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This incorrect age group indication is also very confusing for purchasers and not conducive to the confidence that consumers should have in the safety of toys.
This incorrect age group indication is also very confusing for purchasers and not conducive to the confidence that consumers should have in the safety of toys.
The relevant provisions of Article 10 of the directive must be made clearer.
The relevant provisions of Article 10 of the directive must be made clearer.
– toys that come into contact with the mouth or the skin
– toys that come into contact with the mouth or the skin
Toys that are designed to be put frequently in the mouth (such as toy musical instruments, teething rings, etc.), regardless of the age group for which they are intended, must meet the same strict migration limits, as set out in Directive 1935/2004/EG.
Toys that are designed to be put frequently in the mouth (such as toy musical instruments, teething rings, etc.), regardless of the age group for which they are intended, must meet the same strict migration limits, as set out in Directive 1935/2004/EG.
Toys that are designed to come into frequent contact with children’s skin, regardless of age group, must meet the labelling and composition requirements set out in the cosmetics directive.
Toys that are designed to come into frequent contact with children’s skin, regardless of age group, must meet the labelling and composition requirements set out in the cosmetics directive.
– toy safety notification point
– toy safety notification point
In some Member States and regions, notification points have been set up for unsafe toys, where childcare professionals and also consumers/parents can report both unsafe aspects of toys and accidents or near-accidents with toys.
In some Member States and regions, notification points have been set up for unsafe toys, where childcare professionals and also consumers/parents can report both unsafe aspects of toys and accidents or near-accidents with toys.
Without advocating the setting up of such notification points in every Member State, your rapporteur takes the view that it could be useful to investigate whether consumers know that when they come across unsafe toys they can report this to a body that can make use of the information.
Without advocating the setting up of such notification points in every Member State, your rapporteur takes the view that it could be useful to investigate whether consumers know that when they come across unsafe toys they can report this to a body that can make use of the information.
It is essential that the warnings required by the directive, not to mention instructions, should be expressed in a language that consumers understand.
It is essential that the warnings required by the directive, not to mention instructions, should be expressed in a language that consumers understand.
In accordance with the subsidiarity principle, the Member States can determine the language or languages that can be understood by consumers.
In accordance with the subsidiarity principle, the Member States can determine the language or languages that can be understood by consumers.
The safety of toys is covered by a directive adopted in 1988 and amended in 1993, which harmonised the rules in place within the Member States and ensured better protection for children.
The safety of toys is covered by a directive adopted in 1988 and amended in 1993, which harmonised the rules in place within the Member States and ensured better protection for children.
Suitable adjustments now need to be made to the directive to bring it into line with today's economic situation and the new scientific knowledge available and to incorporate risk-related statistics and take account of new societal requirements.
Suitable adjustments now need to be made to the directive to bring it into line with today's economic situation and the new scientific knowledge available and to incorporate risk-related statistics and take account of new societal requirements.
New factors to be taken into account
New factors to be taken into account
Economic context
Economic context
The increase in trade has resulted in considerable changes in the toys sector.
The increase in trade has resulted in considerable changes in the toys sector.
Some 80% of the toys placed on the market in the EU are imported, and it should be remembered that in 2007 millions of toys manufactured in China were recalled because they failed to comply with European standards.
Some 80% of the toys placed on the market in the EU are imported, and it should be remembered that in 2007 millions of toys manufactured in China were recalled because they failed to comply with European standards.
Modern-day trade flows call for a review of the rules governing the placing on the market of goods and checks on compliance with standards.
Modern-day trade flows call for a review of the rules governing the placing on the market of goods and checks on compliance with standards.
New scientific knowledge
New scientific knowledge
In view of the fact that toys contain increasing amounts of chemicals, the legislation needs to be adjusted to take account of the risks arising from the presence of such products in toys and of the way toys are used by children (sucking, throwing, etc.).
In view of the fact that toys contain increasing amounts of chemicals, the legislation needs to be adjusted to take account of the risks arising from the presence of such products in toys and of the way toys are used by children (sucking, throwing, etc.).
Statistics and risk management
Statistics and risk management
In general, only serious toy-related accidents are reported.
In general, only serious toy-related accidents are reported.
All types of accidents need to be taken into account in order to gain a clearer picture of the risks and hazards arising from the use of toys.
All types of accidents need to be taken into account in order to gain a clearer picture of the risks and hazards arising from the use of toys.
With a view to ensuring better toy-related accident prevention, we need to base our action on the scientific findings and risk assessments available.
