Testing & Certification for Toy safety
Distributors shall ensure or verify, when making a toy available on the market, the steps shown, in the flowchart below.
Definitions Distributor:
A distributor means any natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer or the importer, who makes a toy available on the market. [Read more...]
Importers shall ensure or indicate, before placing a toy on the market, the steps shown, in the flowchart below.
Definitions Importer:
An importer means any natural or legal person established within the Community who places a toy from a third country on the Community market; [Read more...]
Manufacturers shall, before placing a toy on the market, carry out the steps shown, in the flowchart below.
Definitions Manufacturer:
A manufacturer means any natural or legal person who manufactures a toy or has a toy designed or manufactured, and markets that toy under his name or trademark; [Read more...]
The EU has updated the safety requirements for toys, ensuring high levels of protection continue to apply to all children using toys purchased in Europe. The updated Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC extends safety provisions to areas unknown when the “old” Toy Directive 88/378/EEC were agreed, and brings improvements to make enforcement across the Union more effective.
There are around 80 million children under 14 in the EU. Toys and games are vital tools for their development. They enable children to have fun, learn to use their fingers, their brains, their senses, stretch their imaginations, and learn to share and play with siblings and friends. But parents need to have confidence in the safety of the toys with which their children play. Toy sales in 2007 amounted to over €14 billion. More than 80%, by value, of toys purchased in the European Union are imported, of which more than 97% are from Asia. Whilst manufacturers are responsible for the safety of their products, importers, notified bodies and national authorities each have a role to play in ensuring the toys which are sold in Europe’s shops fulfill all safety requirements.
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