EU Updated List of Harmonised Standards under Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC (TSD) (EN 71-3 and EN 71-13)
| Targeted audience | EU/EEA manufacturers, EU/EEA importers and their upstream providers, EU/EEA distributors |
| Products concerned | Toys |
| Key industries concerned with this insight | Toys |
| Application date | 16 December 2025 |
| Main content or requirements | On 16 December 2025, EU adopted EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024 and EN 71-13:2021+A2:2024 as harmonised standards under the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC (TSD). The previous versions of the two standards will cease to be harmonised standards from 16 June 2027 (1.5 years later). |
| Reference | http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/2519/oj |
On 16 December 2025, the European Commission published Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2519, to update the references to the harmonised standards under the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC (TSD). The update affected standards EN 71-3 and EN 71-13.
With immediate effect (from 16 December 2025):
EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024 (migration of certain elements) and EN 71-13:2021+A2:2024 (olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games) shall be listed as harmonised standards under the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC (TSD).
The previous versions EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 and EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 shall be withdrawn from 16 June 2027 (1.5 years later).
The main technical changes of the two standards can be referred to the previous Intertek Insights:
https://www.intertek.com.cn/eninfo_itemid_1866670211092975616_lcid_40.html
https://www.intertek.com.cn/eninfo_itemid_1876145045027950592_lcid_40.html
List of EU Toys Standards (December 2025)
| No. | Harmonised Standard | Latest Standard | Title | Remark |
| 1 | EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 * | (same) | Mechanical and physical properties | EN 71-1:2026 is scheduled to be published on 11 February 2026 |
| 2 | EN 71-2:2020 | EN 71-2:2020+A1:2025 | Flammability | -- |
| 3 | EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024 (Or EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 until 15 June 2027) |
(same) | Migration of certain elements | -- |
| 4 | EN 71-4:2020 | EN 71-4:2020+A1:2025 | Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities | -- |
| 5 | EN 71-5:2015 | EN 71-5:2025 | Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets | -- |
| 6 | EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020 | EN 71-7:2025 | Finger paints | -- |
| 7 | EN 71-8:2018 | (same) | Activity toys for domestic use | EN 71-8:2026 is scheduled to be published on 11 February 2026 |
| 8 | EN 71-12:2016 ** | (same) | N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances | -- |
| 9 | EN 71-13:2021+A2:2024 (or EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 until 15 June 2027) |
(same) | Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games | -- |
| 10 | EN 71-14:2018 | EN 71-14:2025 | Trampolines for domestic use | -- |
| 11 | EN IEC 62115:2020+A11:2020 | (same) | Electric toys | New version of EN IEC 62115 is under draft |
| 12 | -- | EN 71-15:2025 | Formamide in foam toy materials (content) | -- |
| 13 | -- | EN 71-16:2025 | Certain chlorinated phosphorus flame retardants (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) in toy materials | -- |
| 14 | -- | EN 71-17:2025 | Certain isothiazolinones (MIT, CIT, BIT) in aqueous toy materials | -- |
| 15 | -- | EN 71-18:2024 | Phenol in aqueous (content) and polymeric (migration) toy materials | -- |
| 16 | -- | EN 71-19:2024 | Migration of bisphenol A from toy materials | -- |
| 17 | -- | -- | Microbiological safety of toys containing accessible aqueous media | EN 71-20:2025 is scheduled to be published on 17 December 2025 |
| 18 | -- | EN 71-10:2005 | Organic chemical compounds - Sample preparation and extraction | -- |
| 19 | -- | EN 71-11:2005 | Organic chemical compounds - Methods of analysis | -- |
Note:
* As regards Clauses 3.19 (definition of “driving mechanism”) and 4.15.1 for wave rollers (a ride-on toy where the child is seated, the steering and propulsion of which are controlled with the feet, and which have wheels within reach during use), EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 does not confer a presumption of conformity with the essential safety requirements set out in Article 10(2) of the EU TSD (Directive 2009/48/EC) and Part I, Point 3, of Annex II to the EU TSD.
** The limit values in Point (a) of Table 2 of Clause 4.2 of 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 the EU TSD (Directive 2009/48/EC):
| 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 |
EU/EEA manufacturers and EU/EEA importers and their upstream providers are advised to conduct the tests on toys with the new standards to assess conformity in advance.
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