallbeprotected .
Ifsuchprotection consists ofaseparate component ,thia
component whentestedinaccordance with§4*2shallnot
beoomedetaohed . i
2*2.6Folding mechanisms
Toys,havingmechanically driven,foldingorslidingparts,
andtoysintended tosupportamassgreaterthan2.5kgand
havingfoldingorslidingparts,shallhaveasafetydevioe
topreventanyriskofinjury.
2.2.7Hinges
Toyshavingtwopartsjoinedbymeansofoneormorehinges
(e.g.toyswithadoororalid)andwithaspacebetweenthe
assembled edges,shallbeconstructed sothatthisspaceis
lessthan5J11®orgreaterthan12mmwhatever theangleof
openingis. ,.

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2.2.8Drivingaechanems
Drivingmechani «?dp(suchasgears,'belts,windingDeohaidsnis ,
whetherdrivenelectrically ,byfriction orclockwork .,bu.t
excluding suchmechanisms whentheyformpartofa
construction toyoratoyreferredtoin§3-7)formingan
integral partofatoyshallbeiua.desothatmovingparts-
likelytojamthefingersorotherwi.se injureachild-
cannot becomeaccessible .
Whentoyswithsuchmechanisms aretestedinaccordance with
§4.3,themeohanism shallnotbecomeexposed.
Theshapeanddimensions ofwinderkeysorstarting handles
shallbesuchthattheclearspacebetweenthekeyorthe
handleandthebodyofthetoyisleesthan2mmorgreater
than12mm.
Ifstarting cordslessthan1*5mmindiameter areusedfor
mechanisms intoysforchildren under36months,thsrecoil
forceofthemechanism shallnotexceed4*5
2®2.09Springe
Springsshallbeprotectedif,duringuseofthetoy,the
springmighttrapthefingersofachildorinjureitinany
way.
Inthecaseofspiralsprings ,protection shallbeprovided
ifthegapbetween twoconsecutive spiralsisgreaterthan
3mm,whenthespringisatrest.
Intheca.seofhelixsprings ,protection shallbeprovided
ifthegapbetween twoconsecutive turnsisgreaterthanor
equalto3mm,whenthespringissubjected toatensile
forceof40N.

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SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TOCERTAIN TYPESOPTOYS
3.1Smalltoysanddetachable components
Thelargestdimension oftoysandofdetaohable components oftoys
intendedforchildren under36monthsBhallnotbelessthan32mm»
thetestapplicable tothisprovisionisprovidedforin§4.16.
3.2Non-detachable components
Inthecaseoftoysforchildrenunder36monthstowhich
components madefromglass,metal,woodorothernon-pliable
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materials areattached ,thesecomponents shalleither:
-beembedded sothatthechildcannotgrabthemwithhisteeth
orfingers 5
-orbefixedtothetoysothattheycannotbeoomedetached or
loosened whentheyaresubmitted to:
•aforceof50Nwhenthelargestaccessible dimension is
lessthanorequalto6mm;
.aforceof90Nwhenthelargestaccessible dimension is
greaterthan6mm. j
Fortheapplication ofthepresentprovision ,softtoys(dolls,
animals,etc.)areconsidered astoysintendedforchildren under
36months.,
3.3Toysintendedtpjbeputjfeothemouth
Toysintendedtobeputtothemouth(e.g.whistles )andwhich
containreeds,ballsorsimilarcomponents shallbesoconstructed
astopreventthesecomponents escaping fromthetoyiftheybecome
detached ,whenasuckingpressure of0.1barisappliedthroughout
thetoy,thissuckingpressure beingappliedtotheorificeslikely
tobeputtothemouth.
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j«4fcv3forcradles ,cots orperambulators
Toavoid any cLnag.r of3trangul ationorwound sduetorebour ding ,
thefree length ofcords oftoys intended forcradles ,COTS and
perambulators snail not exceed 300mm.Th±3 requirement applies
toelastic cordf ?when they aresubjected toaforce of2nNoThe
above requirement does notapply toelastic corda fixed onboth
aides ofthecradle ,cotorperambulator *Such elastio cox-da when
subjected toaforce of2'jNshall net exceed 750mminlength and
their length under these conditions shall notbemore thstn 40
percent longer than their .relaxed length .
3=>5Toys intended tobegulled £-lon£_by ^he_chiM
Toavoid anydanger ofstrangulation ,cords oftoya intended tobe
pulled along shall notinclude slip knots orfastenings likely to
iorm aslip knot .Cords ofsuch toys forchildren under 36months
shall benot less than 1.5 mmthick .
3.6To^_which_a_child^can_ent er
Toavoid anyrisk ofsuffocation inthe case oftoys larga enough
tocontain achild andhaving adoor ,lidorsimilar closing
device ,itshall bepossible forachild toopen thedoor ,lidor
similar device from the inside . ;!
When thedoors ,lids andsiailar devices areclosed ,ventilation
shall beensured .
3.7Toys intended tobear_the_wei£ht_of achild
3*7=1 Toys propelled byandintended tobear theweight ofachild
(e.g. tricycles ,soooters ,cars )shall comply with the
follovdng requirements :