With a view to ensuring better toy-related accident prevention, we need to base our action on the scientific findings and risk assessments available.
The precautionary principle should not apply to one specific category of products but to all products.
The precautionary principle should not apply to one specific category of products but to all products.
New societal requirements
New societal requirements
In line with the general trend in modern-day society, there are an increasing number and variety of toys.
In line with the general trend in modern-day society, there are an increasing number and variety of toys.
Toys form an integral part of a child's intellectual and emotional development, both at home and at school.
Toys form an integral part of a child's intellectual and emotional development, both at home and at school.
End users have a right to expect and demand high-quality products that do not pose a health risk to children or those looking after them.
End users have a right to expect and demand high-quality products that do not pose a health risk to children or those looking after them.
Today's eco-aware consumers also expect products to be environment-friendly.
Today's eco-aware consumers also expect products to be environment-friendly.
This extends to a toy's life cycle, its packaging and its durability.
This extends to a toy's life cycle, its packaging and its durability.
Research shows that many toys placed on the market are not sufficiently sturdy and swiftly become waste.
Research shows that many toys placed on the market are not sufficiently sturdy and swiftly become waste.
While the Commission proposal is a step forward, it requires clarification.
While the Commission proposal is a step forward, it requires clarification.
Accordingly, a number of amendments have been tabled, in particular on:
Accordingly, a number of amendments have been tabled, in particular on:
The importance of warnings and the documents that must travel with the product
The importance of warnings and the documents that must travel with the product
The terms used need to be defined in a readily understandable way, with reference to the Community nomenclature, for example as regards asphyxia.
The terms used need to be defined in a readily understandable way, with reference to the Community nomenclature, for example as regards asphyxia.
Furthermore, the documents must be easy to read.
Furthermore, the documents must be easy to read.
It is also essential for them to be supplied in the official language(s) of the Member State(s) in which the relevant product is sold.
It is also essential for them to be supplied in the official language(s) of the Member State(s) in which the relevant product is sold.
The provisions on time limits for responding to requests and on warnings need to be made clearer, as do those on corrective measures and the withdrawal or recall of non-compliant toys.
The provisions on time limits for responding to requests and on warnings need to be made clearer, as do those on corrective measures and the withdrawal or recall of non-compliant toys.
Product quality and risks arising from the presence of chemicals
Product quality and risks arising from the presence of chemicals
Toys are designed specifically for children.
Toys are designed specifically for children.
Proper account therefore needs to be taken of the fact that children are more sensitive to their environment than adults.
Proper account therefore needs to be taken of the fact that children are more sensitive to their environment than adults.
Children's organs are not fully developed.
Children's organs are not fully developed.
Therefore, CMRs represent a risk to a child's development and long-term health.
Therefore, CMRs represent a risk to a child's development and long-term health.
Reference accordingly needs to be made to other pieces of legislation (on food packaging, cosmetics, etc.) in which limit values are set for the presence or migration of chemicals, to be assessed on the basis of the possible uses to which a child may put a toy (sucking, contact with the skin, etc.).
Reference accordingly needs to be made to other pieces of legislation (on food packaging, cosmetics, etc.) in which limit values are set for the presence or migration of chemicals, to be assessed on the basis of the possible uses to which a child may put a toy (sucking, contact with the skin, etc.).
Your rapporteur considers that the provisions on chemicals should be extended to cover PBTs, etc.
Your rapporteur considers that the provisions on chemicals should be extended to cover PBTs, etc.
The proposal gives freedom of movement precedence over toy safety.
The proposal gives freedom of movement precedence over toy safety.
In this connection, in line with REACH, the burden of proof needs to be reversed, with economic operators being required to demonstrate that their toys are safe and are not a risk to children's health.
In this connection, in line with REACH, the burden of proof needs to be reversed, with economic operators being required to demonstrate that their toys are safe and are not a risk to children's health.
Following the relocation of a large number of manufacturing plants, 80% of the toys placed on the market in the EU are imported – mainly from China, where labour and environmental standards are low.
Following the relocation of a large number of manufacturing plants, 80% of the toys placed on the market in the EU are imported – mainly from China, where labour and environmental standards are low.
A large number of people therefore have a responsibility for toy safety.
A large number of people therefore have a responsibility for toy safety.
However, since large western toy manufacturers and buyers still dominate the market, it is their job, and the job of importers and distributors, to ensure that specifications in keeping with Community legislation are laid down and complied with, thus ensuring a high level of protection for our children's health.
