CEN Issues Toy Standard EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021

On April 14, 2021, the European Committee for Standardization (Comité Européen de Normalisation, CEN) published EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021, the revised toy standard providing requirements and test methods for aluminum and a number of other potentially hazardous elements. This standard replaces EN 71-3:2019 and derives from Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1922, which has amended the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/CE. These new aluminum limits are applicable as of May 20, 2021.

Changes in aluminium migration limits between EN 71-3:2019 and EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021

The standard employs three categories of toy materials: 1) dry, brittle, powder-like or pliable; 2) liquid or sticky; and 3) scraped-off. The following table excerpt demonstrates the differences in aluminum migration limits between the previous published standard and the new version:
 

Further changes in toy standard and eventual harmonization

Additional changes are related to the publication of:

• Information related to technical reports 
• Clarifications on the calculation of the migration formula in point 6.2 of Annex F of the standard 

This standard should be harmonized under the Toy Safety Directive upon official acceptance by the European Community (EC) and publication in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU).

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