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a)"thetoy,whentested ,inaccordance with§4*4and4»5i
shallnotbreakandshallBtillcomplywiththerequire­
mentsofthisstandard ;
b)thetoy,whentestedinaccordance with§4*6,shallnot
tipover.Thisrequirement doesnotapplytotoyswith
twoalignedwheels(e.g.scooters,bicyclesevenwhen
provided withstabilizers :
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c)mechanically propelled (e.g.chaindriven)toyswitha
freewheelingfacilityshallhaveabrakingdevicewhioh
shallbesuchthatwhenthetoyistestedinaccordance
with§4*7»thetoyshallnotmove.
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d)thedrivingchainsshallhaveonthesidewheretheleg
ofthechildskimsthechain,aprotective elementgoing '/ •_-
fromthecrank-gear tothesprocket ,and,ontheother
side,aprotective elementonthelevelofthecrank-gear
(seesketch);
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Bothpartsofthechainguard (sideA+B)shallbefixed
together soastoformoneblockwhichachildwillremove
withdifficulty .
Thepartofthecrank-gear onsideAwhichisnotcovered
bytheohain-guard shallnothaveanyslotsinwhichthe
childcanputitBfingers ;
e)wheelspropelleddirectlybypedalsshallbesolid,but
slotsorholesofawidthof5™orlessmaybemadein
them;
f)spacesbetweenwheelsandthebodyorpartsofthetoy
(e.g.mudguards )shallbelessthan5111111ormorethan-12mm.
3»7*2Toysnotpropelled bybutintendedtobeartheweightofa
child(e.g.rockinghorses,gardenslides,see-saws)but
excluding swingsshallcomplywiththefollowing requirements :
a)thetoy,whentestedinaccordance with§4«4»shallnot
breakandshallstillcomplywiththerequirements ofthis
standard ;
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b)thetoy,whentestedinaccordance with§4-6,shallnot
tipover.Thisrequirement doesnotapplytotoyswitha
deviceforfixingthemtotheground(forexample:garden
slides);
c)foroutdoortoys,meansshallbeprovidedtoensurethat
waterthatmightotherwise accumulate insidethetoyis
constantly abletodrainaway.
3.7.3Swings
Swingsshallcomplywiththefollowing requirements :
a)swings,whentestedinaccordance with§4»8»shallnot
breakand'shall-stillcomplywiththerelevantrequirements
ofthisAnnex;» ' /

b)themeansofsuspension (e.g.ropes,chains)shallhave&
minimumaveragediameterof10mm.Suspension hooksshall
bewoundoveratleast540°»
o)thefollowing safetydevicesareconsidered appropriate to
preventthechildfromfallingofftheseat:
-aprotective barsituated between 200mmand300mmabove
theseat,
-adevicetofastenthechildtotheseat;'
d)inaccordance withAnnexIV.3»theneedforregularchecks
andupkeepofthesuspension systemshallbedrawntothe
attention ofusers.
3.8Heavyimmobiletoys
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Immobile toysweighing morethan5kgandintendedtorestonthe
floorbutnottobeartheweightofachild,shallnottipover
whentestedin'accordance with§4*9* -r-
3*9Tojscontainingaheatsource
Toyscontaining aheatsourceBhallnotcatchfireduringcontinuous
operation . '•<
3*9*1Theriseintemperature ofpartswhichareintended tobe
touchedbythehand,forexamplehandles ,^knobs,controls,
grips,etc.,shallnotexceedthefollowing valueswhentested
inaccordance with§4*10:•
metal 25K
..'glass,subjecttoapplication of§2.1.3••30K
plastics ,wood 35K
Theriseintemperature oftheotherpartsofthetoyshall
notexceed .thefollowing values:
'metal ••••45K
othermaterials 55K

