Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 88/378/EEC of 3 May 1998 concerning the approximation of the laws of the Member States referring to the safety of toys (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approximation of laws, harmonisation of standards, product safety, safety standard, toy industry

27.11.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 340/69

Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive
88/378/EEC of 3 May 1998 concerning the approximation of the laws of the Member States
referring to the safety of toys (1)

(1999/C 340/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European harmonised standards under the Directive)

OEN (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

Year of the
ratification

CEN

EN 71-1:1988

Safety of toys (cid:151) part 1: mechanical and physical properties

1988

CEN

EN 71-1:1998

Safety of toys (cid:151) part 1: mechanical and physical properties

1998

This publication does not concern the C-weighted peak emission sound pressure level produced by a toy
using percussion caps, as referred to standards EN 71-1:1998 in Clause 4.20(d), in respect of which it
grants no presumption of conformity to the provisions of Directive 88/378/EEC.

CEN

EN 71-2:1993

Safety of toys (cid:151) part 2: flammability

CEN

EN 71-3:1994

Safety of toys (cid:151) part 3: migration of certain element

CEN

EN 71-4:1990

Safety of toys (cid:151) part 4: Experimental sets for chemestry and
related activities

CEN

EN 71-4:1990/A1

Safety of toys (cid:151) part 4: Experimental sets for chemestry and
related activities

CEN

EN 71-5:1993

Safety of toys (cid:151) part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than
experimental sets

CEN

EN 71-6:1994

Safety of toys (cid:151) part 6: Graphical symbol for age warning
labelling

CENELEC

EN 50088:1966

Safety of electric toys

CENELEC

CENELEC

Amendement
A1:1996 at
EN 50088:1996

Amendement
A2:1997 at
EN 50088:1996

Safety of electric toys

Safety of electric toys

1993

1994

1990

1998

1993

1994

1995

1995

1997

(1) ESO (European standardisation organisation):

(cid:151) CEN: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19;
(cid:151) CENELEC: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19;
(cid:151) ETSI: BP 152, F-06561 Valbonne Cedex, tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 12, fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16.

NOTE:

(cid:151) any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European
standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to
European Parliament and Council Directive 98/34/EC (2), as amended by Council Directive
98/48/EC (3).

(1) OJ L 187, 16.7.1988.
(2) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, S. 18.

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(cid:151) publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Comunities does not imply that the

standards are available in all the Community languages;

(cid:151) this list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Communities:

OJ C 155, 23.6.1989,
OJ C 34, 9.2.1991,
OJ C 237, 1.9.1993,
OJ C 129, 11.5.1994,
OJ C 156, 21.6.1995,
OJ C 265, 12.10.1995,
OJ C 190, 21.6.1997,
OJ C 277, 5.9.1998,
OJ C 215, 28.7.1999;

(cid:151) the Commission ensures the updating of this list.

Notice of initiation of an examination procedure concerning an obstacle to trade, within the
meaning of Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94, consisting of trade practices maintained by
Argentina in relation to the imports of textile and clothing products

(1999/C 340/11)

On 11 October 1999, the Commission received a complaint,
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No
pursuant
3286/94 (1) (hereinafter (cid:145)the Regulation(cid:146)).

themselves known within the

limits
which make
the
mentioned below (see point 8), provide evidence that
alleged practices are applicable in relation to such products.

time

1. Complainant

3. Subject

The complaint was lodged by Euratex (European Apparel And
Textile Organisation), an association created under Belgian law
which represents the European textile and clothing national
industrial associations.

The complaint concerns obstacles to trade allegedly caused by
Argentinian practices and which adversely affect exports of the
concerned to the Argentinian market. Euratex
products
contests the introduction of a number of measures which are
alleged to substantially limit
the access to the Argentinian
market of imports from the EU.

2. Product

The complaint concerns textile and clothing products included
in CN chapters 50 to 63 (inclusively). The Argentinian
practices, which are the subject of Euratex’s complaint, apply
to most textile and clothing products.

The examination which the Commission is initiating may also
cover other products in respect of which interested parties,

4. Allegation of obstacles to trade

4.1. Pre-shipment inspection and minimum customs values

The complaint alleges that textiles and clothing products to be
exported to Argentina are regularly subject to pre-shipment
the same
inspection in the country of export, and that
controls (physical
inspection and customs value control) are
systematically repeated by the Argentinian customs.

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 of 22 December 1994 laying
common
down Community procedures
the
commercial policy in order
Community’s rights under international trade rules,
in particular
those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organi-
sation (OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 71) as last amended by Council
Regulation (EC) No 356/95 (OJ L 41, 23.2.1995, p. 3).

in the
to ensure

field of
the

exercise of

the

It is also claimed that, since the beginning of 1999, some of
the goods have also been subject to a valuation control (canal
morado), by which customs duties are assessed according to
than the
arbitrary

substantially higher

reference

values