Amendment to the Toys (Safety) Regulations 20112

1

The Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 3, for the definition of “the Directive” substitute—

  • “the Directive” means Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18th June 2009 on the safety of toys3;

3

In Part 3 (chemical properties) of Schedule 2 (particular safety requirements)—

a

in the first table at point 11 (prohibited allergenic fragrances) after row 55 (treemoss extracts), insert—

(56)

Atranol (2,6-Dihydroxy-4-methyl-benzaldehyde)

526-37-4

(57)

Chloroatranol (3-Chloro-2,6-Dihydroxy-4-methyl-benzaldehyde)

57074-21-2

(58)

Methyl heptine carbonate

111-12-6

b

in the second table at point 11 (permitted allergenic fragrances), omit entry 10 (Methyl heptine carbonate);

c

in the table at point 13, for the element in the first row (aluminium), substitute—

Aluminium

2 250

560

28 130

4

At the end of the table in Appendix C to Schedule 2 (limit values for chemicals used in toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth) insert the following entries—

Aniline

62-53-3

30 mg/kg after reductive cleavage in textile and leather materials

30 mg/kg after reductive cleavage in finger paints

10 mg/kg as free aniline in finger paints

Formaldehyde

50-00-0

Polymeric 1.5 mg/l (migration limit)

Resin-bonded wood 0.1 ml/m3 (emission limit)

Textile 30 mg/kg

Leather 30 mg/kg

Paper 30 mg/kg

Water-based 10 mg/kg