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.2Steam engines
Steam engines must comply with the following requirements :
a)Fortherequirements concerning therise intemperature of
parts which areintended tobetouched bythehand ,the
values of§ apply when thesteam engine istested in
accordance with §3.10 .
b)Thefurnace shall have asafety devioe toprevent the
introduction offingers when thetoyisoperating .The
closure ofthe furnace shall have ahandle .
Iftheengine operates with liquid fuel ,theburner shall
besoconstructed that during the test specified in
§4.11.1 theliquid shall notescape except asdrop by
drop .
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Iftheengine operates with solid fuel ,the fuel shall not
escape from thefurnace during thetest specified in
§4.11.1 .
Liquid andsolid fuel forsteam engines ,sold with thetoy
orseparately ,shall bear awarning onitspackaging
drawing attention tothehazards which stocking andusing
such fuels maypresent forachild (seeAnnex IV.5^))"
c)Thecapacity ofboilers shall notexceed 2000om\The
boiler shall beprovided with atleast onesafety valve
which cannot beadjusted bytheuser (e.g. aspring valve )
made ofrust resisting material .Weighted safety valves
shall not beused .
Steam engines shall either beprovided with adevice which
gives theuser anindication ofthewater level inthe
boiler (e.g. awater level indicator ),orthey shall be
designed insuch awayastoprevent theboiler being
filled above thelevel specified bythemanufacturer (e.g. s
anoverflow ).

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Whentestedinaccordance with§4«ll*2theservice
pressure shallnotexceed1.5"bar.Theservicepressureis
thesteampressure produced withintheboilerafterstarting
. theenginerunning onnoload.Thereleasepressure ofthe
safetyvalveshallnotexceedtwicetheservicepressure .
Theburstingpressure oftheboilershallbeatleastthree
timestheservicepressure ,without ,beinglessthantwice
thereleasepressure ofthesafetyvalve. ,
;Thedimensions ofthefueltankshallbesuchthat,whenthe
steamengineistestedinaccordance with§4*11*2notmore
than80percentoftheoontentsoftheboilershall
evaporate ..
Thepotential dangerspresented bysteamenginesshallbe-
drawntotheattention ofusers,according toAnnexIV.5a).
3*10Toyprojectilesandoyswithprojectiles
3*10.1Inthecaseoftoyswithprojectiles wherethekinetic
energyisdetermined bythecharacteristics ofthetoyand
notbythechild,thiskineticenergywhentestedin
accordance with§4*12shallnotexceed0.5J*
Inthecaseofthesetoys,thepotential dangersofusing j
othermissilesthanthoseaccompanying thetoyandof 1i
firingtheprojectile atpointblankrangeshallbedrawn ■■"j
totheattention ofusers(seeAnnexIV.6a)). .j
3.10.2Pigeon-shooting ,ball-traps andsimilartoysusingspring-i
loadedgunsandpistolswithprojectiles ^thetipofwhich
ismade6frubberoranotherflexible material andhaving ;
;akinetioenergywhichexceeds0.5J,oarrytheindications ;
foreseeninAnnexIV.6b). ■

