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 on the safety of toys (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: harmonisation of standards, product safety, technical standard, toy industry

C 297/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.12.2003

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 on
the safety of toys (1)

(2003/C 297/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European harmonised standards under Directive 88/378/EEC)

ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the standard and
reference document

Reference of the
superseded standard

Date of
cessation of
presumption of
conformity of
the superseded
standard

Date
of first
publication

CEN

EN 71-1:1998

Safety of
Mechanical
properties

toys — Part 1:
physical

and

CEN

EN 71-1:1998/
A5:2000

toys — Part 1:
Safety of
Mechanical
physical
properties — Amendment 5

and

EN 71-1:1988 (2)

31.1.2001

28.7.1999 (3)

31.5.2001

14.9.2001 (4)

EN 71-1:1998, clauses 3.7,
4.4, 4.15.1.4, 4.16, 5.4,
7.18, 8.2, 8.4.2.2, 8.11.3,
8.15, 8.17, 8.26.2.2, C.5,
C.10, C.30, C.32.

CEN

EN 71-1:1998/
A1:2001

toys — Part 1:
Safety of
Mechanical
physical
properties — Amendment 1

and

EN 71-1:1998,
4.15.1, 7.11, C.19

clauses

31.7.2001

14.9.2001 (5)

CEN

EN 71-1:1998/
A2:2002

toys — Part 1:
Safety of
Mechanical
physical
properties — Amendment 2

and

EN 71-1:1998,
4.20, 7.8, 8.31.2.4

clauses

31.8.2002

8.8.2002 (6)

CEN

EN 71-1:1998/
A6:2002

toys — Part 1:
Safety of
Mechanical
physical
properties — Amendment 6

and

EN 71-1:1998, clauses 1,
4.17, C.23

30.9.2002

8.8.2002 (7)

CEN

EN 71-1:1998/
A7:2002

toys — Part 1:
Safety of
Mechanical
physical
properties — Amendment 7

and

EN 71-1:1998,
4.14.1,
8.41.2, C.17

8.41,

clauses
8.41.1,

30.11.2002

8.8.2002 (8)

CEN

EN 71-1:1998/
A8:2003

toys — Part 1:
Safety of
Mechanical
physical
properties — Amendment 8

and

clauses
EN 71-1:1998,
3.xx, 4.22, 5.11, 5.12,
7.19, 8.34, 8.35, C.49

31.3.2004 This is the first

publication

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 to be thrown, hit, kicked, dropped or bounced. The risks
covered by small balls are linked to their shape and not to their function. Toys containing small balls which are not
covered by the standard shall undergo an EC type-examination certificate before placed on the market.

In accordance with the Commission Decision of 30 July 2001 (9), 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.

CEN

EN 71-2:2003

Safety of
Flammability

toys — Part 2:

EN 71-2:1993

31.3.2004 This is the first

publication

(1) OJ L 187, 16.7.1988.

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C 297/19

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Reference

Title of the standard and
reference document

Reference of the
superseded standard

Date of
cessation of
presumption of
conformity of
the superseded
standard

Date
of first
publication

CEN

EN 71-2:1993/
AC:1995

Safety of
toys — Part 2:
Flammability — corri-
gendum

Not applicable

Not applicable 8.8.2002 (10)

CEN

EN 71-3:1994

Safety of
toys — Part 3:
Migration of certain elements

EN 71-3:1988 (11)

30.6.1995 12.10.1995 (12)

CEN

EN 71-3:1994/
AC:2002

CEN

EN 71-3:1994/
A1:2000

Safety of
Migration
elements — corrigendum

toys — Part 3:
certain

of

Safety of
Migration
elements — Amendment 1

toys — Part 3:
certain

of

Not applicable

Not applicable 15.3.2003 (13)

31.10.2000 14.9.2001 (14)

EN 71-3:1994,
clauses
8.71, 8.72, 8.8.1, 8.9.1,
8.9.2, 6.1.6, Annex A,
D.5.1,
8.3.1,
8.4.1, 8.6.1, 8.7.1, 8.7.2,
8.9.1, 8.9.2, D.3

8.2.1,

5,

CEN

EN 71-3:1994/
A1:2000/
AC:2000

toys — Part 3:
Safety of
Migration
certain
elements — Amendment 1
— corrigendum

of

Not applicable

Not applicable 8.8.2002 (15)

CEN

EN 71-4:1990

CEN

EN 71-4:1990/
A1:1998

CEN

EN 71-4:1990/
A2:2003

Safety of
Experimental
chemistry
activities

toys — part 4:
for
sets
related

and

Safety of
Experimental
chemistry
activities — Amendment 1

toys — Part 4:
for
sets
related

and

Safety of
Experimental
chemistry
activities — Amendment 2

toys — Part 4:
for
sets
related

and

Not applicable

Not applicable 9.2.1991 (16)

