EN Official Journal of the European Union C 127/5

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive 88/378/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the safety of toys

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 127/02)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the directive)

ESO (1) Reference and title of the harmonised standard (and reference document) Reference of superseded standard Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard Note 1 Date of first publication CEN EN 71-1:2005 (2) (3) (4) (5) Safety of toys — Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties EN 71-1:1998 The date of this publication This is the first publication EN 71-1:2005/A3:2006 Note 3 The date of this publication This is the first publication EN 71-1:2005/AC:2006 CEN EN 71-2:2006 Safety of toys — Flammability EN 71-2:2003 Date Expired (31.7.2006) 31.5.2006 EN 71-2:2006/AC:2006 31.5.2006 CEN EN 71-3:1994 Safety of toys — Part 3: Migration of certain elements EN 71-3:1988 Date Expired (30.6.1995) 12.10.1995 EN 71-3:1994/A1:2000 Note 3 Date Expired (31.10.2000) 14.9.2001 EN 71-3:1994/A1:2000/AC:2000 8.8.2002 EN 71-3:1994/AC:2002 15.3.2003 CEN EN 71-4:1990 Safety of toys — Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities — 9.2.1991 EN 71-4:1990/A1:1998 Note 3 Date Expired (31.10.1998) 5.9.1998 EN 71-4:1990/A2:2003 Note 3 Date Expired (31.1.2004) 9.12.2003 CEN EN 71-5:1993 Safety of toys — Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets — 1.9.1993 EN 71-5:1993/A1:2006 Note 3 Date Expired (31.7.2006) 31.5.2006 CEN EN 71-6:1994 Safety of toys — Part 6: Graphical symbol for age warning labelling — 22.6.1995 CEN EN 71-7:2002 Safety of toys — Part 7: Finger paints — Requirements and test methods — 15.3.2003 CEN EN 71-8:2003 Safety of toys — Part 8: Swings, slides and similar activity toys for indoor and outdoor family domestic use — 9.12.2003 EN 71-8:2003/A1:2006 Note 3 30.11.2006 26.10.2006

Note 1 Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal (‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 3 In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if any, and the new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard (column 3) therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if any, but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Note:

— Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from European Standardisation Organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and Council amended by the Directive 98/48/EC.

— Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages.

More information about harmonised standards on the Internet at:

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/standardisation/harmstds/

(1) ESO: European Standardisation Organisation:

— CEN: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels, Tel. (32-2) 550 08 11; fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cen.eu)

— CENELEC: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels, Tel. (32-2) 519 68 71; fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org)

— ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis, Tel. (33) 492 94 42 00; fax (33) 493 65 47 16 (http://www.etsi.eu)

(2)

Notice:‘Clause 4.20(d) of EN 71-1:1998, concerning the C-weighted peak emission sound pressure level produced by a toy using percussion caps, grants presumption of conformity only as from 1 August 2001’— Commission Decision 2001/579/EC (OJ L 205, 31.7.2001, p. 39).

(3)

Notice: The standard EN 71-1:1998/A8:2003 only addresses the risks caused by ‘small balls ’(as defined in the standard as ‘spherical ovoid, or ellipsoidal object’) that are designed or intended to be thrown, hit, kicked, rolled, dropped or bounced. Toys containing small balls which are not covered by the standard shall undergo an EC type-examination certificate before placed on the market.

(4)

Notice:‘Cup-shaped, bowl-shaped or one half of an egg-shaped toys having a nearly round, oval or elliptical opening which are intended for drinking, such as toy tea sets, may present a risk for children health. These toys are not covered by the standard, therefore, these products must have an EC type examination certificate and the conformity with the approved model must have been certified by the affixation of the EC marking. ’— Commission Decision of 23 March 2005 (OJ L 85, 27.3.2007, p. 7).

(5)

Notice:‘In case of projectiles toys with suction cups with an impact area, the requirement laid down in clause 4.17.1 (b), according to which the tension test is performed in accordance with clause 8.4.2.3, does not cover the risk of asphyxiation presented by these toys. ’— Commission Decision of 4 April 2007, (1.4.2007, p.18).