New Requirements of EU Toy Safety Directive

On 20 and 21 May 2021, the two Commission Directives (EU) 2019/1922 and 2019/1929 will come into effect. The main points of these Directives are:

Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1922
(Applied in point 13 of part III of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC)

Effective date : 20/05/2021

Element: Aluminium

mg/kg in dry, brittle, powder-like or pliable toy material: 2 250

mg/kg in liquid or sticky toy material: 560

mg/kg in scraped-off toy material: 28 130

Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1929
(Applied in Appendix C to Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC)

Effective date: 21/05/2021

Substance: Formaldehyde

CAS No: 50-00-0

Limit value:

1,5 mg/l (migration limit) in polymeric toy material
0,1 ml/m3 (emission limit) in resin-bonded wood toy material
30 mg/kg (content limit) in textile toy material
30 mg/kg (content limit) in leather toy material
30 mg/kg (content limit) in paper toy material
10 mg/kg (content limit) in water-based toy material’