A summary of the latest toy standards and regulations in Europe and the United States. When exporting toys, you need to pay attention to these new regulations!
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We have sorted out the toy standards and regulations in the European Union and the United States that have taken effect or are about to take effect this year, and remind the toy export companies to prepare for them as soon as possible.
01 New EU Toy Safety Directive
Since November 2019, the EU Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC has been updated twice, including adding formaldehyde restriction requirements and tightening aluminum requirements.
On November 20, 2019, the European Union issued Directive 2019/1929/EU, which aims to amend Annex C of Appendix II of the EU Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC, adding formaldehyde requirements in toys for children under 3 years old and functional entrance toys. These regulations will come into effect on May 20, 2021. The new regulations on the restricted use of formaldehyde are as follows:
On November 19, 2019, the European Union issued Directive 2019/1922/EU, which strengthened the requirements for aluminum migration limits in toy materials. The new requirements will be implemented on May 19, 2021. The changes from the old to the new are as follows:
02 EU REACH Directive Update
Since November 2019, the EU REACH directive has been updated twice involving authorized substances or restricted substances, with a total of 12 new substances. In addition, the list of substances of very high concern (SVHC) has been updated twice, with a total of 8 new SVHCs added. The SVHC list has been officially updated to 209 items.
On February 7, 2020, the European Commission issued Regulation (EU) 2020/171, approving the addition of 11 substances to the authorized substances list of the REACH regulation (Annex XIV of European Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006).
The basic information on the 11 new substances added to Annex XIV of European Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 is as follows:
The basic information of a new substance in Appendix XVII of REACH Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 is as follows:
In addition, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is also continuing to update the SVHC list.
On January 16, 2020, ECHA officially announced the 22nd batch of four SVHCs. On June 25, 2020, ECHA officially announced the 23rd batch of four SVHCs. The basic information of the eight new substances added to the SVHC list is as follows:
(The above regulations and standards are all from the EU official website https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html)
03 New laws and regulations in various states in the United States
On December 16, 2019, the Governor of New York State in the United States signed bill A6041 (S4046), making a warning statement on the lead content in children’s jewelry. Labeling requirements will take effect on January 1, 2021.
On February 7, 2020, the Governor of New York State in the United States signed Bill S501B/A6296, which stipulates the declaration rules for chemical substances listed in children's products and prohibits the sale of children's products containing certain chemical substances. The bill states that some substances of high concern need to be declared. The bill officially came into effect on March 1, 2020.
In May 2020, the SB447 bill in Maryland, USA, regarding limiting the content of flame retardants in certain products became law and will take effect on January 1, 2021. According to the new law, no one is allowed to import, sell or offer for sale products containing more than 0.1 % flame retardants in certain products. The Maryland Department of Health will enforce the law on or before June 1, 2021.
