What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

Added:(f) Toys contained within food or co-mingled with food shall have their own packaging. This packaging, as it is supplied, must be of such dimensions as to prevent it from being swallowed and/or inhaled.

Added:(g) Toy packaging, as referred to in points (e) and (f), which is spherical, egg-shaped or ellipsoidal, and any detachable parts of this or of cylindrical toy packaging with rounded ends, shall be of such dimensions as to prevent it from causing airway obstruction by being wedged in the mouth or pharynx or lodged over the entrance to the lower airways.

Added:(h) Toys firmly attached to a food product at the moment of consumption, in such a way that the food product needs to be consumed in order to get direct access to the toy, shall be prohibited. Parts of toys otherwise directly attached to a food product shall fulfil the requirements set out in points (c) and (d).

Added:5. Aquatic toys shall be designed and manufactured so as to reduce as much as possible, taking into account the recommended use of the toy, any risk of loss of buoyancy of the toy and loss of support afforded to the child.

Added:6. Toys which it is possible to get inside and which thereby constitute an enclosed space for occupants shall have a means of exit which the intended user can open easily from the inside.

Added:7. Toys conferring mobility on their users shall, as far as possible, incorporate a braking system which is suited to the type of toy and is commensurate with the kinetic energy generated by it. Such a system shall be easy for the user to operate without risk of ejection or physical injury for the user or for third parties.

Added:For electrically driven ride-on toys, the maximum representative potential operating speed determined by the design of the toy shall be limited so as to minimise the risk of injury.

Added:8. The form and composition of projectiles and the kinetic energy they may generate when fired from a toy designed for that purpose shall be such that, taking into account the nature of the toy, there is no risk of physical injury to the user or to third parties.

Added:9. Toys shall be manufactured so as to ensure that:

Added:(a) the maximum and minimum temperature of any accessible surfaces does not cause injury when touched;

Added:(b) liquids and gases contained within the toy do not reach temperatures or pressures which are such that their escape from the toy, other than for reasons essential to the proper functioning of the toy, might cause burns, scalds or other physical injury.

Added:10. Toys that are designed to emit a sound shall be designed and manufactured in such a way, in terms of the maximum values for impulse noise and continuous noise, that the sound from them is not able to impair children’s hearing. The limit values shall be set through a delegated act, while the maximum values shall not exceed those set in Directive 2003/10/EC. [Am. 205]

Added:11. Activity toys shall be manufactured so as to reduce the risk of crushing or trapping of body parts or trapping of clothing and the risk of falls, impacts and drowning as much as possible. In particular, any surface of such a toy that is accessible for one or more children to play on shall be designed to bear their load.

Added:Part II – Flammability

Added:1. Toys shall not constitute a dangerous flammable element in the child’s environment. They shall therefore be composed of materials which fulfil one or more of the following conditions:

Added:(a) they do not burn if directly exposed to a flame or spark or other potential source of fire;

Added:(b) they are not readily flammable (the flame goes out as soon as the fire cause disappears);

Added:(c) if they do ignite, they burn slowly and present a low rate of spread of the flame;

Added:(d) irrespective of the toy’s chemical composition, they are designed so as to mechanically delay the combustion process.

Added:Combustible materials in the toy shall not constitute a risk of ignition for other materials used in the toy.

Added:2. Toys meeting both conditions below shall not, as such, contain substances or mixtures which may become flammable due to the loss of non-flammable volatile components:

Added:(a) toys which, for reasons essential to their functioning, contain substances or mixtures that meet the classification criteria of any of the following hazard classes or categories set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008:

Added:(1) hazard classes 2.1 to 2.4, 2.6 and 2.7, hazard class 2.8 types A and B;

Added:(2) hazard classes 2.9, 2.10 and 2.12, hazard class 2.13 categories 1 and 2;

Added:(3) hazard class 2.14, categories 1 and 2, hazard class 2.15 types A to F; hazard classes 3.1 to 3.6, 3.7 adverse effects on sexual function and fertility or on development;

Added:(4) hazard class 3.8 effects other than narcotic effects;

Added:(5) hazard classes 3.9, and 3.10 and 3.11; [Ams 206 and 253]

Added:(6) hazard class 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4; [Am. 254]

Added:(7) hazard class 5.1;

Added:(b) and toys containing materials and equipment for chemistry experiments, model assembly, plastic or ceramic moulding, enamelling, photography or similar activities.