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3.10.3 Projectiles intheform ofarrows forspring loaded guns and
pistols ,cross-bows ,long bows andpea-shooters shall notbe
made ofmetal .
Their ends shall beblunted and their heads protected bya
flexible tip ,thediameter ofwhich isatleast equal tothe
greater cfthefollowing twovalues :
-20mmor
-3times tnemaximum cross-sectional dimension ofthebody
ofthe arrow .
The tip shall notbecome detached when subjected toatensile
force of50N.
3»10.4 The points ofdarts forchildren shall not bemade ofmetal ;
points fitted with magnetic discs arepermitted .
Toyprojectiles (ecg.boomerangs )carry theindication
foreseen ,inAnnex IV.6c).
3.I1Non-projectile facsimile weapons
Non-projectile facsimile weapons (e.g. knives ,swords ,axes )shall
nothave functional edges orpoints which could infliot injuries .
3.12 Facsimile 2r2Î5cî^veeç[ui2(l !errk
Transparent parts offacsimile protective equipment (e.g.
speotacles ,masks )shall notcrack when tested inaccordance with
§4.13 .
Facsimile protective helmets (e.g. motorcycle helmets ,industrial
safety helmets )andspectaoles shall bear amarking todraw
attention tothefact that they offer noprotection (seeAnnex IV.7).
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3.13Rattles -
Thesolidparticles placedinsiderattlesfor"babiesandother
similartoysshallbesmoothandrounded.Glassballsarepermitted
Seedsandmaterials ,thedimensions ofwhichincrease bymorethan
5P©rcentwhentestedinaocordanoe with§4*14«shallnotbeused.
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Whenthetoyistestedfirstinaccordance with§4*3and,then
§4.15,,thecasingcontaining theparticles shallnotbreak.The
lastindentof§2.2.4isapplicable ,whereappropriate .
3.14Kites_and_other_flying__toys
Stringslongerthan3m,forkitesandotherflyingtoys,shallbe
madeofnonr-metallic material .
Thepotential dangerofflyingakitenearoverhead powerlines
shallbedrawntotheattention (seeAnnexIV.8).
METHODS OFTEST ■\
Unlessotherwise specified inChapters 2and3,compliance withthe
requirements ofthisstandardischeokedbyvisualinspection and
measurement ofdistances ,gaps,pullforcesetc.,asappropriate .
4.1Flexibility_o fwires(see§^2.2.4) •
Thewireisheldfirmbytwometalcylinders eachofdiameter 10mm.
,ThewireisbentfromtheuprighttooneBidethrough60°andthen ,
bentintheoppositedirectionthrough120°andfinallyreturnedto
theuprightposition (onecycle).Thetestiscarriedout30times
atarateofonecyclepersecond,witharestof20secondBafter
each10cycles.
Examine whether thewirebreaks

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Theparttobetestedissubjected toatensileforoedetermined by
theweightofthetoyor60N,whichever isgreater.
Examinewhetherthepartbecomesdetached fromthetoy.
4.35l°E_El?!§5£i^_l§®®_JL?±?i§i_2i2 :.4_a-nd_3^13 )
Thetoyisdroppedfivetimesfromaheightof85+5°m-ontoa
4mmthicksteelplate,whichhasa4mmthickcoatingofShoreA
hardness75+5 whichisplacedonanon-flexible horizontal
surface .
Examinewhetherthemechanism hasbecomeexposed ,or,forrattles,
whetherthecasinghasbeendamaged.
4.4Static_strength {seej?3»7»13»7»2)
Thetoyisloadedeitheronitsstanding orsittingsurface ,with
amassof50kgfor5min.
Afterremoving theload,examinewhetheranypartofthetoyis
brokenandwhetherthetoystillcomplies withtherelevant
requirements ofthisAnnex.
4*5Dynamicstrength£see§3«7«l)
Thewheeledtoypropelled bythechildisloadedwithamassof
50kg,thecentreofgravityofwhichis150mmabovethesurface
onwhichthechildsitsor400mmabovethesurface onwhichthe
childstands.Inbothcasestheexperimental loadshallbeplaced
sothattheforceswhichactatthepositions correspond tothe
normaluseofthetoy.Thetoyisthendriventhreetimesagainst
a50mmhighnon-resilient stepataspeedof2m/s.
Afterremovingtheload,examinewhetheranypartofthetoyis
brokenandwhetherthetoystillcomplies withtherelevant
requirements ofthisAnnex. ,

