Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC
All toys that are placed on the market and/or put into use within the European Union must comply with European product regulations. These requirements are defined by the European Toy Safety Directive. Compliance with the Toy Safety Directive must be upheld by manufacturers, importers and distributors of toy products. Toys refer to products designed or intended, whether or not exclusively, for use in play by children under the age of 14. The Toy Safety Directive does not apply to, e.g.: playground equipment intended for public use, sports equipment for children with a body mass of more than 20 kg, puzzles with more than 500 pieces, and decorative objects for festivities and celebrations.
Toys placed on the market and/or put into use within the EU must comply with the essential safety requirements of the Toy Directive. The requirements refer to the physical, mechanical, chemical and electrical properties of toys. In addition, the Toy Directive imposes requirements regarding flammability, hygiene and (where applicable) radioactivity of toys. Only after all applicable product requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and any other relevant CE product requirements have been met, can the CE marking be affixed to the toy and can the toy be freely placed on the market and/or put into use within the European Union.
Our services for CE marking Toys
We are able to fully perform the entire CE certification procedure of your toy products on your behalf. We are capable of performing a complete conformity assessment procedure in accordance with the Toy Safety Directive and any other applicable CE product regulations. You can rest assured that your toys will be assessed professionally and impartially in order to place these legally approved on the market and/or put these legally approved into use within the European Union.
In short we help you with:
- Carry out complete CE conformity assessment procedures
- Classification of your product to determine whether it falls within the scope of the Toy Safety Directive
- Conduct risk inventory
- Carry out product tests in accordance with European harmonised standards including EN 71-1, EN 71-2 & EN 71-3
- Verify the instruction manuals
- Monitor and verify safety symbols and safety warnings
- File management of your Technical Documentation
- Draw up EU Declaration of Conformity
- Provide advice on affixing the CE marking on your product