Added:3. Toys other than toy percussion caps shall not be explosive or contain elements or substances likely to explode when used as specified in Article 5(2), first subparagraph.

Added:4. Toys and, in particular, chemical games and toys, shall not contain as such substances or mixtures:

Added:(a) which, when mixed together, may explode through chemical reaction or through heating;

Added:(b) which may explode when mixed with oxidizing substances; or

Added:(c) which contain volatile components which are flammable in air and liable to form a flammable or explosive vapour/air mixture.

Added:Part III – Chemical Properties

Added:1. Toys shall be designed and manufactured in such a way that there are no risks of adverse effects on human health due to exposure to the chemical substances or mixtures of which the toys are composed or which they contain, when the toys are used as specified in Article 5(2), first subparagraph.

Added:Toys shall comply with the relevant Union legislation relating to certain categories of products or to restrictions for certain substances and mixtures. Toys or their parts and their packaging that can reasonably be expected to be brought into contact with food or to transfer their constituents to food under normal or foreseeable conditions of use, shall also comply with Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004.

Added:2. Toys that are themselves substances or mixtures shall comply also with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as well as with the labelling requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. [Am. 207]

Added:3. Toys shall comply with the specific requirements and conditions for chemical substances set out in part A of the Appendix and with the labelling requirements set out in part B of the Appendix.

Added:4. The use in toys, components of toys or micro-structurally distinct parts of toys, of substances or mixtures meeting the criteria laid down in Article 57 of this Regulation and being identified in accordance with Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, classified in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 or meeting the criteria for classification in any of the following categories is prohibited: [Am. 208]

Added:(a) carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity (CMR) category 1A, 1B or 2;

Added:(b) endocrine disruption category 1 or 2, for human health and the environment; [Am. 209]

Added:(c) specific target organ toxicity category 1, either in single exposure or in repeated exposure;

Added:(d) respiratory sensitisation category 1;

Added:(da) skin sensitisation category 1; [Am. 210]

Added:(db) persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic; [Am. 211]

Added:(dc) very persistent, very bioaccumulative; [Am. 212]

Added:(dd) persistent, mobile and toxic; [Am. 213]

Added:(de) very persistent, very mobile; [Am. 214].

Added:(4a) The use in toys, components of toys or micro-structurally distinct parts of toys, of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and of bisphenols is prohibited. Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or other toys intended to be placed in the mouth shall not contain any fragrances. [Am. 215]

Added:5. The non-intended presence of a substance or mixture referred to in point 4 that stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, or from the manufacturing process and that is technically unavoidable in good manufacturing practice, shall be permitted provided that, despite such presence, toys remain in conformity with the general safety requirement.

Added:6. By way of derogation from point 4, substances or mixtures prohibited under that point may be used in toys if they are listed in Part C of the Appendix, under the conditions specified therein.

Added:7. Points 4 to 6 shall not apply to:

Added:(a) materials that comply with the conditions set out for specific substances in Part A of the Appendix, as regards those substances;

Added:(b) batteries in toys; or

Added:(c) toy components necessary for electronic or electric functions of the toy where the substance or mixture is fully inaccessible to children, including by inhalation, when the toy is used as specified in the first subparagraph of Article 5(2). [Am. 216]

Added:8. Cosmetic toys, such as play cosmetics for dolls or children, slime, finger-paint or modelling clay shall comply with the compositional and labelling requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. [Am. 217]

Added:Part IV – Electrical Properties

Added:1. Toys shall not be powered by electricity of a nominal voltage exceeding 24 volts direct current (DC) or the equivalent alternating current (AC) voltage, and their accessible parts shall not exceed 24 volts DC or the equivalent AC voltage.