The European Commission has proposed Commission Directive to amend Toy Directive 2009/48/EC, which aimed to add the limit values for formaldehyde used in toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth.

According to the amendment, the limit value for formaldehyde shall be added to Appendix C to Annex II, which specify the limit values for chemicals used in toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth, as following:

• Migration limit: 1.5 mg/l in polymeric toy material
  
• Emission limit: 0.1 ml/m3 in resin-bonded wood toy material
• Content limit: 30 mg/kg in textile toy material
• Content limit: 30 mg/kg in leather toy material
• Content limit: 30 mg/kg in paper toy material
• Content limit: 10 mg/kg in water-based toy material