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4*6Stability (see§3«7»l_an(i_§_3«Ji2 )
Thetoyisloaded asin§4*5andplaced in_any position onaplane
inclined at10°.
Examine whether thetoy tips over .
4.7BraJcing_(se e§3*7^-) . . /
Thetoy,loaded asin§4*5»isplaced ohaplane inclined at10°
with itslongitudinal axis parallel totheincline .Aforce of50N
1 1 .
isapplied tothecontrol ofthebraking device .
Examine whether thetoymoves . -
Ifthebrake isoperated byahandle ,theforce of50Nisexerted
atright angles totheaxis ofthehandle ,atthemiddle ofthe
handle ,andusing thehandle-bar asasupport .
Ifthebrake isoperated byapedal ,theforce of50Nisapplied
intheoperating direction producing thebrake . ■
Ifthevehicle hasseveral brakes each brake istested separately .
4*8Strength ofswings(gee§^3«J«3 )
Thetoyisloaded uniformly for 1honitsstanding orsitting
surface with amass of200kg.
After removing theload ,examine whether anypart ofthetoyis
broken andwhether itstill complies with therelevant requirements
ofthis Annex . .
4*9Stabilityofheavytoys (see§_3«8)
Thetoyisplaced inanyposition onitsbase onaplane inclined
at5°,whereby allmoving parts areadjusted soastoproduce the
most unfavoura.ble position forstability .
.Examine whether thetoytips over . •/.

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4»10Température rises {.see_J_3 i9iland3^9«^2 aj)
Inanambient temperature of25+3 C,operate thetoyin
accordance with -theinstructions using themaximum quantity of
fuel or,inthecase ofanelectric toy ,themaximum input ,until
equilibrium temperature isreached .
Measure thetemperature oftheparts andcalculate thetemperature
rises .
Examine whether thetoyignites .
4.11 Steam_engines
4.11.1 Burner (see§3*9*2 b))
Inthecase ofsteam engines using liquid fuel ,remove the
burner ,fill itinaccordance with manufacturer 'sinstruc­
tions ,tiptheburner through 90° &11positions with
reference tothehorizontal andcheck whether anyfuel
escapes .
Inthecase ofsteam engines using solid fuel ,fill the
furnace inaccordance with themanufacturer 'sinstructions ,
tiptheengine through 90°inallpositions with reference
totho horizontal .
Check whether anyfuel escapes .
4.11.2 Boiler (see §3*9*2 c))
Fill thesteam engine with water andfuel inaccordance with
the manufacturer 'sinstructions .Attach amanometer tothe
boiler opening .
Operate thesteam engine until itstarts running onnoload
andmeasure thecorresponding steam pressure (service
pressure ).
Continue operating the engine with the steam outlets blocked
until thesafety valve operates .The pressure atthetime
thevalve operates ismeasured (=release pressure ). ./.