However, since large western toy manufacturers and buyers still dominate the market, it is their job, and the job of importers and distributors, to ensure that specifications in keeping with Community legislation are laid down and complied with, thus ensuring a high level of protection for our children's health.
Comisia pentru mediu, sănătate publică și siguranță alimentară recomandă Comisiei pentru piața internă și protecția consumatorilor, competentă în fond, să includă în raportul său următoarele amendamente:
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following amendments in its report:
(3a) Principiul precauției a fost introdus anume în tratat în 1992, iar Curtea de Justiție a Comunităților Europene a clarificat, în numeroase rânduri, conținutul și domeniul de aplicare ale acestui principiu de drept comunitar ca fiind unul dintre fundamentele politicii comunitare de protecție a mediului și a sănătății 1 .
(3a) The precautionary principle was expressly laid down in the Treaty in 1992 and the Court of Justice of the European Communities has, on numerous occasions, clarified the substance and scope of this principle of Community law as one of the foundations of Community protection policy in the environment and health spheres 1 .
1 Hotărârea din 23 septembrie 2003 în cauza C-192/01, Comisia/Danemarca, Rec.
1 Judgment of 23 September 2003 in Case C-192/01 , Commission v Denmark, ECR 2003, p.
Din cauza lipsei de date cu privire la pericolele și riscurile pe care le pot prezenta jucăriile pentru siguranța și sănătatea copiilor și deoarece copiii sunt considerați o categorie de populație foarte vulnerabilă sau vulnerabilă, în funcție de vârstă, principiul precauției trebuie să fie integrat în legislația privind siguranța jucăriilor pentru a permite atât autorităților competente din statele membre, cât și agenților economici să ia măsurile necesare pentru interzicerea introducerii pe piață a anumitor jucării.
Owing to the lack of statistics on the risks and hazards that toys can pose to the safety and health of children, and given that children are classified as a vulnerable or very vulnerable social group, depending on their age, the precautionary principle needs to be incorporated into legislation on toy safety in order to enable the competent authorities in the Member States and economic operators to take action to prevent certain toys from being placed on the market.
Domeniul de aplicare al acestui principiu trebuie să fie unul general.
The principle must apply across the board.
Agenții economici ar trebui să ia măsurile necesare pentru a se asigura că desfac pe piață numai jucării care sunt în conformitate cu legislația aplicabilă.
Economic operators should take the appropriate measures to ensure that they make available on the market only toys which are in conformity with the applicable legislation.
(16) Pentru a garanta un nivel ridicat de protecție în ceea ce privește siguranța și sănătatea copiilor, precum și a mediului împotriva diferitelor riscuri, substanțele periculoase și foarte periculoase trebuie abordate cu o deosebită precauție .
(16) In order to ensure a high level of protection of children's health and safety and of the environment against various risks, special vigilance should be exercised in respect of hazardous and very hazardous substances.
Tratatele și legislația comunitară relevantă fac trimitere întotdeauna la obiectivul unei protecții ridicate a sănătății umane și a mediului.
The Treaties and relevant Community legislation systematically refer to the objective of a high level of protection for human health and the environment.
De aceea se impune să se procedeze la fel și în cazul revizuirii legislației privind siguranța jucăriilor.
The revised legislation on toy safety should follow suit.
Pornind de la acest considerent privind substanțele chimice, este, așadar, imperativ să se facă referire la substanțele periculoase și foarte periculoase.
Given that this recital deals with chemicals, it is essential for reference to be made to hazardous and very hazardous substances.
(16a) Agenții economici care solicită autorizarea pentru utilizarea unei substanțe foarte periculoase în fabricarea unei jucării ar trebui să demonstreze faptul că nu există nicio altă alternativă mai sigură.
(16a) Economic operators applying for an exemption in respect of the use of a very hazardous substance in a toy should demonstrate that no safer alternative substance is available.
În mod general, se impune evitarea utilizării substanțelor foarte periculoase, având în vedere efectele posibile asupra sănătății copiilor pe termen mai lung sau mai scurt.
The use of very hazardous substances should be avoided as a general rule, owing to the impact that this could have on children's health, either directly or in the long term.
Cu toate acestea, utilizarea acestora poate fi luată în considerare cu condiția ca producătorii să demonstreze inexistența unor substanțe alternative, prin urmare mai sigure.
The use of such substances should nonetheless be permitted where the manufacturer can demonstrate that no alternative (i.e. safer) substances exist.
