Turkey Approved Amendments on Regulation on Toy Safety
On April 1, 2017, the Ministry of Customs and Trade of Turkey has published an amendment to Regulation on Toy Safety in official Gazette no. 30025. This amendment shall enter into force on 4 April 2017 while the effective date of the requirements of certain chemicals shall be on 24 May 2017 and 24 November 2017.
The major ｕｐｄａｔｅs in the amendment include:
1.In Appendix A of Annex II, the permitted use of nickel (Classification: CMR 2) is amended to:
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Compound
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Class
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Permitted to usage
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Nickle
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CMR2
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a. In toys and toy components made of stainless steel.
b. In toy components which are intended to conduct an electric current.
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2.Appendix C which concerns the requirements of certain chemicals is newly added in Annex II:
Specific limit values for chemicals used in toys intended for use by children under 36 months old or in toys intended to be put into the mouth:
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Item
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Substance
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CAS number
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Limit value
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1
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TCEP
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115-96-8
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5 mg/kg (Content limit)
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2
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TCPP
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13674-84-5
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5 mg/kg (Content limit)
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3
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TDCP
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13674-87-8
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5 mg/kg (Content limit)
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4
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Bisphenol A
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80-05-7
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0.1 mg/l (Immigration limit) (in accordance with the methods laid down in TS EN 71-10 and TS EN 71-11)
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5
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Formamide
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75-12-7
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20 ug/m3 (emission limit) after a maximum of 28 days from commencement of the emission testing of foam toy materials containing more than 200 mg/kg (cut-off limit based on content).
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6
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1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one
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2634-33-5
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5 mg/kg (content limit) in aqueous toy materials (in accordance with the methods laid down in EN 71-10 and EN 71-11)
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7
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reaction mass of: 5-chloro-2- methyl-4-isothiazolin- 3-one [EC no. 247-500-7] and 2-methyl-2H -isothiazol-3-one [EC no. 220-239-6] (3:1 in proportion)
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55965-84-9
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1 mg/kg (content limit) in aqueous toy materials
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8
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5-Chloro-2-methyl-isothiazolin-3(2H)-one
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26172-55-4
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0.75 mg/kg (content limit) in aqueous toy materials
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9
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2-methylisothiazolin-3(2H)-one
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2682-20-4
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0.25 mg/kg (content limit) in aqueous toy materials
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Item 1-4 will be entered into force on 4 April 2017.
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Item 5 and 6 will be entered into force on 24 May 2017.
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Item 7, 8 and 9 will be entered into force on 24 November 2017.
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