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What changed between the adopted text of 13 Mar 2024 and the adopted text of 25 Nov 2025
These two texts have too little in common to compare paragraph by paragraph: they are different documents rather than versions of one (for example one group’s motion and the joint text that was adopted).
+13 added · −888 removed · 5 changed paragraphs, packaging included.
Part 13 of 16: Paragraphs 721–780
Removed: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.
Removed:4. Toys and, in particular, chemical games and toys, shall not contain as such substances or mixtures:
Removed:(a) which, when mixed together, may explode through chemical reaction or through heating;
Removed:(b) which may explode when mixed with oxidizing substances; or
Removed:(c) which contain volatile components which are flammable in air and liable to form a flammable or explosive vapour/air mixture.
Removed:Part III – Chemical Properties
Removed: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.
Removed: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.
Removed: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]
Removed: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.
Removed: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]
Removed:(a) carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity (CMR) category 1A, 1B or 2;
Removed:(b) endocrine disruption category 1 or 2, for human health and the environment; [Am. 209]
Removed:(c) specific target organ toxicity category 1, either in single exposure or in repeated exposure;
Removed:(d) respiratory sensitisation category 1;
Removed:(da) skin sensitisation category 1; [Am. 210]
Removed:(db) persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic; [Am. 211]
Removed:(dc) very persistent, very bioaccumulative; [Am. 212]
Removed:(dd) persistent, mobile and toxic; [Am. 213]
Removed:(de) very persistent, very mobile; [Am. 214].
Removed:(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]
Removed: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.
Removed: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.
Removed:7. Points 4 to 6 shall not apply to:
Removed:(a) materials that comply with the conditions set out for specific substances in Part A of the Appendix, as regards those substances;
Removed:(b) batteries in toys; or
Removed:(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]
Removed: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]
Removed:Part IV – Electrical Properties
Removed: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.
Removed:Internal voltages shall not exceed 24 volts DC or the equivalent AC voltage unless it is ensured that the voltage and the current combination generated do not lead to any risk for health and safety or any harmful electric shock, even when the toy is broken. [Am. 218]
Removed:2. Parts of toys which are connected to, or liable to come into contact with, a source of electricity capable of causing electric shock, and any cables or other conductors through which electricity is conveyed to such parts shall be properly insulated and mechanically protected so as to prevent the risk of such a shock.
Removed:3. Electric toys shall be designed and manufactured in such a way as to ensure that the maximum temperatures reached by all directly accessible surfaces are not such as to cause burns when touched.
Removed:4. Under foreseeable fault conditions, toys shall provide protection against electrical hazards arising from an electrical power source.
Removed:5. Electric toys shall provide adequate protection against fire hazards.
Removed:6. Electric toys shall be designed and manufactured in such a way that electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields and other radiations generated by the toy, are limited to the extent necessary for the operation of the toy, and shall operate at a safe level in compliance with the generally acknowledged state of the art, taking account of specific Union measures.
Removed:7. Toys which have an electronic control system shall be designed and manufactured in such a way that the toy operates safely even when the electronic system starts malfunctioning or fails due to failure of the system itself or an outside factor.
Removed:8. Toys shall be designed and manufactured in such a way that they do not present any health hazards, or risk of injury to eyes or skin, from lasers, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or any other type of radiation.
Removed:9. The electrical transformer of a toy shall not be an integral part of the toy.
Removed:Part V – Hygiene
Removed:1. Toys shall be designed and manufactured in such a way with regards to their hygiene and cleanliness that they do not present any risk of infection, sickness or contamination.
Removed:2. A toy intended for use by children under 36 months or intended to be put in the mouth shall be designed and manufactured in such a way that it can be cleaned. A textile toy shall, to this end, be washable, except if it contains a mechanism that may be damaged if soak washed. The toy shall fulfil the safety requirements also after having been cleaned in accordance with this point and the manufacturer’s instructions. [Am. 219]
Removed:3. Toys with accessible aqueous materials shall be designed and manufactured in such a way as to ensure that they do not present a microbiological risk.
Removed:Part VI – Radioactivity
Removed:Toys shall comply with all relevant measures adopted under Chapter III of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.
Removed:Appendix
Removed:Specific conditions for the presence of certain chemical substances or mixtures in toys
Removed:Part A. Substances subject to specific limit values
Removed:1. The following migration limits, from toys, components of toys or micro-structurally distinct parts of toys, shall not be exceeded:
Removed:[Am. 257]
Removed:These limit values shall not apply to toys or components of toys or micro-structurally distinct parts of toys which, due to their accessibility, function, volume or mass, clearly exclude any risk due to sucking, licking, swallowing or prolonged contact with skin when used as specified in Article 5(2), first subparagraph.
Removed:1a. Toys shall not contain chromium VI, cadmium, mercury and lead, unless their presence is technically unavoidable under good manufacturing practice and does not exceed the limit of detection in the homogeneous material. [Am. 255]
Removed:2. Nitrosamines and nitrosable nitrosatable substances are prohibited in all toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth where The migration of those substances is equal to or higher than from toys, components of toys or micro-structurally distinct parts of toys, shall not exceed 0,01 mg/kg for nitrosamines and 0,1 mg/kg for nitrosable nitrosatable substances. [Am. 256]
Removed:3. The following limit values, in toys or components of toys or micro-structurally distinct parts of toys, shall not be exceeded:
Removed:4. Toys shall not contain the following fragrance allergens unless their presence in the toy is technically unavoidable under good manufacturing practice and does not exceed 100 10 mg/kg: [Am. 221]
Removed:Part B. Substances subject to specific labelling requirements
Removed:1. The names of the following fragrance allergens shall be listed on the toy, on an affixed label, on the packaging or in an accompanying leaflet, as well as in the digital product passport, if those allergens are added to a toy, where they are present in the toy or any component thereof at concentrations exceeding 100 10 mg/kg: [Am. 222]
Removed:2. The use of fragrances referred to in entries 41 to 55 in the table in Part A, point 4, and of fragrances referred to in points 1 to 10 in the table in point 1 of this Part shall be allowed in olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games, under the following conditions:
Removed:(a) the fragrances are clearly labelled on the packaging of the toy, and the packaging contains the warning referred to in point 11 of Annex III;
Removed:(b) where applicable, the resulting products made by the child in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions comply with Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009; and