Prezentul amendament face trimitere și la „principiul” inversării sarcinii probei, introdus în legislația privind înregistrarea, evaluarea, autorizarea și restricționarea substanțelor chimice (REACH), conform căreia producătorului îi revine sarcina de a demonstra că nu are alternativă la utilizarea unei substanțe foarte periculoase.
This amendment refers back to the 'principle' of the reversal of the burden of proof established in the REACH legislation, with the manufacturer being required to demonstrate that there is no alternative to the use of a very hazardous substance.
(16b) Responsabilitatea privind gestionarea riscurilor pe care le prezintă jucăriile, în special a riscurilor legate de folosirea substanțelor chimice în jucării, ar trebui să revină persoanelor fizice sau juridice care le fabrică, le importă și le comercializează pe piață.
(16b) Responsibility for management of the risks posed by toys, particularly those connected with the use therein of chemicals, should lie with the natural or legal persons who manufacture, import or market the toys .
Totodată, agenții economici din domeniul jucăriilor trebuie să fie pe deplin conștienți de efectele posibil periculoase asupra sănătății copiilor de utilizarea anumitor substanțe sau preparate chimice.
Economic operators in the toy sector should also be fully aware of the potential adverse effects on children's health of the use of certain chemical substances or preparations.
În consecință, în gestionarea riscurilor legate de utilizarea jucăriilor, se impune introducerea problematicii substanțelor chimice.
They must therefore ensure that risk management takes due account of the presence of any chemicals.
(17) Cerințele generale și specifice ale prezentei directive aplicabile substanțelor chimice ar trebui să vizeze protejarea sănătății copiilor de substanțele periculoase din jucării, în timp ce preocupările legate de protecția mediului ridicate de jucării sunt abordate în legislația de mediu orizontală care se aplică și jucăriilor, în special în Directiva 2006/12/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 5 aprilie 2006 privind deșeurile , în Directiva 2002/95/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 27 ianuarie 2003 privind restricțiile de utilizare a anumitor substanțe periculoase în echipamentele electrice și electronice, în Directiva 2002/96/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 27 ianuarie 2003 privind deșeurile de echipamente electrice și electronice, în Directiva 94/62/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 20 decembrie 1994 privind ambalajele și deșeurile de ambalaje și în Directiva 2006/66/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 6 septembrie 2006 privind bateriile și acumulatorii și deșeurile de baterii și acumulatori și de abrogare a Directivei 91/157/CEE.
(17) The general and specific chemical requirements in this Directive should aim at protecting the health of children from dangerous substances in toys, while environmental concerns presented by toys are addressed in horizontal environmental legislation applying also to toys, in particular in Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste , Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment , in Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment , in Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste and in Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC.
(17) Cerințele generale și specifice ale prezentei directive aplicabile substanțelor chimice ar trebui să vizeze protejarea sănătății copiilor de substanțele periculoase din jucării, în timp ce preocupările legate de protecția mediului ridicate de jucării sunt abordate în legislația de mediu care se aplică jucăriilor electrice și electronice , în Directiva 2002/95/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 27 ianuarie 2003 privind restricțiile de utilizare a anumitor substanțe periculoase în echipamentele electrice și electronice și în Directiva 2002/96/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 27 ianuarie 2003 privind deșeurile de echipamente electrice și electronice .
(17) The general and specific chemical requirements in this Directive should aim at protecting the health of children from dangerous substances in toys, while environmental concerns presented by toys are addressed in environmental legislation applying to electrical and electronic toys, in Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and in Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment.
În plus, aspectele de mediu privind deșeurile sunt reglementate de Directiva 2006/12/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 5 aprilie 2006 privind deșeurile, aspectele referitoare la ambalaje sunt reglementate în Directiva 94/62/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 20 decembrie 1994 privind ambalajele și deșeurile de ambalaje și cele privind bateriile și acumulatorii în Directiva 2006/66/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 6 septembrie 2006 privind bateriile și acumulatorii și deșeurile de baterii și acumulatori și de abrogare a Directivei 91/157/CEE.
In addition, environmental issues concerning waste are regulated in Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste, those concerning packaging are regulated in Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste, and those concerning batteries and accumulators are regulated in Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC.
Textul Comisiei dă impresia că motivele de îngrijorare privind protecția mediului sunt luate în considerare în mod clar în cazul tuturor jucăriilor, în timp ce ele se referă numai la jucăriile electrice și electronice.
The Commission text gives the impression that environmental concerns are explicitly considered for all toys when only electrical and electronic toys are addressed.