EU: New harmonised standards published for toys

NOVEMBER 2021 - TOYS

On 16 November 2021, the European Commission published Decision EU 2021/1992¹ with new references of standards under Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC. The toy standards EN 71-2, EN 71-3, EN 71-4 and EN 71-13 are updated to the latest versions. Their current versions will be superseded from 15 May 2022. Compliance with the harmonised standards for toys gives a presumption of conformity with the requirements in the Directive.

The updated harmonised standards in this Decision are summarized below.

Standard title	NEW harmonised standard	Superseded standard (current)	Superseded standard (current)
Safety of toys – Part 2: Flammability	EN 71-2:2020	EN 71-2:2011+A1:2014	15 May 2022
Safety of toys – Part 3: Migration of certain elements	EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021	EN 71-3:2019
Safety of toys – Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities	EN 71-4:2020	EN 71-4:2013
Safety of toys – Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games	EN 71-13:2021	EN 71-13:2014

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