SG 173/25
Moldova has updated its list of standards for demonstrating compliance with national toy safety regulations.
In June 2025, Moldova’s Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization issued Order No. 79/2025 (versions in Monitorul Oficial (art. 484) or on the Ministry of Justice website), approving the list of Moldovan standards that adopt harmonized European standards for presumption of conformity with the nation’s Technical Regulation on toy safety (Decision No 808/2015, as last amended by Decision No 77/2025).
Key highlights of Order No. 79/2025 include:
- Adopting of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/740 from the European Union (EU) on harmonized toy standards supporting the toy safety directive (SafeGuardS 45/23)
- Repeal of Ministry of Economy Order No. 92/2022, which previously approved the list of Moldovan standards that adopt harmonized European standards for toys (SafeGuardS 125/22)
- Update of SM EN 71-13+A1:2022 and EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 for olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games (see Table 1, item 9 below)
The list of toy safety standards under Order No. 79/2025 is summarized in Table 1.
| Item | Moldovan Standard | European Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SM EN 71-1+A1:2018 ‘Physical and mechanical’ |
EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 |
| 2 |
SM EN 71-2:2021 ‘Flammability’ |
EN 71-2:2020 |
| 3 |
SM EN 71-3+A1:2021 ‘Migration of certain elements’ |
EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 |
| 4 |
SM EN 71-4:2021 ‘Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities’ |
EN 71-4:2020 |
| 5 |
SM EN 71-5:2016 ‘Chemical toy (sets) other than experimental sets’ |
EN 71-5:2015 |
| 6 |
SM EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020 ‘Finger paints’ |
EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020 |
| 7 |
SM EN 71-8:2018 ‘Activity toys for domestic use’ |
EN 71-8:2018 |
| 8 |
SM EN 71-12:2017 ‘N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances’ |
EN 71-12:2016 |
| 9 |
SM EN 71-13+A1:2022 ‘Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games’ |
EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 |
| 10 |
SM EN 71-14:2019 ‘Trampolines for domestic use’ |
EN 71-14:2018 |
| 11 |
Electric toys: SM EN IEC 62115:2020 SM EN IEC 62115:2020/A11:2020 |
Electric toys: EN IEC 62115:2020 EN IEC 62115:2020/A11:2020 |
Table 1
Order No 79/2025 became effective on June 24, 2025 – the date of its publication in the nation’s Official Gazette.
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