On November 16, 2021, the European Union (EU) published Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1992 with the latest list of harmonized toy safety standards for presumption of conformity with Directive 2009/48/EC (Toy Safety Directive, TSD – consolidated version to May 2021). This latest set of standards contains four changes when compared to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/867 (SafeGuardS 74/21) - inclusion of :
- EN 71-2:2020 for flammability
- EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 for migration of certain elements
- EN 71-4:2020 for experimental sets for chemistry and related activities and
- EN 71-13:2021 for olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games.
The latest Implementing Decision repeals Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/867.
This latest set of toy safety standards became effective on November 16, 2021 – the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU).
Highlights on the latest list of toy safety standards for presumption of conformity with the TSD are summarized below:
| Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1992 of November 15, 2021 on Harmonized Standards for Toys Drafted in Support of Directive 2009/48/EC | |
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| ENTRY | STANDARD |
| 1 | EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 ‘Mechanical and physical’ |
| 2 | EN 71-2:2020 ‘Flammability’¹ |
| 3 | EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 ‘Migration of certain elements’¹ |
| 4 | EN 71-4:2020 ‘Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities’¹ |
| 5 | EN 71-5:2015 ‘Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets’ |
| 6 | EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020 Finger paints’² |
| 7 | EN 71-8:2018 ‘Activity toys for domestic use’ |
| 8 | EN 71-12:2016 ‘N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances’² |
| 9 | EN 71-13:2021 ‘Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games’¹ |
| 10 | EN 71-14:2018 ‘Trampolines for domestic use’ |
| 11 | Electric toys³:
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¹The following standards will be withdrawn on May 15, 2022:
²The following standards will be withdrawn on November 28, 2021:
³The following electric toy safety standards will be withdrawn on February 21, 2022:
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