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EU Updates Harmonised Standards EN 71-2, EN 71-3, EN 71-4, EN 71-13 for Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC

On 16 November 2021, the European Commission has published Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1992, a complete list, to update the references to the harmonised standards under the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC.

This update affects standards EN 71-2, EN 71-3, EN 71-4 and EN 71-13.

With immediate effect (from 16 November 2021):

  1. EN 71-2:2020 Safety of toys - Part 2: Flammability, shall be listed as a harmonised standard under the Toy Safety Directive. The previous version, EN 71-2:2011+A1:2014, shall be withdrawn from 15 May 2022;
  2. EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements, shall be listed as a harmonised standard under the Toy Safety Directive. The previous version, EN 71-3:2019, shall be withdrawn from 15 May 2022;
  3. EN 71-4:2020 Safety of toys - Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities, shall be listed as a harmonised standard under the Toy Safety Directive. The previous version, EN 71-4:2013, shall be withdrawn from 15 May 2022;
  4. EN 71-13:2021 Safety of toys - Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games, shall be listed as a harmonised standard under the Toy Safety Directive. The previous version, EN 71-13:2014, shall be withdrawn from 15 May 2022.

The full list of harmonised standards for Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC as of 16 November 2021 is as below:

No Reference of the standard Reference of superseded standard Date of withdrawal of superseded standard
1. EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 -- --
2. EN 71-2:2020 EN 71-2:2011+A1:2014 15 May 2022
3. EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 EN 71-3:2019 15 May 2022
4. EN 71-4:2020 EN 71-4:2013 15 May 2022
5. EN 71-5:2015 -- --
6. EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020 EN 71-7:2014+A2:2018
(Note: For the allowed preservative Climbazole, the presumption of conformity applies up to a maximum allowed concentration of 0.2 % (not: 0.5 %))
28 November 2021
7. EN 71-8:2018 -- --
8. EN 71-12:2016(*note) EN 71-12:2013 28 November 2021
9. EN 71-13:2021 EN 71-13:2014 15 May 2022
10. EN 71-14:2018 -- --
11. EN IEC 62115:2020
EN IEC 62115:2020/A11:2020
EN 62115:2005 (IEC 62115:2003 (Modified)+A1:2004)
EN 62115:2005/A2:2011 (IEC 62115:2003/A2:2010 (Modified))
EN 62115:2005/A2:2011/AC:2011
EN 62115:2005/A11:2012
EN 62115:2005/A11:2012/AC:2013
EN 62115:2005/A12:2015
21 February 2022

*Note: The limit values in point (a) of Table 2 of clause 4.2 of standard EN 71-12:2016 (i.e. limits for elastomers toys intended for use by children under 36 months and intended or likely to be placed into the mouth) are lower than the limit values to be complied with set in point 8 of part III of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC. In particular those values are as follows:

Substance Standard EN 71-12:2016 Directive 2009/48/EC
N-nitrosamines 0.01 mg/kg 0.05 mg/kg
N-nitrosatable 0.1 mg/kg 1 mg/kg

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