EN 71-4:1990, clauses 6.1,
6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 7.1, 7.3.2,
9.1, 9.3

31.10.1998

5.9.1998 (17)

EN 71-4:1990, clauses 2.3,
6.2.4, Annex A

31.3.2004 This is the first

publication

CEN

EN 71-5:1993

Safety of
Chemical
than experimental sets

toys — Part 5:
(sets) other
toys

Not applicable

Not applicable 1.9.1993 (18)

CEN

EN 71-6:1994

CEN

EN 71-7:2002

Safety of
Graphical
warning labelling

toys — Part 6:
age
symbol

for

Safety of
Finger
Requirements
methods

toys — Part 7:
—
test

paints

and

Not applicable

Not applicable 22.6.1995 (19)

Not applicable

Not applicable 15.3.2003 (20)

CEN

EN 71-8:2003

toys — Part 8:
Safety of
Swings,
slides and similar
activity toys for indoor and
outdoor family domestic use

Not applicable

Not applicable This is the first

publication

Cenelec EN 50088:1996

Safety of electric toys

Not applicable

Not applicable 21.6.1997 (21)

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Reference

Title of the standard and
reference document

Reference of the
superseded standard

Cenelec EN 50088:1996/
A2:1997

Safety of electric toys —
Amendment 2

EN 50088:1996, clauses 1,
3.2.2, H.1, H.5, H.7.1,
H.7.4, H.8, H.9.4, H.9.6,
H.9.9, H.11, H.12, H.13,
H.14, H.15

Date of
cessation of
presumption of
conformity of
the superseded
standard

Date
of first
publication

1.3.2000

27.11.1999 (22)

Cenelec EN 50088:1996/
A1:1996

Safety of electric toys —
Amendment 1

EN 50088:1996,
14.2

clause

1.10.2001

21.6.1997 (23)

Cenelec EN 50088:1996/
A3:2002

Safety of electric toys —
Amendment 3

1.3.2005

15.3.2003 (24)

EN 50088:1996, clauses 1,
2.3.1.6, 3.1.8., 3.2.3, 3.5.1,
3.5.4, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 6, 6.1,
6.2, 7.1.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4,
7.7, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5,
9.8, 9.8.2, 9.9, 11.1, 13,
14.6, 14.7, 14.10, 14.12,
16.3, 17.1, 19.2.1, 19.2.2,
19.2.3, 20, Annexes.

(1) European standardisation organisation:

— CEN: rue de de Stassart/Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be);
(32-2) 519 69 19
— CENELEC:

Stassart/Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels;

(32-2) 519 68 71,

fax

tel.

de

de
(http://www.cenelec.org);

rue

— ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex France,

tel.

(33-4) 92 94 42 00,

fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16

(http://www.etsi.org).

(2) OJ C 155, 23.6.1989, p. 2.
(3) OJ C 215, 28.7.1999, p. 4.
(4) OJ C 256, 14.9.2001, p. 4.
(5) OJ C 256, 14.9.2001, p. 4.
(6) OJ C 188, 8.8.2002, p. 8.
(7) OJ C 188, 8.8.2002, p. 8.
(8) OJ C 188, 8.8.2002, p. 8.
(9) OJ L 205, 31.7.2001 p. 39.
(10) OJ C 188, 8.8.2002, p. 8.
(11) OJ C 155, 23.6.1989, p. 2.
(12) OJ C 265, 12.10.1995, p. 23.
(13) OJ C 62, 15.3.2003, p. 4.
(14) OJ C 256, 14.9.2001, p. 4.
(15) OJ C 188, 8.8.2002, p. 8.
(16) OJ C 34, 9.2.1991, p. 4.
(17) OJ C 277, 5.9.1998, p. 2.
(18) OJ C 237, 1.9.1993, p. 2.
(19) OJ C 156, 22.6.1995, p. 4.
(20) OJ C 62, 15.3.2003, p. 4.
(21) OJ C 190, 21.6.1997, p. 8.
(22) OJ C 340, 27.11.1999, p. 69.
(23) OJ C 190, 21.6.1997, p. 8.
(24) OJ C 62, 15.3.2003, p. 4.

NOTE:
— any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European
standardisation organisations (1) 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).

— 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.

— this list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
— the Commission ensures the updating of this list.

(1) www.cenorm.be, www.cenelec.org, www.etsi.org
(2) OJ L 204/37, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 217/18, 5.8.1998, p. 18.