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Withthesteamoutletandsafetyvalvesimultaneously i
blocked,operatethesteamengineuntiltheinternal !
pressureoftheboilerreachesapressurecorresponding to I
thehigherofthefollowing values:
-threetimestheservicepressure
-twicethereleasepressure .
Thenoperatethesteamengineundernoloadconditions until '
allthefuelisspentandmeasurethevolumeofwater i
remaining intheboiler.
4*12Projectiles(see_§_3il0il)
Determine thekinetioenergyoftheprojectile fivetimesand
calculate theaveragevalue.
4*1-3Facsimile protective eçruipment (see§3*12)
Separate thetransparent material fromthetoyandplaceitinthe
apparatus asshowninthefigure,sothatitissupported alongits
periphery .Thesupportismadeof-rigidmaterial adaptedtothe.
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The test iscarried out at20+30C»Drop ,infree fall ,amass
of1kgfrom aheight of100mmontothetop ofthecylinder .
Examine whether the material iscracked .
4*14 Filling_materials_for_rattles_£see _J_3^13 j
Measure the initial linear dimensions ofthe materials .Place them
inwater atatemperature of20+3°Cfor24h.
Re-measure the dimensions .
4.15 Strength ofrattles(see §3»13 and2.2.4 )
Drop onto therattle ,placed onahorizontal steel surface ,a
2metallic mass of1kg,distributed over anarea of50cm ,from a
height of100mm.
Examine whether thecasing hasbroken .
4.16Small toys anddetachable elements (see§3«1 )
Place thetoy (orthedetachable elements )without pressing itin
acylinder ofthedimensions indicated inthesketch (fig .l).
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5.REQOT^j^S_MDJjCTHODS_OF_TEST =FQR=TOTC^_PACKAGINq
Bags made offlexible plastics used ,forpackaging ,ornecessary forthe
useoftoys andwith anopening perimeter greater than 380mm,shall
have aminimum thickness of0.038 mm,andthemeans forclosing the
bagshall notbeadrawstring orcord . .
Thethickness requirement isdeemed tobemetiftheaverage plastics
thickness ,measured over anarea of100mmx100mm,isnotless than
0.038 mm. s
This requirement does notapply toshrunk-on film packaging whioh is
normally destroyed when thepaokage isopened .
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COMMON TECHNICAL STANDARDS ANDMETHODS OFTEST
RELATING TOTHEFLAMMABILITY OFTOYS
1.FIELDOFAPPLICATION
Thisannexsetsout:
a)thegeneralrequirements relatingtotheflammability oftoysand.
namelythecategories offlammable materials whichareforbidden
forthemanufacture oftheseproducts(§2);
b)thespecificrequirements relatingtotheflammability ofthe
following toyswhentheyaresubmitted toasmallsourceof
ignition (§3).
-Beards,moustaches ,wigsandmasks(§3«l)
-Disguise costumes andelementsofcostumes (§3.2)
-Toysintendedtobeenteredbyachild(§3°3)
-Softtoyswithpilefabrics(§3»4)
o)themethodsoftextrelatingtotherequirements described ina)and
*)(§4).
2.GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
2dThefollowing materials shallnotbeusedinthemanufacture of
toys:
-Celluloid (cellulosenitrate)ormaterials withasimilar
behaviour infire(exceptwhenusedinvarnishandpaint):
thisinterdiction doesnotapplytoballsfortable-tennis ;
-Materials withapilesurfacewhichproduceaflasheffect(l)
ontheapproach ofaflame,whentestedinaccordance with§4»3»
Thisrequirement doesnotapplytotoysfromwhichitisnot
possible ,inviewoftheirlimitedshapeordimensions ,to
obtainaspecimen ofatleast50x150mm.
(l)Arapidspreadofflameoverthesurfaceofthearticle.

