Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys (Text with EEA relevance)
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Textual Amendments
| Substance | CAS No | Limit value |
|---|---|---|
| TCEP | 115-96-8 | 5 mg/kg (content limit) |
| TCPP | 13674-84-5 | 5 mg/kg (content limit) |
| TDCP | 13674-87-8 | 5 mg/kg (content limit) |
| [F2Bisphenol A | 80-05-7 | 0,04 mg/l (migration limit) in accordance with the methods laid down in EN 71-10:2005 and EN 71-11:2005] |
| [F3Formamide | 75-12-7 | 20 μg/m 3 (emission limit) after a maximum of 28 days from commencement of the emission testing of foam toy materials containing more than 200 mg/kg (cut-off limit based on content)] |
| [F41,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one | 2634-33-5 | 5 mg/kg (content limit) in aqueous toy materials, in accordance with the methods laid down in EN 71-10:2005 and EN 71-11:2005] |
| [F5Reaction 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) in aqueous toy materials |
| 5-Chloro-2-methyl-isothiazolin-3(2H)-one | 26172-55-4 | 0,75 mg/kg (content limit) in aqueous toy materials |
| 2-methylisothiazolin-3(2H)-one | 2682-20-4 | 0,25 mg/kg (content limit) in aqueous toy materials] |
| [F6Phenol | 108-95-2 | 5 mg/l (migration limit) in polymeric materials in accordance with the methods laid down in EN 71-10:2005 and EN 71-11:2005. 10 mg/kg (content limit) as a preservative in accordance with the methods laid down in EN 71-10:2005 and EN 71-11:2005.] ] |
Textual Amendments
F2 Substituted by Commission Directive (EU) 2017/898 of 24 May 2017 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, as regards bisphenol A (Text with EEA relevance).
F3 Inserted by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/2115 of 23 November 2015 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, as regards formamide (Text with EEA relevance).
F4 Inserted by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/2116 of 23 November 2015 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, as regards benzisothiazolinone (Text with EEA relevance).
F5 Inserted by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/2117 of 23 November 2015 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, as regards chloromethylisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone, both individually and in a ratio of 3:1 (Text with EEA relevance).
F6 Inserted by Commission Directive (EU) 2017/774 of 3 May 2017 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, as regards phenol (Text with EEA relevance).
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