UK Issues Brexit Guidance for Designated Toy Safety Standards

After Brexit, the current EU Harmonized standards will be adopted by the U.K. as Designated Standards. The U.K. has issued a Guidance Document outlining the Designated Standards related to toy safety.

This notice confirms that the references to standards listed in Annex I to this notice are published for the purposes of regulation 3A of S.I. 2011/1881 and accordingly are designated pursuant to that regulation in relation to England, Wales and Scotland.

• EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 Safety of Toys - Part 1: Mechanical and Physical Properties
• EN 71-2:2011+A1:2014 Safety of Toys - Part 2: Flammability
• EN 71-3:2019 Safety of Toys - Part 3: Migration of Certain Elements
• EN 71-4:2013 Safety of Toys - Part 4: Experimental Sets for Chemistry and Related Activities
• EN 71-5:2015 Safety of Toys - Part 5: Chemical Toys (Sets) Other Than Experimental Sets
• EN 71-7:2014+A2:2018 Safety of Toys - Part 7: Finger Paints - Requirements and Test Methods
• EN 71-8:2018 Safety of Toys - Part 8: Activity Toys for Domestic Use
• EN 71-12:2013 Safety of Toys - Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable Substances
• EN 71-13:2014 Safety of Toys - Part 13: Olfactory Board Games, Cosmetic Kits and Gustative Games
• EN 71-14:2018 Safety of Toys - Part 14: Trampolines for Domestic Use
• EN 62115:2005 Electric Toys - Safety 
  o    EN 62115:2005/A2:2011
  o    EN 62115:2005/A11:2012
  o    EN 62115:2005/A12:2015
  o    EN 62115:2005/A2:2011/AC:2011
  o    EN 62115:2005/A11:2012/AC:2013

Publication Date:

Dec. 9, 2020

Enforcement Date:

Jan. 1, 2021

Source:

Designated standards: toy safety