The Toys (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Amendments to the 1995 Regulations taking effect on 27th August 2010

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.—(1) The 1995 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “the Toys Directive”, after “Council Directive 93/68/EEC” insert “and by paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Council Directive 2008/112/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures(1)”.

(3) For “preparation” and “preparations” wherever they appear in the following provisions (including any heading to those provisions) substitute “mixture” and “mixtures” respectively—

(a)Schedule 2 (essential safety requirements for toys), Part II (particular risks), sub-paragraphs (b) and (d) of paragraph 2 (flammability) and sub-paragraphs 1 and 3 of paragraph 3 (chemical properties);

(b)Schedule 4 (warnings and indications of precautions to be taken when using toys), paragraph 4 (toys containing inherently dangerous substances or preparations; chemical toys).

(1)

OJ L 345, 23.12.2008, p.68.