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2.2Furthermore ,-toys maynotcontain : - • j
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a)flammable gases ; ' i
*,\ - ♦' Ib;substances orpreparations assuch which '
-mayignite when inoontact with other substances (oombustion -
enducing substances andpreparations )(l);
-maybecome hotandspontaneously catoh fire inoontact with
air ,,atanambient temperature without anyapplication of -
energy (2); ;
-when incontact with water ordamp airmayevolve easily
flammable gases indangerous quantities (3).
c)liquid orsolid fuels orapart tobesetalight ,tobeburnt or
togive offsmoke ,unless these components arestrictly essential
tothefunction ofthetoyandprovided that ,inthis case ,the
toy ismanufactured insuch away asonly tocatoh fire atthe
appointed spot and atnoother .
3.SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TOCERTAIM "TYPES OFTOYS
3.1Beards ,moustaches ,wigs andmasks .
Beards ,moustaches ,wigs andmasks which arelikely tobeworn
directly ontheskin ,when tested inaccordance with §4*2 ,shall
notcontinue toflame ,ifignition occurs ,formore than 2seconds
after thesource ofignition hasbeen removed .
Toys which donotcomply with this requirement must carry the
warning provided forinAnnex IV,12sthis provision cannot apply
tomasks whiohcompletely cover thehead (e.g. hoods )oradhere
toitstrongly ,which must always oomply with therequirement set
outinthefirst paragraphs . I .;
(l),(2),(3)Seedirective 67/548/EECof27 ,June 1967 ,art.2b)and y
art.2c),1stand4thdash .This article hasbeen amended
byart.2.2.b),c)andd)ofDirective 79/831/EECof
. .18September 1979 (O.J. L259/10,I5.IO.79)
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3«HDisguise costumes andelements ofcostumes
Whendisguise costumes orelements ofcostumes aretestedin
accordance with§4»3»therateofspreadoftheflamesshallnot
bemorethan50mm/s(l).
Furthermore ,ifforsuchtoystherateofspreadoftheflamelies
between10mm/s(2)and50mm/s,theyshallbearthewarning
provided forinAnnexIV.12.
Costumes andelements ofcostumes madefromthermosplastic materials
(3)shallbear,whatevertheirrateofspreadoftheflamemaybe,
thewarningprovidedforintheprevious paragraph .
Disguise costumes andelements ofcostumes madefromPVCmustbe
self-extinguishing .
3.3Toysdesigned tobeenteredbyachild
Whentoysdesigned tobeenteredbyachildaretestedinaccordance
with§4»3"therateofspreadoftheflameshallnotbehigherthan
30mm/s(4).
Furthermore ,ifforsuchtoystherateofspreadoftheflamelies
between10mm/8(5)and30mm/s,theyshallbearthewarning
provided forinAnnexIV.12.
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(1)i.e.thetimetakenfortheflametospreadoverthe500mmtest
lengthshallnotbelessthan10seos.
(2)i.e.thetimetakenfortheflametospreadoverthe500mmtest
lengthshallnotbelessthan50sees.
(3)Polyamide ,polyester ,certainmodacrylics ,etc.
(4)i.e.thetimetakenfortheflametospreadoverthe500mmtest
lengthshallnotbelessthan17sees.
(5)i.e.thetimetakenfortheflametospreadoverthe500mmtest
lengthshailnotbelessthan50sees.

j Tays ,made from FVQ ,designed -tobeentered byaehild ,shall be
! self-extinguishing . ~
; Furthermore ,thetoys' covered inthepresent paragraph shall allow
easy exit ,thus preoluding theuseofbuttons ,grips ,eto *
|3.4Softtoyswithapilesurface
When soft toys with apile surface ,ormade oftextiles aretested
inaccordance with §4*4 ,therate ofspread offlame onthesurface
-shall benotmore than 50mm/s.
Therequirements ofthis paragraph donotapply totoys from which
itisnotpossible ,inview oftheir limited shape ordimensions ,
toobtain aspecimen ofatleast 50*150mm.
4.METHODS 0FTEST ." : -
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Thefollowing provisions apply toparagraphs 4.1to4*4 * •
•. * i'- •
a)Each test iscarried outonnew :articles asthey aremarketed oron
samples obtained from new articles .
b)Thetoys used forthetests shall berepresentative ofonegroup of
toys .Samples shall betaken sothat they arerepresentative ofthe
whole toy . '
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o)Before 1^heflammability test , .!., ; • *
–toys^idade oftextiles ,with theexception ofthose whioh arenot
likely tobewashed ,such astoys made ofpaper ,oardboard ,etc.,
arelulbjected tothedurability procedure provided forin§4*5
or,ifwashing instructions were given bythemanufacturer ,they
areftashed 5times inaccordance willti' these instructions }
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-tiio "boyitoreauio!lssshallbeconditioned foratla&etsovenhours
oinanatmosphere havingatemperature of20-25Candarelative
hucidityof'jQ–Sjtfoo
d)Whereverpossible ,thetestsarecarriedoutinatextcubiclefor
thepurposeofsafetyofpersonnel andgoodtestprocedure (l)»
e)Thetestflameieobtained fromaburner(2)operatedwithbutaneor
propone gasandresults fromthemixtureofthegaswiththeminimum
ofairtcensureitsstability .,Theheightcftheflameiameasured
withtheburnerinthevertical positiorie
Tostrelatingtotheflasheffect(see§2«1,2".iddash)
Thetestiscarriedoutinaccordance withStandard BS45^9»
Hcwever,bywayofderogation fromthisstandard ,,thesamplesused
fortetestmuatbeatleast50>-150
4*2Testrelatingtobeards,moustaches,wigsandmagics(see§3«l)
Position thetoyvertically or,ifitcontainspileelements orhair
BOthattl9elementorhairhangverticelly
Applya20mmhightestflametothetoyfor5seconds sothatthe
distance betweentheedgeoftheburnartubeandthetoyis
approximately 5111111withtheburneratanangleof45°sothat
theflamemakescontactatlease20mmabovetheloweredgeofthe
toy.
Measuretheperiod(inseconds)whichelapsesbetweentheremoval
ofthesourceofignition andthetimethatthespecimen ceases
toflame®
(1)Seeforexamplethecubiclesdesoribed instandards KFg07-113and
DIN50-050
(2)Forindications consultforexamplestandards NFfi07-100,
DIN50-051andDB5438

