Slovenia Plans to Regulate CMR Substances in Childcare Articles

SafeGuardSToys and Juvenile ProductsFebruary 16, 2026

SG 026/26

Slovenia proposes a restriction on carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) category 1A and 1B substances in childcare products.

On February 5, 2026, the European Commission announced a draft law from Slovenia outlining its intention to restrict CMR category 1A and 1B substances in childcare articles.

According to the proposal, childcare articles are products intended to facilitate sitting, sleeping, relaxation, hygiene, feeding, sucking, transport or protection of children up to the age of 14.

Highlights of the draft law are summarized in Table 1.

Substance	Scope	Requirement	Proposed effective date
CMR 1A/1B substances	Childcare articles¹	≤ 0.001% (10 mg/kg) in any homogeneous material²	Date of entry into force (EIF) = 15 days following publication in the Official Gazette 12 months after EIF for substances classified as CMR category 1A/1B in Annex VI of the CLP Regulation³ after EIF of this regulation
¹Exempts a) second hand childcare articles, b) parts of childcare articles that are completely inaccessible, c) toys, d) food contact articles, e) batteries, f) medical devices under Regulation (EU) 2017/745 and g) materials and articles that are subject to stricter specific EU legislation or standards ²Stricter limit values apply if these are specified for individual substances or groups of substances in other regulations or standards ³Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures (current consolidated version to September 2025)

Substance

Scope

Requirement

Proposed effective date

CMR 1A/1B substances

Childcare articles¹

≤ 0.001% (10 mg/kg) in any homogeneous material²

Date of entry into force (EIF) = 15 days following publication in the Official Gazette
12 months after EIF for substances classified as CMR category 1A/1B in Annex VI of the CLP Regulation³ after EIF of this regulation

¹Exempts a) second hand childcare articles, b) parts of childcare articles that are completely inaccessible, c) toys, d) food contact articles, e) batteries, f) medical devices under Regulation (EU) 2017/745 and g) materials and articles that are subject to stricter specific EU legislation or standards

²Stricter limit values apply if these are specified for individual substances or groups of substances in other regulations or standards

³Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures (current consolidated version to September 2025)

Table 1

These temporary measures will be reviewed within one year after the date of EIF to determine whether the law will be repealed, extended or revised.

The European Committee for Standardization (Comité Européen de Normalisation, CEN) has recently issued EN 17826:2025 to address hazardous chemicals in childcare articles. (SafeGuardS 193/25).

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