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update:2014-10-29 NO.: DOC141003-01

EU published Draft Directive amending specific limit values for chemicals used in certain toys

Recently, EU published Draft Commission Directive amending, for the purpose of adopting specific limit values for chemicals used in toys, Appendix C to Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys. If adopted, the enforcement date is 18 months after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The restriction of Bisphenol A(BPA) and three flame retardants in certain toys have already published in the OJ in Directive 2014/81/EU and 2014/79/EU. The draft directive added 6 news chemicals in certain toy.

Appendix C of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC is replaced by the following:

Substance	CAS No	Applicable Scope	Limit value
TCEP	115-96-8	—toys intended for use by children under 36 months —other toys intended to be placed in the mouth adopted	5 mg/kg (content limit)
TCPP	13674-84-5		5 mg/kg (content limit)
TDCP	13674-87-8		5 mg/kg (content limit)
Bisphenol A	80-05-7		0.1 mg/l (migration limit) in accordance with the methods laid down in EN 71-10:2005 and EN 71-11:2005.
Phenol	108-95-2		5 mg/l (migration limit) as a monomer 10 mg/kg (content limit) as a preservative Compliance with both limits is to be determined in accordance with the methods laid down in EN71-10:2005 and EN 71-11:2005.
Formamide	75-12-7		20 μg/m3 (emission limit) after a maximum of 28 days from commencement of the emission testing of foam toy materials.
1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one	2634-33-5		5 mg/kg (content limit)
reaction mass of: 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one [EC no. 247-500-7] and 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one [EC no. 220-239-6] (3:1)	55965-84-9		1 mg/kg (content limit)
5-Chloro-2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one	26172-55-4		0,75 mg/kg (content limit)
2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one	2682-20-4		0,25 mg/kg (content limit)

For more information:
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/tbt/eec/14_4031_00_e.pdf

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