Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive 88/378/EEC of 3 May 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the safety of toys   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, approximation of laws, harmonisation of standards, product safety, safety standard, toy industry

26.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 258/23

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive
88/378/EEC of 3 May 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the
safety of toys

(2006/C 258/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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

Reference and title of the harmonised standard
(and reference document)

Reference of superseded
standard

Date of cessation of presump-
tion of conformity of super-
seded standard
Note 1

ESO
(1)

CEN

EN 71-1:1998 (2) (3)
Safety of toys — Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties

EN 71-1:1998

EN 71-1:1998/A5:2000

EN 71-1:1998/A1:2001

EN 71-1:1998/A2:2002

EN 71-1:1998/A6:2002

EN 71-1:1998/A7:2002

EN 71-1:1998/A8:2003 (4)

EN 71-1:1998/A4:2004

EN 71-1:1998/A10:2004

EN 71-1:1998/A11:2004

CEN

EN 71-2:2006
Safety of toys — Flammability

EN 71-2:2006/AC:2006

CEN

EN 71-3:1994
Safety of toys — Part 3: Migration of certain elements

EN 71-3:1994/A1:2000

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

EN 71-3:1994/AC:2002

CEN

EN 71-4:1990
Safety of toys — Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related
activities

EN 71-4:1990/A1:1998

EN 71-4:1990/A2:2003

Note 3

Note 3

Note 3

Note 3

Note 3

Note 3

Note 3

Note 3

Note 3

EN 71-2:2003

EN 71-3:1988

Note 3

—

Note 3

Note 3

Date expired
(31.1.2001)

Date expired
(31.5.2001)

Date expired
(31.7.2001)

Date expired
(31.8.2002)

Date expired
(30.9.2002)

Date expired
(30.11.2002)

Date expired
(31.3.2004)

Date expired
31.12.2005

Date expired
31.12.2005

Date expired
31.12.2005

Date expired
31.7.2006

Date Expired
(30.6.1995)

Date Expired
(31.10.2000)

Date Expired
(31.10.1998)

Date Expired
(31.1.2004)

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.10.2006

ESO
(1)

CEN

CEN

CEN

CEN

Reference and title of the harmonised standard
(and reference document)

Reference of superseded
standard

EN 71-5:1993
Safety of toys — Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental
sets

EN 71-5:1993/A1:2006

EN 71-6:1994
Safety of toys — Part 6: Graphical symbol for age warning labelling

EN 71-7:2002
Safety of toys — Part 7: Finger paints — Requirements and test methods

EN 71-8:2003
Safety of toys — Part 8: Swings, slides and similar activity toys for
indoor and outdoor family domestic use

—

Note 3

—

—

—

Date of cessation of presump-
tion of conformity of super-
seded standard
Note 1

Date expired
31.7.2006

EN 71-8:2003/A1:2006

Note 3

30.11.2006

(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.cenorm.be)
— 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.org)

(2) Notice: In accordance with the Commission Decision of 30 July 2001 (OJ L 205, 31.7.2001, p.39), 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.

(3) Notice: In accordance with the Commission Decision of 9 March 2005 (OJ L 63, 10.3.2005, p.27), Clause 4.6 of standards EN 71-1:1998 and Clause 8.14 thereof, in
so far as it relates to the 24-hour period during which a toy must be submerged in a container, do not cover all the risks presented by toys and component parts of
toys made of expanding materials. The standard does not give a presumption of conformity in that respect.

(4) 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.

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 the European
Standardisation Organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed
to the Directive 98/34/EC (1) of the European Parliament and Council amended by the Directive
98/48/EC (2).

— Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the stan-

dards are available in all the Community languages.

More information about harmonised standards on the Internet at
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/

(1) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
(2) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.