4*3 Test relating todisguise costumes and elements ofcostumes
(see§3.2 )andtotoys intended tobeentered "byachild
(see§3.3)
Obtain from thetoythree samples with usable sizes of600mmx
80mm.Eachsample must oonsist oftwocotton market threads 500mm
apart ,thefirst marker being placed atleast 50 111111from thelower
^part ofthesample .
Place thesample onaU-type frame positioned at45° "to "the
horizontal .
With theburner inavertical position ,apply a40mmhigh test
flame for 2stothelower part ofthe sample . , ,
Measure therate ofspread oftheflame between "thetwomarkets on
each sample .
4.4Test relating tosoft toys with pile fabrics (Bee§3«4)
Position thetoyvertically .With theburner atanangle of45°»
apply a20nunhigh test flame tothesurface ofthearticle for
2seconds ,sothat' contact ismade atleast 20mmabove thelower
ledge ofthesample andthat thedistance between theedge ofthe
burner andthesurface ofthetest isapproximately 5
After removal oftheflame ,measure thetime taken fortheflame to
spread over thedistance between thepoint ofapplication ofthe
flame andtheupper edge ofthetoy ..
4.5Durability procedure ;
Theprocedure applied istheoneprovided forinBritish Standard
BS56511 1978 ,inaccordance with thefollowing precisionsi
A)Disguise oostumes andsoft toys with apile surface §§3«2and
3.4):

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prcvidsa .forir.cnapier o'''oztheabove–raen^ionsd 3tar.aard at
atemperature ■of50O,~;funlesstheycarryalabiaprescribing
dry-cleaning :inthiscase,theprocedure described inchapter 5
ofthestandard istobeapplied .
Inpartialderogation ofBritishStandard PS5^51?fivecomplete
cyclesofwashingordry-cleaning areconsidered assufficient®
B)Toysdesignedtobeenteredbyachild(§3»3)s
Thesetoysaresubjected tothewatersoakingprocedure described
inchapter 4oftheabove-mentioned standard .

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♦ , ANNEXVII
EECSYMBOL OFCONFORMITY WITHTHECOMMON TECHNICAL STANDARDS
PROVIDED FORINARTICLE4.1
TheEECsymbolofconformity consistsinacapitalepsiIon8mm,
high,enclosedinanhexagon and.accompanied "bythefollowing letters,at
least2mmhigh,indicating thecommonteohnical standards aooording to
whichthetoyhasbeentestedandwithwhichitwasfoundtocomplys
M=physioal andmechanical properties
F-flammability •
T-toxicity ' -
E■electrical properties
ExampleofanEECsymbolofconformity foratoywhichhaspassedthe
testsonphysical andmeohanical properties ,flammability andeleotricity :

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ANNEX VIII
CONDITIONS TOBEFULFILLED BYTHE LABORATORIES
(Article 18,paragraph 2)
The laboratories designated ,bytheMember States must fulfill the
following minimum conditions :
1.Availability ofpersonnel aswell asofthenecessary means and
equipment ;
2.Technical competence ofthepersonnel ;
3»Independence ,incarrying outthetests andpreparing thetechnical
reports provided forinthis directive ,ofstaff andtechnical personnel
inrelation toallcircles ,groups orpersons directly orindirectly
ooncerned with thefield oftoys ;
4»Maintenance ofprofessional secrecy bythepersonnel J
5.Submission toinspection atintervals bythecompetent authorities
inthe Member States .
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